Три мушкетери

The Man in the Red Cloak

           IftheyhaddiscoveredMilady’sretreat,threeweretoremainonguard;thefourthwastoreturntoBethuneinordertoinformAthosandserveasaguidetothefourfriends.Thesearrangementsmade,thelackeysretired.

           Athosthenarosefromhischair,girdedonhissword,envelopedhimselfinhiscloak,andleftthehotel.Itwasnearlyteno’clock.Atteno’clockintheevening,itiswellknown,thestreetsinprovincialtownsareverylittlefrequented.Athosneverthelesswasvisiblyanxioustofindsomeoneofwhomhecouldaskaquestion.Atlengthhemetabelatedpassenger,wentuptohim,andspokeafewwordstohim.Themanheaddressedrecoiledwithterror,andonlyansweredthefewwordsoftheMusketeerbypointing.Athosofferedthemanhalfapistoletoaccompanyhim,butthemanrefused.

           Athosthenplungedintothestreetthemanhadindicatedwithhisfinger;butarrivingatfourcrossroads,hestoppedagain,visiblyembarrassed.Nevertheless,asthecrossroadsofferedhimabetterchancethananyotherplaceofmeetingsomebody,hestoodstill.Inafewminutesanightwatchpassed.Athosrepeatedtohimthesamequestionhehadaskedthefirstpersonhemet.Thenightwatchevincedthesameterror,refused,inhisturn,toaccompanyAthos,andonlypointedwithhishandtotheroadhewastotake.

           Athoswalkedinthedirectionindicated,andreachedthesuburbsituatedattheoppositeextremityofthecityfromthatbywhichheandhisfriendshadenteredit.Thereheagainappeareduneasyandembarrassed,andstoppedforthethirdtime.

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 858 з 894