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His Majesty King Louis XIII

           Indeed,thenameofBernajouxwasknowntoalltheworld,d’Artagnanaloneexcepted,perhaps;foritwasoneofthosewhichfiguredmostfrequentlyinthedailybrawlswhichalltheedictsofthecardinalcouldnotrepress.

           PorthosandAramisweresoengagedwiththeirgame,andAthoswaswatchingthemwithsomuchattention,thattheydidnotevenperceivetheiryoungcompaniongoout,who,ashehadtoldtheGuardsmanofhisEminence,stoppedoutsidethedoor.Aninstantafter,theGuardsmandescendedinhisturn.Asd’Artagnanhadnotimetolose,onaccountoftheaudienceoftheking,whichwasfixedformidday,hecasthiseyesaround,andseeingthatthestreetwasempty,saidtohisadversary,"Myfaith!Itisfortunateforyou,althoughyournameisBernajoux,tohaveonlytodealwithanapprenticeMusketeer.Nevermind;becontent,Iwilldomybest.Onguard!"

           "But,"saidhewhomd’Artagnanthusprovoked,"itappearstomethatthisplaceisbadlychosen,andthatweshouldbebetterbehindtheAbbeySt.GermainorinthePre-aux-Clercs."

           "Whatyousayisfullofsense,"repliedd’Artagnan;"butunfortunatelyIhaveverylittletimetospare,havinganappointmentattwelveprecisely.Onguard,then,monsieur,onguard!"

           Bernajouxwasnotamantohavesuchacomplimentpaidtohimtwice.Inaninstanthisswordglitteredinhishand,andhespranguponhisadversary,whom,thankstohisgreatyouthfulness,hehopedtointimidate.

           Butd’Artagnanhadontheprecedingdayservedhisapprenticeship.

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