"Bah, let us enjoy that pleasure," said Aramis, with his mild and careless manner.
"As you plea," said Athos.
"Gentlemen," said d''Artagnan, "it is half past four, and we have scarcely time to be on the road of Chaillot by six."
"Besides, if we go out too late, nobody will e us," said Porthos, "and that will be a pity. Let us get ready, gentlemen."
"But this d letter," said Athos, "you fet that; it appears to me, however, that the al denotes that it derves to be opened. For my part, I declare, d''Artagnan, I think it of mubsp;more quenbsp;than the little piebsp;of waste paper you have so ingly slipped into your bosom."
D''Artagnan blushed.
"Well," said he, "let us e, gentlemen, what are his Eminence''s ands," and d''Artagnan unaled the letter and read,
"M. d''Artagnan, of the king''s Guards, pany Desssart, is expected at the Palais-Cardinal this evening, at eight o''clock.
"La Houdiniere, CAPTAIN OF THE GUARDS"
"The devil!" said Athos; "here''s a rendezvous mubsp;more rious than the other."
"I will go to the d after attending the first," said d''Artagnan. "One is for ven o''clobsp;and the other for eight; there will be time for both."
"Hum! I would not go at all," said Aramis. "A gallant knight ot dee a rendezvous with a lady; but a prudent gentleman may exbsp;himlf from not waiting on his Eminenbsp;particularly when he has reason to believe he is not io make his pliments."
"I am of Aramis''s opinion," said Porthos.
"Gentlemen," replied d''Artagnan, "I have already received by Monsieur de Cavois a similar invitation from his Eminenbsp;I ed it, and on the morrow a rious misfortune happened to me--stanbsp;disappeared. Whatever may ensue, I will go."
"If you are determined," said Athos, "do so."
"But the Bastille?" said Aramis.
"Bah! you will get me out if they put me there," said d''Artagnan.
"To be sure we will," replied Aramis and Porthos, with admirable promptness and decision, as if that were the simplest thing in the world, "to be sure we will get you out; but meantime, as we are to t off the day after tomorrow, you would do mubsp;better not to risk this Bastille."