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           Thehourhavingcome,theywentwiththeirfourlackeystoaspotbehindtheLuxembourggivenuptothefeedingofgoats.Athosthrewapieceofmoneytothegoatkeepertowithdraw.Thelackeyswereorderedtoactassentinels.

           Asilentpartysoondrewneartothesameenclosure,entered,andjoinedtheMusketeers.Then,accordingtoforeigncustom,thepresentationstookplace.

           TheEnglishmenwereallmenofrank;consequentlytheoddnamesoftheiradversarieswereforthemnotonlyamatterofsurprise,butofannoyance.

           "Butafterall,"saidLorddeWinter,whenthethreefriendshadbeennamed,"wedonotknowwhoyouare.Wecannotfightwithsuchnames;theyarenamesofshepherds."

           "Thereforeyourlordshipmaysupposetheyareonlyassumednames,"saidAthos.

           "Whichonlygivesusagreaterdesiretoknowtherealones,"repliedtheEnglishman.

           "Youplayedverywillinglywithuswithoutknowingournames,"saidAthos,"bythesametokenthatyouwonourhorses."

           "Thatistrue,butwethenonlyriskedourpistoles;thistimeweriskourblood.Oneplayswithanybody;butonefightsonlywithequals."

           "Andthatisbutjust,"saidAthos,andhetookasidetheoneofthefourEnglishmenwithwhomhewastofight,andcommunicatedhisnameinalowvoice.

           PorthosandAramisdidthesame.

           "Doesthatsatisfyyou?"saidAthostohisadversary."Doyoufindmeofsufficientranktodomethehonorofcrossingswordswithme?"

           "Yes,monsieur,"saidtheEnglishman,bowing.

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