\"Listentomeagain，monsieur，Iimploreyou。？IfI
donotgo，Ishalldiehereofgriefandlove。？IknowhowlongatimeIhavetolivethus。？Sendmeawayquickly，monsieur，oryouwillseemebaselydiebeforeyoureyes—inyourhouse—thisisstrongerthanmywill—strongerthanmystrength—youmayplainlyseethatwithinonemonthIhavelivedthirtyyears，andthatIapproachtheendofmylife。\"
\"Then，\"
saidAthos，coldly，\"yougowiththeintentionofgettingkilledinAfrica？？Oh，tellme！donotlie！\"
Raoulgrewdeadlypale，andremainedsilentfortwoseconds，whichweretohisfathertwohoursofagony。？Then，allatonce:
\"Monsieur，\"saidhe，\"IhavepromisedtodevotemyselftoGod。？InexchangeforthesacrificeImakeofmyyouthandliberty，IwillonlyaskofHimonething，andthatis，topreservemeforyou，becauseyouaretheonlytiewhichattachesmetothisworld。？GodalonecangivemethestrengthnottoforgetthatIoweyoueverything，andthatnothingoughttostandinmyesteembeforeyou。\"
Athosembracedhissontenderly，andsaid:
\"Youhavejustrepliedtomeonthewordofhonorofanhonestman;intwodaysweshallbewithM。deBeaufortatParis，andyouwillthendowhatwillbeproperforyoutodo。？Youarefree，Raoul;
adieu。\"
Andheslowlygainedhisbedroom。？Raoulwentdownintothegarden，andpassedthenightinthealleyoflimes。
ChapterXXVIII:
PreparationsforDeparture。
Athoslostnomoretimeincombatingthisimmutableresolution。？Hegaveallhisattentiontopreparing，duringthetwodaysthedukehadgrantedhim，theproperappointmentsforRaoul。？ThislaborchieflyconcernedGrimaud，whoimmediatelyappliedhimselftoitwiththegood—willandintelligenceweknowhepossessed。？AthosgavethisworthyservantorderstotaketheroutetoPariswhentheequipmentsshouldbeready;and，nottoexposehimselftothedangerofkeepingthedukewaiting，ordelayingRaoul，sothatthedukeshouldperceivehisabsence，hehimself，thedayafterthevisitofM。deBeaufort，setoffforPariswithhisson。
Forthepooryoungmanitwasanemotioneasilytobeunderstood，thustoreturntoParisamongstallthepeoplewhohadknownandlovedhim。？Everyfacerecalledapangtohimwhohadsufferedsomuch;tohimwhohadlovedsomuch，somecircumstanceofhisunhappylove。？Raoul，onapproachingParis，feltasifheweredying。？OnceinParis，hereallyexistednolonger。？WhenhereachedGuiche\'sresidence，hewasinformedthatGuichewaswithMonsieur。？RaoultooktheroadtotheLuxembourg，andwhenarrived，withoutsuspectingthathewasgoingtotheplacewhereLaValli鑢ehadlived，heheardsomuchmusicandrespiredsomanyperfumes，heheardsomuchjoyouslaughter，andsawsomanydancingshadows，thatifithadnotbeenforacharitablewoman，whoperceivedhimsodejectedandpalebeneathadoorway，hewouldhaveremainedthereafewminutes，andthenwouldhavegoneaway，nevertoreturn。？But，aswehavesaid，inthefirstante—chamberhehadstopped，solelyforthesakeofnotmixinghimselfwithallthosehappybeingshefeltweremovingaroundhimintheadjacentsalons。？AndasoneofMonsieur\'sservants，recognizinghim，hadaskedhimifhewishedtoseeMonsieurorMadame，Raoulhadscarcelyansweredhim，buthadsunkdownuponabenchnearthevelvetdoorway，lookingataclock，whichhadstoppedfornearlyanhour。？Theservanthadpassedon，andanother，betteracquaintedwithhim，hadcomeup，andinterrogatedRaoulwhetherheshouldinformM。deGuicheofhisbeingthere。？ThisnamedidnotevenarousetherecollectionsofRaoul。？ThepersistentservantwentontorelatethatDeGuichehadjustinventedanewgameoflottery，andwasteachingittotheladies。？Raoul，openinghislargeeyes，liketheabsentmaninTheophrastus，madenoanswer，buthissadnessincreasedtwoshades。？Withhisheadhangingdown，hislimbsrelaxed，hismouthhalfopenfortheescapeofhissighs，Raoulremained，thusforgotten，intheante—chamber，whenallatoncealady\'srobepassed，rubbingagainstthedoorsofasidesalon，whichopenedonthegallery。？Alady，young，pretty，andgay，scoldinganofficerofthehousehold，enteredbythatway，andexpressedherselfwithmuchvivacity。？Theofficerrepliedincalmbutfirmsentences;itwasratheralittlelovepetthanaquarrelofcourtiers，andwasterminatedbyakissonthefingersofthelady。？Suddenly，onperceivingRaoul，theladybecamesilent，andpushingawaytheofficer:
\"Makeyourescape，Malicorne，\"saidshe;\"Ididnotthinktherewasanyonehere。？Ishallcurseyou，iftheyhaveeitherheardorseenus！\"
Malicornehastenedaway。？TheyoungladyadvancedbehindRaoul，andstretchingherjoyousfaceoverhimashelay:
\"Monsieurisagallantman，\"saidshe，\"andnodoubt—\"
Shehereinterruptedherselfbyutteringacry。？\"Raoul！\"saidshe，blushing。
\"MademoiselledeMontalais！\"saidRaoul，palerthandeath。
Heroseunsteadily，andtriedtomakehiswayacrosstheslipperymosaicofthefloor;butshehadcomprehendedthatsavageandcruelgrief;shefeltthatintheflightofRaoultherewasanaccusationofherself。？Awoman，evervigilant，shedidnotthinksheoughttolettheopportunityslipofmakinggoodherjustification;butRaoul，thoughstoppedbyherinthemiddleofthegallery，didnotseemdisposedtosurrenderwithoutacombat。？Hetookitupinatonesocoldandembarrassed，thatiftheyhadbeenthussurprised，thewholecourtwouldhavenodoubtabouttheproceedingsofMademoiselledeMontalais。
\"Ah！
monsieur，\"saidshewithdisdain，\"whatyouaredoingisveryunworthyofagentleman。？Myheartinclinesmetospeaktoyou;youcompromisemebyareceptionalmostuncivil;youarewrong，monsieur;andyouconfoundyourfriendswithenemies。？Farewell！\"
RaoulhadswornnevertospeakofLouise，nevereventolookatthosewhomighthaveseenLouise;hewasgoingintoanotherworld，thathemightnevermeetwithanythingLouisehadseen，oreventouched。？Butafterthefirstshockofhispride，afterhavinghadaglimpseofMontalais，thecompanionofLouise—Montalais，whoremindedhimoftheturretofBloisandthejoysofyouth—allhisreasonfadedaway。
\"Pardonme，mademoiselle;itentersnot，itcannotenterintomythoughtstobeuncivil。\"
\"Doyouwishtospeaktome？\"saidshe，withthesmileofformerdays。？\"Well！comesomewhereelse;forwemaybesurprised。\"
\"Oh！\'
saidhe。
Shelookedattheclock，doubtingly，then，havingreflected:
\"Inmyapartment，\"saidshe，\"weshallhaveanhourtoourselves。\"？Andtakinghercourse，lighterthanafairy，sheranuptoherchamber，followedbyRaoul。？Shuttingthedoor，andplacinginthehandsofhercam閞istethemantleshehadhelduponherarm:
\"YouwereseekingM。deGuiche，wereyounot？\"saidshetoRaoul。
\"Yes，mademoiselle。\"
\"I
willgoandaskhimtocomeuphere，presently，afterIhavespokentoyou。\"
\"Doso，mademoiselle。\"
\"Areyouangrywithme？\"
Raoullookedatherforamoment，then，castingdownhiseyes，\"Yes，\"saidhe。
\"YouthinkIwasconcernedintheplotwhichbroughtabouttherupture，doyounot？\"
\"Rupture！\"
saidhe，withbitterness。？\"Oh！
mademoiselle，therecanbenorupturewheretherehasbeennolove。\"
\"Youareinerror，\"repliedMontalais;\"Louisedidloveyou。\"
Raoulstarted。
\"Notwithlove，Iknow;butshelikedyou，andyououghttohavemarriedherbeforeyousetoutforLondon。\"
Raoulbrokeintoasinisterlaugh，whichmadeMontalaisshudder。
\"Youtellmethatverymuchatyourease，mademoiselle。？Dopeoplemarrywhomtheylike？？Youforgetthatthekingthenkeptforhimselfashismistressherofwhomwearespeaking。\"
\"Listen，\"
saidtheyoungwoman，pressingthehandsofRaoulinherown，\"youwerewrongineveryway;amanofyourageoughtnevertoleaveawomanofhersalone。\"
\"Thereisnolongeranyfaithintheworld，then，\"saidRaoul。
\"No，vicomte，\"saidMontalais，quietly。？\"Nevertheless，letmetellyouthat，if，insteadoflovingLouisecoldlyandphilosophically，youhadendeavoredtoawakenhertolove—\"
\"Enough，Iprayyou，mademoiselle，\"saidRaoul。？\"Ifeelasthoughyouareall，ofbothsexes，ofadifferentagefromme。？Youcanlaugh，andyoucanbanteragreeably。？I，mademoiselle，I
lovedMademoisellede—\"？Raoulcouldnotpronouncehername，—\"Ilovedherwell！？Iputmyfaithinher—nowIamquitsbylovinghernolonger。\"
\"Oh，vicomte！\"saidMontalais，pointingtohisreflectioninalooking—glass。
\"I
knowwhatyoumean，mademoiselle;Iammuchaltered，amInot？？Well！？Doyouknowwhy？？Becausemyfaceisthemirrorofmyheart，theoutersurfacechangedtomatchthemindwithin。\"
\"Youareconsoled，then？\"saidMontalais，sharply。
\"No，Ishallneverbeconsoled。\"
\"I
don\'tunderstandyou，M。deBragelonne。\"
\"I
carebutlittleforthat。？Idonotquiteunderstandmyself。\"
\"YouhavenoteventriedtospeaktoLouise？\"
\"Who！？I？\"exclaimedtheyoungman，witheyesflashingfire;\"I！—Whydoyounotadvisemetomarryher？？Perhapsthekingwouldconsentnow。\"？Andherosefromhischairfullofanger。
\"I
see，\"saidMontalais，\"thatyouarenotcured，andthatLouisehasoneenemythemore。\"
\"Oneenemythemore！\"
\"Yes;
favoritesarebutlittlebelovedatthecourtofFrance。\"
\"Oh！
whileshehasherlovertoprotecther，isnotthatenough？？Shehaschosenhimofsuchaqualitythatherenemiescannotprevailagainsther。\"？But，stoppingallatonce，\"Andthenshehasyouforafriend，mademoiselle，\"
addedhe，withashadeofironywhichdidnotglideoffthecuirass。
\"Who！？I？—Oh，no！？IamnolongeroneofthosewhomMademoiselledelaValli鑢econdescendstolookupon;but—\"
Thisbut，sobigwithmenaceandwithstorm;thisbut，whichmadetheheartofRaoulbeat，suchgriefsdiditpresageforherwhomlatelyhelovedsodearly;thisterriblebut，sosignificantinawomanlikeMontalais，wasinterruptedbyamoderatelyloudnoiseheardbythespeakersproceedingfromthealcovebehindthewainscoting。？Montalaisturnedtolisten，andRaoulwasalreadyrising，whenaladyenteredtheroomquietlybythesecretdoor，whichsheclosedafterher。
\"Madame！\"
exclaimedRaoul，onrecognizingthesister—in—lawoftheking。
\"Stupidwretch！\"murmuredMontalais，throwingherself，buttoolate，beforetheprincess，\"Ihavebeenmistakeninanhour！\"？Shehad，however，timetowarntheprincess，whowaswalkingtowardsRaoul。
\"M。
deBragelonne，Madame，\"andatthesewordstheprincessdrewback，utteringacryinherturn。
\"Yourroyalhighness，\"saidMontalais，withvolubility，\"iskindenoughtothinkofthislottery，and—\"
Theprincessbegantolosecountenance。？Raoulhastenedhisdeparture，withoutdiviningall，buthefeltthathewasintheway。？Madamewaspreparingawordoftransitiontorecoverherself，whenaclosetopenedinfrontofthealcove，andM。deGuicheissued，allradiant，alsofromthatcloset。？Thepalestofthefour，wemustadmit，wasstillRaoul。？Theprincess，however，wasnearfainting，andwasobligedtoleanuponthefootofthebedforsupport。？Nooneventuredtosupporther。？Thissceneoccupiedseveralminutesofterriblesuspense。？ButRaoulbrokeit。？Hewentuptothecount，whoseinexpressibleemotionmadehiskneestremble，andtakinghishand，\"Dearcount，\"saidhe，\"tellMadameIamtoounhappynottomeritpardon;tellheralsothatIhavelovedinthecourseofmylife，andthatthehorrorofthetreacherythathasbeenpracticedonmerendersmeinexorabletowardsallothertreacherythatmaybecommittedaroundme。？Thisiswhy，mademoiselle，\"saidhe，smilingtoMontalais，\"Ineverwoulddivulgethesecretofthevisitsofmyfriendtoyourapartment。？ObtainfromMadame—fromMadame，whoissoclementandsogenerous，—obtainherpardonforyouwhomshehasjustsurprisedalso。？Youarebothfree，loveeachother，behappy！\"
Theprincessfeltforamomentadespairthatcannotbedescribed;itwasrepugnanttoher，notwithstandingtheexquisitedelicacywhichRaoulhadexhibited，tofeelherselfatthemercyofonewhohaddiscoveredsuchanindiscretion。？Itwasequallyrepugnanttohertoaccepttheevasionofferedbythisdelicatedeception。？Agitated，nervous，shestruggledagainstthedoublestingsofthesetwotroubles。？Raoulcomprehendedherposition，andcameoncemoretoheraid。？Bendinghiskneebeforeher:\"Madame！\"saidhe，inalowvoice，\"intwodaysIshallbefarfromParis;inafortnightIshallbefarfromFrance，whereIshallneverbeseenagain。\"
\"Areyougoingaway，then？\"saidshe，withgreatdelight。
\"WithM。deBeaufort。\"
\"IntoAfrica！\"criedDeGuiche，inhisturn。？\"You，Raoul—oh！myfriend—intoAfrica，whereeverybodydies！\"
Andforgettingeverything，forgettingthatthatforgetfulnessitselfcompromisedtheprincessmoreeloquentlythanhispresence，\"Ingrate！\"saidhe，\"andyouhavenotevenconsultedme！\"？Andheembracedhim;duringwhichtimeMontalaishadledawayMadame，anddisappearedherself。
Raoulpassedhishandoverhisbrow，andsaid，withasmile，\"Ihavebeendreaming！\"？ThenwarmlytoGuiche，whobydegreesabsorbedhim，\"Myfriend，\"saidhe，\"Iconcealnothingfromyou，whoaretheelectedofmyheart。？Iamgoingtoseekdeathinyondercountry;yoursecretwillnotremaininmybreastmorethanayear。\"
\"Oh，Raoul！aman！\"
\"Doyouknowwhatismythought，count？？Thisisit—Ishalllivemorevividly，beingburiedbeneaththeearth，thanIhavelivedforthismonthpast。？WeareChristians，myfriend，andifsuchsufferingsweretocontinue，I
wouldnotbeanswerableforthesafetyofmysoul。\"
DeGuichewasanxioustoraiseobjections。
\"Notonewordmoreonmyaccount，\"saidRaoul;\"butadvicetoyou，dearfriend;whatIamgoingtosaytoyouisofmuchgreaterimportance。\"
\"Whatisthat？\"
\"WithoutdoubtyouriskmuchmorethanIdo，becauseyoulove。\"
\"Oh！\"
\"Itisajoysosweettometobeabletospeaktoyouthus！？Well，then，DeGuiche，bewareofMontalais。\"
\"What！
ofthatkindfriend？\"
\"Shewasthefriendof—heryouknowof。？Sheruinedherbypride。\"
\"Youaremistaken。\"
\"Andnow，whenshehasruinedher，shewouldravishfromhertheonlythingthatrendersthatwomanexcusableinmyeyes。\"
\"Whatisthat？\"
\"Herlove。\"
\"Whatdoyoumeanbythat？\"
\"I
meanthatthereisaplotformedagainstherwhoisthemistressoftheking—
aplotformedintheveryhouseofMadame。\"
\"Canyouthinkso？\"
\"I
amcertainofit。\"
\"ByMontalais？\"
\"TakeherastheleastdangerousoftheenemiesIdreadfor—theother！\"
\"Explainyourselfclearly，myfriend;andifIcanunderstandyou—\"
\"Intwowords。？Madamehasbeenlongjealousoftheking。\"
\"I
knowshehas—\"
\"Oh！
fearnothing—youarebeloved—youarebeloved，count;doyoufeelthevalueofthesethreewords？？Theysignifythatyoucanraiseyourhead，thatyoucansleeptranquilly，thatyoucanthankGodeveryminuteofyoulife。？Youarebeloved;thatsignifiesthatyoumayheareverything，eventhecounselofafriendwhowishestopreserveyourhappiness。？Youarebeloved，DeGuiche，youarebeloved！？Youdonotendurethoseatrociousnights，thosenightswithoutend，which，witharideyeandfaintingheart，otherspassthroughwhoaredestinedtodie。？Youwilllivelong，ifyouactlikethemiserwho，bitbybit，crumbbycrumb，collectsandheapsupdiamondsandgold。？Youarebeloved！—allowmetotellyouwhatyoumustdothatyoumaybebelovedforever。\"
DeGuichecontemplatedforsometimethisunfortunateyoungman，halfmadwithdespair，tilltherepassedthroughhisheartsomethinglikeremorseathisownhappiness。？Raoulsuppressedhisfeverishexcitement，toassumethevoiceandcountenanceofanimpassibleman。
\"Theywillmakeher，whosenameIshouldwishstilltobeabletopronounce—theywillmakehersuffer。？Sweartomethatyouwillnotsecondtheminanything—butthatyouwilldefendherwhenpossible，asIwouldhavedonemyself。\"
\"I
swearIwill，\"repliedDeGuiche。
\"And，\"
continuedRaoul，\"someday，whenyoushallhaverenderedheragreatservice—somedaywhensheshallthankyou，promisemetosaythesewordstoher—\'Ihavedoneyouthiskindness，madame，atthewarmrequestofM。deBragelonne，whomyousodeeplyinjured。\'\"
\"IswearI
will，\"murmuredDeGuiche。？\"Thatisall。？Adieu！？Isetoutto—morrow，orthedayafter，forToulon。？Ifyouhaveafewhourstospare，givethemtome。\"
\"All！
all！\"criedtheyoungman。
\"Thankyou！\"
\"Andwhatareyougoingtodonow？\"
\"I
amgoingtomeetM。lecomteatPlanchet\'sresidence，wherewehopetofindM。
d\'Artagnan。\"
\"M。
d\'Artagnan？\"
\"Yes，Iwishtoembracehimbeforemydeparture。？Heisabraveman，wholovesmedearly。？Farewell，myfriend;youareexpected，nodoubt;youwillfindme，whenyouwish，atthelodgingsofthecomte。？Farewell！\"
Thetwoyoungmenembraced。？Thosewhochancedtoseethemboththus，wouldnothavehesitatedtosay，pointingtoRaoul，\"Thatisthehappyman！\"
ChapterXXIX:
Planchet\'sInventory。
Athos，duringthevisitmadetotheLuxembourgbyRaoul，hadgonetoPlanchet\'sresidencetoinquireafterD\'Artagnan。？Thecomte，onarrivingattheRuedesLombards，foundtheshopofthegroceringreatconfusion;butitwasnottheencumbermentofaluckysale，orthatofanarrivalofgoods。？Planchetwasnotenthroned，asusual，onsacksandbarrels。？No。？Ayoungmanwithapenbehindhisear，andanotherwithanaccount—bookinhishand，weresettingdownanumberoffigures，whilstathirdcountedandweighed。？Aninventorywasbeingtaken。？Athos，whohadnoknowledgeofcommercialmatters，felthimselfalittleembarrassedbymaterialobstaclesandthemajestyofthosewhowerethusemployed。？Hesawseveralcustomerssentaway，andaskedhimselfwhetherhe，whocametobuynothing，wouldnotbemoreproperlydeemedimportunate。？HethereforeaskedverypolitelyifhecouldseeM。Planchet。？Thereply，quitecarelesslygiven，wasthatM。Planchetwaspackinghistrunks。？ThesewordssurprisedAthos。？\"What！histrunks？\"saidhe;
\"isM。Planchetgoingaway？\"
\"Yes，monsieur，directly。\"
\"Then，ifyouplease，informhimthatM。leComtedelaF鑢edesirestospeaktohimforamoment。\"
Atthementionofthecomte\'sname，oneoftheyoungmen，nodoubtaccustomedtohearitpronouncedwithrespect，immediatelywenttoinformPlanchet。？ItwasatthismomentthatRaoul，afterhispainfulscenewithMontalaisandDeGuiche，arrivedatthegrocer\'shouse。？Planchetlefthisjobdirectlyhereceivedthecomte\'smessage。
\"Ah！
monsieurlecomte！\"exclaimedhe，\"howgladIamtoseeyou！？Whatgoodstarbringsyouhere？\"
\"MydearPlanchet，\"saidAthos，pressingthehandofhisson，whosesadlookhesilentlyobserved，—\"wearecometolearnofyou—ButinwhatconfusiondoIfindyou！？Youareaswhiteasamiller;wherehaveyoubeenrummaging？\"
\"Ah，diable！takecare，monsieur;don\'tcomenearmetillIhavewellshakenmyself。\"
\"Whatfor？？Flourordustonlywhiten。\"
\"No，no;whatyouseeonmyarmsisarsenic。\"
\"Arsenic？\"
\"Yes;
Iamtakingmyprecautionsagainstrats。\"
\"Ay，Isupposeinanestablishmentlikethis，ratsplayaconspicuouspart。\"
\"ItisnotwiththisestablishmentIconcernmyself，monsieurlecomte。？Theratshaverobbedmeofmoreherethantheywilleverrobmeofagain。\"
\"Whatdoyoumean？\"
\"Why，youmayhaveobserved，monsieur，myinventoryisbeingtaken。\"
\"Areyouleavingtrade，then？\"
\"Eh！monDieu！yes。？Ihavedisposedofmybusinesstooneofmyyoungmen。\"
\"Bah！
youarerich，then，Isuppose？\"
\"Monsieur，Ihavetakenadisliketothecity;Idon\'tknowwhetheritisbecauseIamgrowingold，andasM。d\'Artagnanonedaysaid，whenwegrowoldwemoreoftenthinkoftheadventuresofouryouth;butforsometimepastIhavefeltmyselfattractedtowardsthecountryandgardening。？Iwasacountrymanformerly。\"？AndPlanchetmarkedthisconfessionwitharatherpretentiouslaughforamanmakingprofessionofhumility。
Athosmadeagestureofapproval，andthenadded:\"Youaregoingtobuyanestate，then？\"
\"I
haveboughtone，monsieur。\"
\"Ah！
thatisstillbetter。\"
\"A
littlehouseatFontainebleau，withsomethingliketwentyacresoflandroundit。\"
\"Verywell，Planchet！？Acceptmycomplimentsonyouracquisition。\"
\"But，monsieur，wearenotcomfortablehere;thecurseddustmakesyoucough。？Corbleu！？Idonotwishtopoisonthemostworthygentlemaninthekingdom。\"
AthosdidnotsmileatthislittlepleasantrywhichPlanchethadaimedathim，inordertotryhisstrengthinmundanefacetiousness。
\"Yes，\"
saidAthos，\"letushavealittletalkbyourselves—inyourownroom，forexample。？Youhavearoom，haveyounot？\"
\"Certainly，monsieurlecomte。\"
\"Upstairs，perhaps？\"？AndAthos，seeingPlanchetalittleembarrassed，wishedtorelievehimbygoingfirst。
\"Itis—but—\"saidPlanchet，hesitating。
Athoswasmistakeninthecauseofthishesitation，and，attributingittoafearthegrocermighthaveofofferinghumblehospitality，\"Nevermind，nevermind，\"saidhe，stillgoingup，\"thedwellingofatradesmaninthisquarterisnotexpectedtobeapalace。？Comeon。\"
Raoulnimblyprecededhim，andenteredfirst。？Twocrieswereheardsimultaneously—wemaysaythree。？Oneofthesecriesdominatedtheothers;itemanatedfromawoman。？AnotherproceededfromthemouthofRaoul;itwasanexclamationofsurprise。？Hehadnosooneruttereditthanheshutthedoorsharply。？Thethirdwasfromfright;itcamefromPlanchet。
\"I
askyourpardon！\"addedhe;\"madameisdressing。\"
Raoulhad，nodoubt，seenthatwhatPlanchetsaidwastrue，forheturnedroundtogodownstairsagain。
\"Madame—\"saidAthos。？\"Oh！pardonme，Planchet，Ididnotknowthatyouhadupstairs—\"
\"ItisTr點hen，\"addedPlanchet，blushingalittle。
\"Itiswhoeveryouplease，mygoodPlanchet;butpardonmyrudeness。\"
\"No，no;goupnow，gentlemen。\"
\"Wewilldonosuchthing，\"saidAthos。
\"Oh！
madame，havingnotice，hashadtime—\"
\"No，Planchet;farewell！\"
\"Eh，gentlemen！youwouldnotdisobligemebythusstandingonthestaircase，orbygoingawaywithouthavingsatdown。\"