\"Him，wholeavesmetoperishinadungeon？？No，no。？ForhimIhavenopity！\"
\"Somuchthebetter。\"
\"Hemighthavehimselfcometothisprison，havetakenmebythehand，andhavesaid，\'Mybrother，Heavencreatedustolove，nottocontendwithoneanother。？Icometoyou。？Abarbarousprejudicehascondemnedyoutopassyourdaysinobscurity，farfrommankind，deprivedofeveryjoy。？Iwillmakeyousitdownbesideme;Iwillbuckleroundyourwaistourfather\'ssword。？Willyoutakeadvantageofthisreconciliationtoputdownorrestrainme？？Willyouemploythatswordtospillmyblood？\'？\'Oh！never，\'Iwouldhaverepliedtohim，\'Ilookonyouasmypreserver，Iwillrespectyouasmymaster。？YougivemefarmorethanHeavenbestowed;forthroughyouIpossesslibertyandtheprivilegeoflovingandbeinglovedinthisworld。\'\"
\"Andyouwouldhavekeptyourword，monseigneur？\"
\"Onmylife！？Whilenow—nowthatIhaveguiltyonestopunish—\"
\"Inwhatmanner，monseigneur？\"
\"WhatdoyousayastotheresemblancethatHeavenhasgivenmetomybrother？\"
\"Isaythattherewasinthatlikenessaprovidentialinstructionwhichthekingoughttohaveheeded;Isaythatyourmothercommittedacrimeinrenderingthosedifferentinhappinessandfortunewhomnaturecreatedsostartlinglyalike，ofherownflesh，andIconcludethattheobjectofpunishmentshouldbeonlytorestoretheequilibrium。\"
\"Bywhichyoumean—\"
\"ThatifI
restoreyoutoyourplaceonyourbrother\'sthrone，heshalltakeyoursinprison。\"
\"Alas！
there\'ssuchinfinityofsufferinginprison，especiallyitwouldbesoforonewhohasdrunksodeeplyofthecupofenjoyment。\"
\"Yourroyalhighnesswillalwaysbefreetoactasyoumaydesire;andifitseemsgoodtoyou，afterpunishment，youwillhaveitinyourpowertopardon。\"
\"Good。？Andnow，areyouawareofonething，monsieur？\"
\"Tellme，myprince。\"
\"ItisthatIwillhearnothingfurtherfromyoutillIamclearoftheBastile。\"
\"IwasgoingtosaytoyourhighnessthatIshouldonlyhavethepleasureofseeingyouonceagain。\"
\"Andwhen？\"
\"Thedaywhenmyprinceleavesthesegloomywalls。\"
\"Heavens！
howwillyougivemenoticeofit？\"
\"Bymyselfcomingtofetchyou。\"
\"Yourself？\"
\"Myprince，donotleavethischambersavewithme，orifinmyabsenceyouarecompelledtodoso，rememberthatIamnotconcernedinit。\"
\"AndsoI
amnottospeakawordofthistoanyonewhatever，savetoyou？\"
\"Saveonlytome。\"？Aramisbowedverylow。？Theprinceofferedhishand。
\"Monsieur，\"
hesaid，inatonethatissuedfromhisheart，\"onewordmore，mylast。？Ifyouhavesoughtmeformydestruction;ifyouareonlyatoolinthehandsofmyenemies;iffromourconference，inwhichyouhavesoundedthedepthsofmymind，anythingworsethancaptivityresult，thatistosay，ifdeathbefallme，stillreceivemyblessing，foryouwillhaveendedmytroublesandgivenmereposefromthetormentingfeverthathaspreyedonmeforeightlong，wearyyears。\"
\"Monseigneur，waittheresultsereyoujudgeme，\"saidAramis。
\"Isaythat，insuchacase，Iblessandforgiveyou。？If，ontheotherhand，youarecometorestoremetothatpositioninthesunshineoffortuneandglorytowhichIwasdestinedbyHeaven;ifbyyourmeansIamenabledtoliveinthememoryofman，andconferlusteronmyracebydeedsofvalor，orbysolidbenefitsbestoweduponmypeople;if，frommypresentdepthsofsorrow，aidedbyyourgeneroushand，Iraisemyselftotheveryheightofhonor，thentoyou，whomIthankwithblessings，toyouwillI
offerhalfmypowerandmyglory:thoughyouwouldstillbebutpartlyrecompensed，andyoursharemustalwaysremainincomplete，sinceIcouldnotdividewithyouthehappinessreceivedatyourhands。\"
\"Monseigneur，\"
repliedAramis，movedbythepallorandexcitementoftheyoungman，\"thenoblenessofyourheartfillsmewithjoyandadmiration。？Itisnotyouwhowillhavetothankme，butratherthenationwhomyouwillrenderhappy，theposteritywhosenameyouwillmakeglorious。？Yes;Ishallindeedhavebestoweduponyoumorethanlife，Ishallhavegivenyouimmortality。\"
TheprinceofferedhishandtoAramis，whosankuponhiskneeandkissedit。
\"Itisthefirstactofhomagepaidtoourfutureking，\"saidhe。？\"WhenIseeyouagain，Ishallsay，\'Goodday，sire。\'\"
\"Tillthen，\"saidtheyoungman，pressinghiswanandwastedfingersoverhisheart，—\"tillthen，nomoredreams，nomorestrainonmylife—myheartwouldbreak！？Oh，monsieur，howsmallismyprison—howlowthewindow—hownarrowarethedoors！？Tothinkthatsomuchpride，splendor，andhappiness，shouldbeabletoenterinandtoremainhere！\"
\"Yourroyalhighnessmakesmeproud，\"saidAramis，\"sinceyouinferitisIwhobroughtallthis。\"？Andherappedimmediatelyonthedoor。？ThejailercametoopenitwithBaisemeaux，who，devouredbyfearanduneasiness，wasbeginning，inspiteofhimself，tolistenatthedoor。？Happily，neitherofthespeakershadforgottentosmotherhisvoice，eveninthemostpassionateoutbreaks。
\"Whataconfessor！\"saidthegovernor，forcingalaugh;\"whowouldbelievethatacompulsoryrecluse，amanasthoughintheveryjawsofdeath，couldhavecommittedcrimessonumerous，andsolongtotellof？\"
Aramismadenoreply。？HewaseagertoleavetheBastile，wherethesecretwhichoverwhelmedhimseemedtodoubletheweightofthewalls。？AssoonastheyreachedBaisemeaux\'squarters，\"Letusproceedtobusiness，mydeargovernor，\"saidAramis。
\"Alas！\"
repliedBaisemeaux。
\"Youhavetoaskmeformyreceiptforonehundredandfiftythousandlivres，\"saidthebishop。
\"Andtopayoverthefirstthirdofthesum，\"addedthepoorgovernor，withasigh，takingthreestepstowardshisironstrong—box。
\"Hereisthereceipt，\"saidAramis。
\"Andhereisthemoney，\"returnedBaisemeaux，withathreefoldsigh。
\"Theorderinstructedmeonlytogiveareceipt;itsaidnothingaboutreceivingthemoney，\"rejoinedAramis。？\"Adieu，monsieurlegoverneur！\"
Andhedeparted，leavingBaisemeauxalmostmorethanstifledwithjoyandsurpriseatthisregalpresentsoliberallybestowedbytheconfessorextraordinarytotheBastile。
ChapterII:
HowMoustonHadBecomeFatterwithoutGivingPorthosNoticeThereof，andoftheTroublesWhichConsequentlyBefellthatWorthyGentleman。
SincethedepartureofAthosforBlois，PorthosandD\'Artagnanwereseldomtogether。？Onewasoccupiedwithharassingdutiesfortheking，theotherhadbeenmakingmanypurchasesoffurniturewhichheintendedtoforwardtohisestate，andbyaidofwhichhehopedtoestablishinhisvariousresidencessomethingofthecourtlyluxuryhehadwitnessedinallitsdazzlingbrightnessinhismajesty\'ssociety。？D\'Artagnan，everfaithful，onemorningduringanintervalofservicethoughtaboutPorthos，andbeinguneasyatnothavingheardanythingofhimforafortnight，directedhisstepstowardshishotel，andpounceduponhimjustashewasgettingup。？Theworthybaronhadapensive—nay，morethanpensive—melancholyair。？Hewassittingonhisbed，onlyhalf—dressed，andwithlegsdanglingovertheedge，contemplatingahostofgarments，whichwiththeirfringes，lace，embroidery，andslashesofill—assortedhues，werestrewedalloverthefloor。？Porthos，sadandreflectiveasLaFontaine\'share，didnotobserveD\'Artagnan\'sentrance，whichwas，moreover，screenedatthismomentbyM。Mouston，whosepersonalcorpulency，quiteenoughatanytimetohideonemanfromanother，waseffectuallydoubledbyascarletcoatwhichtheintendantwasholdingupforhismaster\'sinspection，bythesleeves，thathemightthebetterseeitallover。？D\'ArtagnanstoppedatthethresholdandlookedinatthepensivePorthosandthen，asthesightoftheinnumerablegarmentsstrewingthefloorcausedmightysighstoheavethebosomofthatexcellentgentleman，D\'Artagnanthoughtittimetoputanendtothesedismalreflections，andcoughedbywayofannouncinghimself。
\"Ah！\"
exclaimedPorthos，whosecountenancebrightenedwithjoy;\"ah！ah！？HereisD\'Artagnan。？Ishallthengetholdofanidea！\"
AtthesewordsMouston，doubtingwhatwasgoingonbehindhim，gotoutoftheway，smilingkindlyatthefriendofhismaster，whothusfoundhimselffreedfromthematerialobstaclewhichhadpreventedhisreachingD\'Artagnan。？Porthosmadehissturdykneescrackagaininrising，andcrossingtheroomintwostrides，foundhimselffacetofacewithhisfriend，whomhefoldedtohisbreastwithaforceofaffectionthatseemedtoincreasewitheveryday。？\"Ah！\"herepeated，\"youarealwayswelcome，dearfriend;
butjustnowyouaremorewelcomethanever。\"
\"Butyouseemtohavethemegrimshere！\"exclaimedD\'Artagnan。
Porthosrepliedbyalookexpressiveofdejection。？\"Well，then，tellmeallaboutit，Porthos，myfriend，unlessitisasecret。\"
\"Inthefirstplace，\"returnedPorthos，\"youknowIhavenosecretsfromyou。？This，then，iswhatsaddensme。\"
\"Waitaminute，Porthos;letmefirstgetridofallthislitterofsatinandvelvet！\"
\"Oh，nevermind，\"saidPorthos，contemptuously;\"itisalltrash。\"
\"Trash，Porthos！？Clothattwenty—fivelivresanell！gorgeoussatin！regalvelvet！\"
\"Thenyouthinktheseclothesare—\"
\"Splendid，Porthos，splendid！？I\'llwagerthatyoualoneinFrancehavesomany;andsupposeyouneverhadanymoremade，andweretolivetobeahundredyearsofage，whichwouldn\'tastonishmeintheveryleast，youcouldstillwearanewdressthedayofyourdeath，withoutbeingobligedtoseethenoseofasingletailorfromnowtillthen。\"
Porthosshookhishead。
\"Come，myfriend，\"saidD\'Artagnan，\"thisunnaturalmelancholyinyoufrightensme。？MydearPorthos，praygetitout，then。？Andthesoonerthebetter。\"
\"Yes，myfriend，soIwill:if，indeed，itispossible。\"
\"PerhapsyouhavereceivedbadnewsfromBracieux？\"
\"No:
theyhavefelledthewood，andithasyieldedathirdmorethantheestimate。\"
\"Thentherehasbeenafalling—offinthepoolsofPierrefonds？\"
\"No，myfriend:theyhavebeenfished，andthereisenoughlefttostockallthepoolsintheneighborhood。\"
\"PerhapsyourestateatVallonhasbeendestroyedbyanearthquake？\"
\"No，myfriend;onthecontrary，thegroundwasstruckwithlightningahundredpacesfromthech鈚eau，andafountainsprungupinaplaceentirelydestituteofwater。\"
\"Whatintheworldisthematter，then？\"
\"Thefactis，Ihavereceivedaninvitationforthef阾eatVaux，\"saidPorthos，withalugubriousexpression。
\"Well！
doyoucomplainofthat？？Thekinghascausedahundredmortalheart—burningsamongthecourtiersbyrefusinginvitations。？Andso，mydearfriend，youarereallygoingtoVaux？\"
\"IndeedIam！\"
\"Youwillseeamagnificentsight。\"
\"Alas！？Idoubtit，though。\"
\"EverythingthatisgrandinFrancewillbebroughttogetherthere！\"
\"Ah！\"
criedPorthos，tearingoutalockofhairinhisdespair。
\"Eh！
goodheavens，areyouill？\"criedD\'Artagnan。
\"I
amasfirmasthePont—Neuf！？Itisn\'tthat。\"
\"Butwhatisit，then？\"
\"\'TisthatIhavenoclothes！\"
D\'Artagnanstoodpetrified。？\"Noclothes！？Porthos，noclothes！\"hecried，\"whenIseeatleastfiftysuitsonthefloor。\"
\"Fifty，truly;butnotonewhichfitsme！\"
\"What？
notonethatfitsyou？？Butareyounotmeasured，then，whenyougiveanorder？\"
\"Tobesureheis，\"answeredMouston;\"butunfortunatelyIhavegottenstouter！\"
\"What！youstouter！\"？\"SomuchsothatIamnowbiggerthanthebaron。？Wouldyoubelieveit，monsieur？\"
\"Parbleu！itseemstomethatisquiteevident。\"
\"Doyousee，stupid？\"saidPorthos，\"thatisquiteevident！\"
\"Bestill，mydearPorthos，\"resumedD\'Artagnan，becomingslightlyimpatient，\"Idon\'tunderstandwhyyourclothesshouldnotfityou，becauseMoustonhasgrownstouter。\"
\"I
amgoingtoexplainit，\"saidPorthos。？\"YourememberhavingrelatedtomethestoryoftheRomangeneralAntony，whohadalwayssevenwildboarskeptroasting，eachcookeduptoadifferentpoint;sothathemightbeabletohavehisdinneratanytimeofthedayhechosetoaskforit。？Well，then，Iresolved，asatanytimeImightbeinvitedtocourttospendaweek，I
resolvedtohavealwayssevensuitsreadyfortheoccasion。\"
\"Capitallyreasoned，Porthos—onlyamanmusthaveafortunelikeyourstogratifysuchwhims。？Withoutcountingthetimelostinbeingmeasured，thefashionsarealwayschanging。\"
\"Thatisexactlythepoint，\"saidPorthos，\"inregardtowhichIflatteredmyselfIhadhitonaveryingeniousdevice。\"
\"Tellmewhatitis;forIdon\'tdoubtyourgenius。\"
\"YourememberwhatMoustononcewas，then？\"
\"Yes;
whenheusedtocallhimselfMousqueton。\"
\"Andyouremember，too，theperiodwhenhebegantogrowfatter？\"
\"No，notexactly。？Ibegyourpardon，mygoodMouston。\"
\"Oh！
youarenotinfault，monsieur，\"saidMouston，graciously。？\"YouwereinParis，andasforus，wewereatPierrefonds。\"
\"Well，well，mydearPorthos;therewasatimewhenMoustonbegantogrowfat。？Isthatwhatyouwishedtosay？\"
\"Yes，myfriend;andIgreatlyrejoiceovertheperiod。\"
\"Indeed，Ibelieveyoudo，\"exclaimedD\'Artagnan。
\"Youunderstand，\"continuedPorthos，\"whataworldoftroubleitsparedforme。\"
\"No，Idon\'t—byanymeans。\"
\"Lookhere，myfriend。？Inthefirstplace，asyouhavesaid，tobemeasuredisalossoftime，eventhoughitoccuronlyonceafortnight。？Andthen，onemaybetravelling;andthenyouwishtohavesevensuitsalwayswithyou。？Inshort，Ihaveahorroroflettinganyonetakemymeasure。？Confoundit！eitheroneisanoblemanornot。？Tobescrutinizedandscannedbyafellowwhocompletelyanalyzesyou，byinchandline—\'tisdegrading！？Here，theyfindyoutoohollow;there，tooprominent。？Theyrecognizeyourstrongandweakpoints。？See，now，whenweleavethemeasurer\'shands，wearelikethosestrongholdswhoseanglesanddifferentthicknesseshavebeenascertainedbyaspy。\"
\"Intruth，mydearPorthos，youpossessideasentirelyoriginal。\"
\"Ah！
youseewhenamanisanengineer—\"
\"AndhasfortifiedBelle—Isle—\'tisnatural，myfriend。\"
\"Well，Ihadanidea，whichwoulddoubtlesshaveprovedagoodone，butforMouston\'scarelessness。\"
D\'ArtagnanglancedatMouston，whorepliedbyaslightmovementofhisbody，asiftosay，\"YouwillseewhetherIamatalltoblameinallthis。\"
\"I
congratulatedmyself，then，\"resumedPorthos，\"atseeingMoustongetfat;andIdidallIcould，bymeansofsubstantialfeeding，tomakehimstout—alwaysinthehopethathewouldcometoequalmyselfingirth，andcouldthenbemeasuredinmystead。\"
\"Ah！\"criedD\'Artagnan。？\"Isee—thatsparedyoubothtimeandhumiliation。\"
\"Considermyjoywhen，afterayearandahalf\'sjudiciousfeeding—forIusedtofeedhimupmyself—thefellow—\"
\"Oh！？Ilentagoodhandmyself，monsieur，\"saidMouston，humbly。
\"That\'strue。？Considermyjoywhen，onemorning，IperceivedMoustonwasobligedtosqueezein，asIoncedidmyself，togetthroughthelittlesecretdoorthatthosefoolsofarchitectshadmadeinthechamberofthelateMadameduVallon，inthech鈚eauofPierrefonds。？And，bytheway，aboutthatdoor，myfriend，Ishouldliketoaskyou，whoknoweverything，whythesewretchesofarchitects，whooughttohavethecompassesrunintothem，justtoremindthem，cametomakedoorwaysthroughwhichnobodybutthinpeoplecanpass？\"
\"Oh，thosedoors，\"answeredD\'Artagnan，\"weremeantforgallants，andtheyhavegenerallyslightandslenderfigures。\"
\"MadameduVallonhadnogallant！\"answeredPorthos，majestically。
\"Perfectlytrue，myfriend，\"resumedD\'Artagnan;\"butthearchitectswereprobablymakingtheircalculationsonabasisoftheprobabilityofyourmarryingagain。\"
\"Ah！
thatispossible，\"saidPorthos。？\"AndnowIhavereceivedanexplanationofhowitisthatdoorwaysaremadetoonarrow，letusreturntothesubjectofMouston\'sfatness。？Butseehowthetwothingsapplytoeachother。？Ihavealwaysnoticedthatpeople\'sideasrunparallel。？Andso，observethisphenomenon，D\'Artagnan。？I
wastalkingtoyouofMouston，whoisfat，anditledusontoMadameduVallon—\"
\"Whowasthin？\"
\"Hum！？Isitnotmarvelous？\"
\"Mydearfriend，asavantofmyacquaintance，M。Costar，hasmadethesameobservationasyouhave，andhecallstheprocessbysomeGreeknamewhichIforget。\"
\"What！
myremarkisnotthenoriginal？\"criedPorthos，astounded。？\"IthoughtIwasthediscoverer。\"
\"Myfriend，thefactwasknownbeforeAristotle\'sdays—thatistosay，nearlytwothousandyearsago。\"
\"Well，well，\'tisnolesstrue，\"saidPorthos，delightedattheideaofhavingjumpedtoaconclusionsocloselyinagreementwiththegreatestsagesofantiquity。
\"Wonderfully—butsupposewereturntoMouston。？Itseemstome，wehavelefthimfatteningunderourveryeyes。\"
\"Yes，monsieur，\"saidMouston。
\"Well，\"
saidPorthos，\"Moustonfattenedsowell，thathegratifiedallmyhopes，byreachingmystandard;afactofwhichIwaswellabletoconvincemyself，byseeingtherascal，oneday，inawaistcoatofmine，whichhehadturnedintoacoat—awaistcoat，themereembroideryofwhichwasworthahundredpistoles。\"
\"\'Twasonlytotryiton，monsieur，\"saidMouston。
\"FromthatmomentIdeterminedtoputMoustonincommunicationwithmytailors，andtohavehimmeasuredinsteadofmyself。\"
\"A
capitalidea，Porthos;butMoustonisafootandahalfshorterthanyou。\"
\"Exactly！？Theymeasuredhimdowntotheground，andtheendoftheskirtcamejustbelowmyknee。\"
\"Whatamarvelousmanyouare，Porthos！？Suchathingcouldhappenonlytoyou。\"
\"Ah！
yes;payyourcompliments;youhaveamplegroundstogoupon。？Itwasexactlyatthattime—thatistosay，nearlytwoyearsandahalfago—thatIsetoutforBelle—Isle，instructingMouston（soasalwaystohave，ineveryevent，apatternofeveryfashion）tohaveacoatmadeforhimselfeverymonth。\"
\"AnddidMoustonneglectcomplyingwithyourinstructions？？Ah！thatwasanythingbutright，Mouston。\"
\"No，monsieur，quitethecontrary;quitethecontrary！\"
\"No，heneverforgottohavehiscoatsmade;butheforgottoinformmethathehadgotstouter！\"
\"Butitwasnotmyfault，monsieur！yourtailornevertoldme。\"
\"Andthistosuchanextent，monsieur，\"continuedPorthos，\"thatthefellowintwoyearshasgainedeighteeninchesingirth，andsomylastdozencoatsarealltoolarge，fromafoottoafootandahalf。\"
\"Buttherest;thosewhichweremadewhenyouwereofthesamesize？\"
\"Theyarenolongerthefashion，mydearfriend。？WereItoputthemon，IshouldlooklikeafresharrivalfromSiam;andasthoughIhadbeentwoyearsawayfromcourt。\"
\"I
understandyourdifficulty。？Youhavehowmanynewsuits？nine？thirty—six？andyetnotonetowear。？Well，youmusthaveathirty—seventhmade，andgivethethirty—sixtoMouston。\"
\"Ah！
monsieur！\"saidMouston，withagratifiedair。？\"Thetruthis，thatmonsieurhasalwaysbeenverygeneroustome。\"
\"DoyoumeantoinsinuatethatIhadn\'tthatidea，orthatIwasdeterredbytheexpense？？Butitwantsonlytwodaystothef阾e;Ireceivedtheinvitationyesterday;madeMoustonposthitherwithmywardrobe，andonlythismorningdiscoveredmymisfortune;andfromnowtillthedayafterto—morrow，thereisn\'tasinglefashionabletailorwhowillundertaketomakemeasuit。\"
\"Thatistosay，onecoveredalloverwithgold，isn\'tit？\"
\"I
wishitso！undoubtedly，allover。\"
\"Oh，weshallmanageit。？Youwon\'tleaveforthreedays。？TheinvitationsareforWednesday，andthisisonlySundaymorning。\"
\"\'Tistrue;butAramishasstronglyadvisedmetobeatVauxtwenty—fourhoursbeforehand。\"
\"How，Aramis？\"
\"Yes，itwasAramiswhobroughtmetheinvitation。\"
\"Ah！
tobesure，Isee。？YouareinvitedonthepartofM。Fouquet？\"
\"Bynomeans！bytheking，dearfriend。？Theletterbearsthefollowingaslargeaslife:\'M。leBaronduVallonisinformedthatthekinghascondescendedtoplacehimontheinvitationlist—\'\"
\"Verygood;butyouleavewithM。Fouquet？\"
\"AndwhenIthink，\"criedPorthos，stampingonthefloor，\"whenIthinkI
shallhavenoclothes，Iamreadytoburstwithrage！？Ishouldliketostranglesomebodyorsmashsomething！\"
\"Neitherstrangleanybodynorsmashanything，Porthos;Iwillmanageitall;putononeofyourthirty—sixsuits，andcomewithmetoatailor。\"
\"Pooh！
myagenthasseenthemallthismorning。\"
\"EvenM。Percerin？\"
\"WhoisM。Percerin？\"
\"Oh！
onlytheking\'stailor！\"
\"Oh，ah，yes，\"saidPorthos，whowishedtoappeartoknowtheking\'stailor，butnowheardhisnamementionedforthefirsttime;\"toM。Percerin\'s，byJove！？Iwasafraidhewouldbetoobusy。\"
\"Doubtlesshewillbe;butbeatease，Porthos;hewilldoformewhathewouldn\'tdoforanother。？Onlyyoumustallowyourselftobemeasured！\"
\"Ah！\"
saidPorthos，withasigh，\"\'tisvexatious，butwhatwouldyouhavemedo？\"
\"Do？？Asothersdo;asthekingdoes。\"
\"What！
dotheymeasuretheking，too？doesheputupwithit？\"
\"Thekingisabeau，mygoodfriend，andsoareyou，too，whateveryoumaysayaboutit。\"
Porthossmiledtriumphantly。？\"Letusgototheking\'stailor，\"hesaid;\"andsincehemeasurestheking，I
think，bymyfaith，Imaydoworsethanallowhimtomeasureme！\"
ChapterIII:
WhoMessireJeanPercerinWas。
Theking\'stailor，MessireJeanPercerin，occupiedaratherlargehouseintheRueSt。Honor？neartheRuedel\'ArbreSec。？Hewasamanofgreattasteinelegantstuffs，embroideries，andvelvets，beinghereditarytailortotheking。？TheprefermentofhishousereachedasfarbackasthetimeofCharlesIX。;fromwhosereigndated，asweknow，fancyinbraverydifficultenoughtogratify。？ThePercerinofthatperiodwasaHuguenot，likeAmbrosePar？