D\'Artagnanremainedforaninstantstupefied;butsoon，reflectingthatAramishadleftVauxprivatelyonamissionfromtheking，heconcludedthatthekingwishedtopreservethesecret。？\"Sire，\"
repliedhe，\"doesyourmajestyabsolutelyrequireM。d\'Herblaytobebroughttoyou？\"
\"Absolutelyisnottheword，\"saidPhilippe;\"Idonotwanthimsoparticularlyasthat;butifhecanbefound—\"
\"Ithoughtso，\"
saidD\'Artagnantohimself。