"Well, perhaps you are right," said Athos. "I do not know a woman that is worth the trouble of being sought for when she is onbsp;lost. Madame Bonacieux is lost; so mubsp;the wor for her if she is found."
"No, Athos, no, you are mistaken," said d''Artagnan; "I love my poor stanbsp;more than ever, and if I knew the plabsp;in whibsp;she is, were it at the end of the world, I would go to free her from the hands of her enemies; but I am ignorant. All my rearches have been uless. What is to be said? I must divert my attention!"
"Amu yourlf with Milady, my dear d''Artagnan; I wish you may with all my heart, if that will amu you."
"Hear me, Athos," said d''Artagnan. "Instead of shutting yourlf up here as if you were under arrest, get on horbabsp;and e and take a ride with me to St. Germain."
"My dear fellow," said Athos, "I ride hors when I have any; when I have none, I go afoot."
"Well," said d''Artagnan, smiling at the misanthropy of Athos, whibsp;from any other person would have offended him, "I ride what I bsp;get; I am not so proud as you. So AU REVOIR, dear Athos."
"AU REVOIR," said the Musketeer, making a sign to Grimaud to uncork the bottle he had just brought.
D''Artagnan and Pla mounted, and took the road to St. Germain.
All along the road, what Athos had said respeg Mme. Bonacieux recurred to the mind of the young man. Although d''Artagnan was not of a very al character, the mercer''s pretty wife had made a real impression upon his heart. As he said, he was ready to go to the end of the world to ek her; but the world, being round, has many ends, so that he did not know whibsp;way to turn. Meantime, he was going to try to find out Milady. Milady had spoken to the man in the blabsp;cloak; therefore she knew him. Now, in the opinion of d''Artagnan, it was certainly the man in the blabsp;cloak who had carried off Mme. Bonacieux the d time, as he had carried her off the first. D''Artagnan then only half-lied, whibsp;is lying but little, when he said that by going in arbsp;of Milady he at the same time went in arch of stance.