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His Majesty King Louis XIII

           Atfirstthekingansweredthathewouldnotgo;buthecouldnotresisthisloveofsport,andsetoutafterdinner."

           "Andthekinghasseenthecardinal?"askedM.deTreville.

           "Inallprobabilityhehas,"repliedthevalet,"forIsawthehorsesharnessedtohisEminence’scarriagethismorning,andwhenIaskedwherehewasgoing,theytoldme,‘ToSt.Germain.’"

           "Heisbeforehandwithus,"saidM.deTreville."Gentlemen,Iwillseethekingthisevening;butastoyou,Idonotadviseyoutoriskdoingso."

           Thisadvicewastooreasonable,andmoreovercamefromamanwhoknewthekingtoowell,toallowthefouryoungmentodisputeit.M.deTrevillerecommendedeveryonetoreturnhomeandwaitfornews.

           Onenteringhishotel,M.deTrevillethoughtitbesttobefirstinmakingthecomplaint.HesentoneofhisservantstoM.delaTremouillewithaletterinwhichhebeggedofhimtoejectthecardinal’sGuardsmenfromhishouse,andtoreprimandhispeoplefortheiraudacityinmakingSORTIEagainsttheking’sMusketeers.ButM.delaTremouillealreadyprejudicedbyhisesquire,whoserelative,aswealreadyknow,BernajouxwasrepliedthatitwasneitherforM.deTrevillenortheMusketeerstocomplain,but,onthecontrary,forhim,whosepeopletheMusketeershadassaultedandwhosehoteltheyhadendeavoredtoburn.Now,asthedebatebetweenthesetwonoblesmightlastalongtime,eachbecoming,naturally,morefirminhisownopinion,M.deTrevillethoughtofanexpedientwhichmightterminateitquietly.

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