The Three Musketeers (The Modern Library) - Alexandre Dumas [323]
Athos remained a musketeer under D’Artagnan’s command until 1633 when, after a journey to Touraine, he too quitted the service, under the pretext that he had inherited a small property in Roussillon. (Grimaud followed him.)
D’Artagnan fought with Rochefort thrice and thrice he wounded him.
“I shall probably kill you the fourth time,” he declared, as he helped Rochefort to his feet.
“We had therefore best stop where we are,” the wounded man answered. “God’s truth, I am a better friend than you imagine. After our first encounter, by saying one word to the Cardinal, I could have had your throat slit from ear to ear.”
This time they embraced heartily, all malice spent; indeed, it was Rochefort who found Planchet his sergeancy.
As for Monsieur Bonacieux, he lived on very quietly, wholly ignorant of what had become of his wife and caring very little about it. One day he was rash enough to recall himself to the Cardinal’s memory. His Eminence replied that he would provide for the haberdasher so thoroughly that he would never want for anything in the future. In fact, Monsieur Bonacieux, having left his house at seven o’clock in the evening to go to the Louvre, never set foot again in the Rue des Fossoyeurs. In the opinion of those who seemed best informed, he is lodged and fed in some royal stronghold at the expense of His Generous Eminence.
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