Concerning a Court Intrigue

           Inthemeantime,thefortypistolesofKingLouisXIII,likeallotherthingsofthisworld,afterhavinghadabeginninghadanend,andafterthisendourfourcompanionsbegantobesomewhatembarrassed.Atfirst,Athossupportedtheassociationforatimewithhisownmeans.

           Porthossucceededhim;andthankstooneofthosedisappearancestowhichhewasaccustomed,hewasabletoprovideforthewantsofallforafortnight.AtlastitbecameAramis’sturn,whoperformeditwithagoodgraceandwhosucceededashesaid,bysellingsometheologicalbooksinprocuringafewpistoles.

           Then,astheyhadbeenaccustomedtodo,theyhadrecoursetoM.deTreville,whomadesomeadvancesontheirpay;buttheseadvancescouldnotgofarwiththreeMusketeerswhowerealreadymuchinarrearsandaGuardsmanwhoasyethadnopayatall.

           Atlengthwhentheyfoundtheywerelikelytobereallyinwant,theygottogether,asalasteffort,eightortenpistoles,withwhichPorthoswenttothegamingtable.Unfortunatelyhewasinabadvein;helostall,togetherwithtwenty-fivepistolesforwhichhehadgivenhisword.

           Thentheinconveniencebecamedistress.Thehungryfriends,followedbytheirlackeys,wereseenhauntingthequaysandGuardrooms,pickingupamongtheirfriendsabroadallthedinnerstheycouldmeetwith;foraccordingtotheadviceofAramis,itwasprudenttosowrepastsrightandleftinprosperity,inordertoreapafewintimeofneed.

           Athoswasinvitedfourtimes,andeachtimetookhisfriendsandtheirlackeyswithhim.

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