Part 131 (1/2)

”Instead of felicitating nan It is a very mundane hich I had allowed to escape me”

”Must I leave you, then?”

”I want tihts, my friend, and for my usual prayers”

”Well, I leave you to thee the; I thirst for speech with you”

”Well, D'Artagnan, I promise you that within an hour and a half--”

”An hour and a half of devotions! Ah! my friend, be as reasonable with ain possible”

Ara, still gay,” said he ”You have corace”

”Bah!”

”And you knoell that I was never able to resist your seductions; you will cost nan bit his lips

”Well,” said he, ”I will take the sin on n of the cross, favor me with one prayer, and ill part”

”Hush!+” said Ara up”

”Well, dismiss them”

”Impossible; I made an appointe of the Jesuits, and the superior of the Dominicans”

”Your staff? Well, so be it”

”What are you going to do?”

”I will go and wake Porthos, and remain in his company till you have finished the conference”

Aramis did not stir, his brow reesture or word; ”Go,” said he, as D'Artagnan advanced to the door ”A propos, do you knohere Porthos sleeps?”

”No, but I will inquire”

”Take the corridor, and open the second door on the left”

”Thank you! au revoir” And D'Artagnan departed in the direction pointed out by Aramis

Ten minutes had not passed ahen he came back He found Aramis seated between the superior of the Doe of the Jesuits, exactly in the sae at Crevecoeur This company did not at all terrify the musketeer

”What is it?” said Ara to say tohis eyes upon Aramis, ”it is that Porthos is not in his apartment”