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Besides, you forget that I have a ring also.” ¥ Whic rou yalue even more than I do mine; at least { think that I have 80 observed.” ** Yes; for in extremities, it might relieve ns not only from great embarrassment, but even from great er. itis not a simple diamond—it is also an enchanted tal- isman.”’ ‘*T do not understand you yet I believe what you say. But, to return to my ring, or rather ours: you shall take half the sum it may produce, or I will throw it into the Seine; and I much doubt whether, as in the case of Polycrates, a fish would be so obliging as to bring it back to us.”’ to it,’’ aaid d’Artagnan, ** Well, then, 1 At this moment Grimand, came in, yen poe by anxious Planchet, who was uneasy about his master, an to know what had happened to him. | Athos dressed himself; and when he was ready to out, made a sign of a man taking aim to Grimaud. The latter immediately took down his carbine, and prepared to follow his master. D’Artagnan and Athos, attended by their servants, reached the rue de Fossoyeurs insafety. M. Bonancieux was at his door, and looked at d’Artagnan with a ban- tering air. ‘*Hallo, my dear lodger,"’ said he, ‘make haste, there is a pretty young girl hgeg - for you; and the € women, you know, do not like to be kept waiting.”’ “It is Kitty!’’ exclaimed d'Artagnan, as he rushed to- ward the stairs. In fact, on the landing-place before his apartment, and crouching against his door, he found the poor trembling girl. As soon as she saw him, she exclaimed, ** You — me your protection—you promised to save me from her anger: remember, it is you who have rained me.”’ ‘*Yes, certainly, said d’Artagnan; ‘‘make yourself easy about that, Kitty. But ey a after Iwas gone?" ‘*T can scarcely tell,’’ replied Kitty. ‘‘At the outcries that she made, the servants rantoher. She was furi- ous with passion. Whatever can be uttered in the wa of imprecation, she vomited forth agaiust you. Then, thought she would remember that it was through my room that you had entered hers, and would take me for our accomplice; 80 I collected the little money that I had, aud my most precious clothes, and ran hither for safety.’ “ Poor child! But whatamI todo with you? Iam ing off the day after to-morrow," ene Anything A like, sir. Send me away from Paris —send me out of France."’ ‘* But I cannot take you with me to the Seige ofla ' ar reg said d'Artagnan. **No: but you might place mein the service of some St your acquaintance—in your own country, for instance.” ‘* Ah! my child, in my own province the ladies have no waiting-maids. But wait: 1 know whatI will do. Planchet, goto Aramis, and ask him to come here di- rectly. e have matters of great importance to tell **T understand,’’ said Athos; ‘‘but why not Porthos! Ita to me that his marchioness——"’ a orthos's marchioness, sooner than aa eae maid, would have her clothes put on ky her hesband’s clerk's,” said d’Artagnan, laughing. ‘‘ Besides, Kitty wouid rather not live in the rue aux Ours! Would you not, Kitty?’ ‘*T will live where you please,” said Kitty, *‘ provided Iam concealed, and that nobody knows where I am.” * But, Kitty, now that we are going to be parted, and that you aretherefore no longer jealous of me— Sir,” interrupted Kitty, “‘ far or near, I shall never cease to love you.”’ , . ‘Where the plague does constancy repair to nestle? muttered Athos. “ And I also,”’ said d’Artagnan—‘‘I also shall always ' Jove you, you may be sure. But, now, answer me. This question is one of great importance:—did you never hear anything said about @ young woman who was carried off one night? Oh! my God, sir! Do you still ‘*Wait a minu love that woman?" ‘‘No. It is oneof my friends who loves her. Yes —it is Athos there.’’ Athos, in a tone pretty much like that of the man who sees himeelf about to tread upon an adder, ‘‘Yes, to be sure, you!” said d'Artagnan, . Athos’s hand. "take in that Kitty will not tell—will you, my child, "exclaimed d’Artagnan, ‘‘ that she is the wife of that ugly ape whom you saw upon the door-step as you came in,"’ ‘Oh, my God!"’ exclaimed et “vou remind me a: frightened I was lest he should have recognized me!"’ P far a recognized] Then you have seen this man be- fore?’ “Yes, he came twice to my lady's.” ‘*Exactly s0 About what time?’ ‘* About a fortnight ago.”" «* Just about the time,” ‘And yesterday evening he came again.” ‘* Yesterday eve ! * Yes, a ute before you came yourself.” “My dear Athos, we are enveloped in a web of apies! And do you believe that he knew you again, Kitty?” pressin ‘*You know the interest that we r little Madame Bonancieux. Besides, Kitty? You understand, | each of us, 7 - * " a> Jd <u> M4 ' due hs og 5% Wes ‘ % ws Cs.i - ”* ae. ¥ f .. - ae « y ae * ~~. ke? ~~. ee a5 iP, ee ule “i Oe ae ke be i- rie Mayen fe “ ee AY. Cs Nm ° le “4 “4 oe IRAT a = aon: eta «" wt Oa Mex . ? oy 4 q ss “7 : ‘ | > , * ' - ’ ’ i i ’ ’ THE f- THREE GUARDSMEN. —- --—— —~-—- — ~————. — ee er ee —w “Tdrew down my hood, when I saw him—but per- haps tt was too late. Go down, Athos; he suspects see whether he is still at the door. Athos went down and returned ane eoy f “He is gone,” said he ‘ and the house is shut up.” ** He is gone to make his report, and to Bay that all the pigeons are at this moment in the dove-cot.”’ ‘ ‘Well, then, let us be off,” said Athos, * leaving only Pienchct here to bring us intelligence.”’ “ Wait one instant! And what about Aramis, whom we have sent for?” ** True,’ said Athos, ‘‘let us wait for Aramis.” An instant afterwards Aramis entered. de explain- ed the affr ¢ to him, and told him how urgent it was for him to find, amongst some of his high connections, a situation for Kitty. . ay wil | this really be a service to yon, d’Artag- nan?’ ** I will be grateful for it for ever.” “Well, then, Madame de Bois Tracy has requested me to find a trustworthy waiting-maid for one of her friends, who lives in the country; and if you, my dear emo, can answer for the young woman—’ ** Oh] sir,’’ exclaimed Kitty, *‘ I shall be entirely de- voted, ‘e assured, to the lady who will give me the means o Jeaving you less than me; and Paris.” “Then, «said Aramis, “ nothing can be better.” He sat himself down at the table and wrote a short note, which he sealed with a ring, and gave to Kitty. ** And now, my child,” said d’: an, “‘ you know that this place is no safer for us than for you. 80 let us separate, Weshall meet again in happier days.” ‘And at whatever tine or place we may meet again, sir.” said Kitty, ‘‘ you will find me loving you still more than now.”’ ° ‘*A gamester’s vow!"’ said Athos, whilst d’Artagnan was gone to accompany Kitty down the stairs. A few minutes afterwards the three friends separated, after making an appointment for fouro‘clock at Athos'’s chambers, and leaving Planchet to mind the house. Aramis returned home, and Athos and d’Artagnan busied themselves about pledgingthe sapphire. As our Gascon had foreseen, they easily procured three hundred pistolea on the ring; and the Jew declared, moreover, thatif they chose to sell it, asit would make tl eplendid drop for ear-rings, he would give as much as five hundred pistoles for it. Athos and d’Artagnan, with the activity of two sol- diera, and the science of two connoisseura, scarcely spent three hours in purchasing the equipment of the musketeer. Besides, Athos had the character and man- ners of a nobleman, even to his fingers’ ends. Directly anything suited him, he paid for it at once gling to reduce the price. D'Artagnan wished to make some observations about it; but Athos laid his hand on his shoulder, smiling; and d’Artagnan understood that it was very well for a little Gascon gentleman like him to bargain, but not for a man who had the deportment of & prince. he mueketeer saw a superb Andalusian horse, as black as jet, with flery nostrils, and fine and elegant legs, rising six years, He examined it, and found it faultless. He got it fora thousand francs, Perhups he might have hadit for less; but whilst d’Artagnan was discussing the price with the dealer, Athos counted down the hundred pistoles on the table. Grimaud had a strong and short-limbed horse, from Picardy, which cost three hundred france. But when the saddle of this latter horse, and Grimand’s arms, were bonght, Athos had not one sou remaining of the hundred and fifty pistoles. D’Ar- tagnan therefore begged his friend to bite a mouthful out of his share, which he could restore to him after- warda, if he chose. But Athos only answered by shr ng his shoulders. ‘‘How much did the Jew say he wonld give for the sapphire, to bny it out and out?’ asked he, at last. ‘Five hundred pistoles.”’ “Thatis two hundred pistoles more—a hundred for Why, that Is quite afortune! Let us go to the Jew again, my friend.’ ‘** But would you really?’ ‘* Yes; this ring would unquestionably recall mem- ories too melancholy. ides, we shall never have three hundred pistoles to return to him; therefore, we should actually lose two hundred by the bargain. Go and tell him that the ring is his, d’Artagnan, and come back with the two hundred pistoles.”’ ** Reflect, Athos.”” ** Ready money is scarce in these times, and we should learn to make sacrifices. Go, d’Artagnan, go. Grimaud shall bear you company with his carbine.”’ Half an hour afterwards, d’Artagnan returned with the two thousand livres; no accident having fallen in his way. It wal thus that Athos fonnd, withont giving himself any trouble, resources which he did not expect. CHAPTER XXXIX. A CHARMING VISION, At the appointed hour the four friends wers re-united at the house of Athos, Their anxiety about equipment had entirely disappeared, and their faces no longer bore the marks of any but their own secret care—for, behind all resent about the future. Suddenly Planchet entered bearing two letters ad- | not know whatto do with three horse ? Ido dressed tod’A n. One wasa little note, delicately not understand, indeed, why you bough three” “ folded lengthways, with a pretty seal of green wax, on ‘Nor did I, in fact, buy mote Mah two,” replied which was depicted a dove bearing agreen bough. The | Aramis, Sod other was a large square epistle, glittering with theter- ‘' Did the third come from the c then?” Gare rible arms of his eminence, the cardinal-duke. ‘ ‘No; the third was b t to me this morning by a ees Al At sight of the little letter, d’Artagnan’s heart | servant without livery, who would not tell me from = «. | bounded, for he believed that he recognised the | whom he came; and who merely said, that he had been ae , writing; and, though he had only seen that writing | ordered by his master-——" . 4 a once, the memory of it was engraven in his heart’s| ‘* Or his mistress,”’ interrupted d’ Mla, core. So he took the note, and unsealed it hastily. ~ - “ ed , * without hag- | his happiness, there lurks some ora « » oe sie @ ° ads er A gos “ Walk ont,” it sald, “‘ about six or seven o'clock on' Wednesday evening néxt, on the Chaillot ee look carefully into carriages as they uote, t if te ou value your own life, or that of some w 0 lof ene a onot speak, do not make one motior which may Sit that you have recognised her who exposes herself te re every ill, only to see you for an instant.” e There was no 8 ture. ” It is a snare,’’ said Athos: “do not go, d’Artag- “And yet,” said d’Artagnan, “I think that I know the ae well.”’ ‘* Bat it may be feigned,” said Athos. “At sixoe seven o'clock, at this season, the Chaillot road is com- : cogs deserted, as much so as if you went to walk ia he Forest of Bondy."’ ‘** But what if we should all go?” said d’Artagnan. ‘‘Surely they could not eat us all four, besides four servants, the horsés, and our arms: the act w certainly bring on a fit of indigestion.” ; ‘* Besides, it will be a fine opportunity to display our equipments,” said Porthos. ‘Bat, if itis a woman who writes,” said. Aramis, ‘and this woman does not wish to be seen, consider that you compromise her, d’Artagnan, which is not — ’ rivhtina ves man."’ ‘* We will remain behind,” said Porthos, “ and he caz advance alone.”’ Sh: ** Yes, but a pistol-shot is easily fired from a carriage going at fulle ee “ Bah!" sai ern op “it would miss me. we wouldthen overtake the Carnage and e ; whoever might be in it. It d be etill so many enemies the fewer.” if or ah ‘*He is right,’ said Porthos: “let us give battle! aon Besides, we needs must try our arms.” _ ** Faith! let us treat ourselves to this Aramis, in his soft and careless way. “ Gentlonen, id’ a‘Artagnan, ea Poy * Gentlemen,” sa : ms now > eae eee cmap a have but just t to get to the Challlot .__ + =a road by six.” ; ‘“* Besides, if wego out too late, no one will see ua,” said Porthos; ‘* and that would be a sad pity, Let us get ready, gentlemen.” ‘* But this second letter,” said At * you that. And yet, I fancy, the seal indicates that worth opening. As forme, I confess, my dear tagnan, that I think much more of it than of that gew-gaw which you so gently d just now, your - eart. D'Artagnan blushed, ““ Well,” said the y man, “let usnow see what eminence wants with me.”’ D'A an opened the jetter, and read:— eal ‘‘M. d’Ariagnan, of the King’s guards, of M. Essarts’ company, isexpected at the cardinal's. . at eight o'clock this evening. fo a al ip ’ is ‘Ar = 8, ST es 4.2 t be er « ~* =: ~ + 4 ieee é ~ A LAHOUDINIERE, {pte " ofthe guards” = ‘* The devil!’ said Athos, “here is an appoin i ee not a whit less disquieting, in other respects, “ first." “ o Sa yor ee ‘‘ T will goto the second, on returning fromthe firet." = 8 | said d’A n. ‘*‘Oneis at seven, There will be time enough for both, , : am ‘* Hum! I would not go,’ said Aramis. DI am «i ntleman cannot decline an appointment made by Tr Me but a prudent gentleman may excuse himself wa ting on his eminence, particularly when he has reason to that he is not sent for to listen to pliments." eet ’ **T am of Aramis's opinion," said Porthos. ne Sad ‘*Gentlemen,” replied d’ an, ‘I have former received a 8 invitation from his eminence, oh M. de Cavois. Ineglected it; and the next daya ‘a misfortune happened to me:—Constance disappeared, Whatever may be the result, I will go." , “If you are determined,” said Athos, ‘‘ do it,”* ** Bet, the Bastile,"’ said Aramis. ee ** Bah! you will get me out again,” rejoined d'Artag- nan. ‘‘ Certainly,’ replied Aramas and Porthos, with the © greatest coolness, and as if it had been the ae thing in the world; “certainly, we will Bi you out Ae +" « fe + i, -.» a) teeboraa’ || 7 oO «Ae Pe * 4 ‘ . ae a ae 4 : , a « if A ‘ ‘ en <a, é * > . r * + ae a ? '- , - o+ 9 ' - ~o~. - aa lS Rite, SPSS ele ee. Pe OOS on ee et as again. But, as we must be off the day af to-morrow, Vi you would do better not to run the risk of geting ee “3 hae ‘Let usdo better; letus not leave him throughout = | theevening. Let each of us, withthree musketeersim company, wait ata gateof the palace. If we Bee ar aa ’ = % ~ + ¥ closed carriage, that looks ay: cious, coming out, P will fall uponit. Itis a long time since we have hada | . crow to pluck with the cardinai'’s guards; and M.de TreyMe must think us dead.”’ i “Decidedly, Athos,’ said Aramis; ‘‘ you were cut * <* + Foe * ll « 4 - ~ a for the general of an army. What do you say to ts ee plan, gentlemen?” bes eee. ‘* Admirable!”’ cried the young meninchorns. = =i | “Dhave got no horse,” said d’Artagnan, ‘‘butIeam | go and take one of M. de Treville’s.’: ni Ys. etc 2 |. ‘* That is unnecessary,” remarked Aramis; “you Cam have one of mine.”’ hn oP, ue oe . ‘* How many have you then?" inquired d'Artagnan, — “Three,” replied Aramis, smiling, ae * ‘““‘My dear, fellow,” said Athos, you are certainly . <e the best paid poet in France.” vs Sage ‘Or in Navarre,"’ added d’Artagnan, tical ; ‘But listen, my dear Aramis,” said Annes “you will Artagnan, = 4) = “ That makes no difference," said Aramis, colering; — f 3 f o Se . es ‘ rt - i / 4 ie > = m4 » Cc 900!