In which the Equipment of Aramis and Porthos is Treated of

           Sincethefourfriendshadbeeneachinsearchofhisequipments,therehadbeennofixedmeetingbetweenthem.Theydinedapartfromoneanother,wherevertheymighthappentobe,orratherwheretheycould.Dutylikewiseonitsparttookaportionofthatprecioustimewhichwasglidingawaysorapidlyonlytheyhadagreedtomeetonceaweek,aboutoneo’clock,attheresidenceofAthos,seeingthathe,inagreementwiththevowhehadformed,didnotpassoverthethresholdofhisdoor.

           ThisdayofreunionwasthesamedayasthatonwhichKittycametofindd’Artagnan.SoonasKittylefthim,d’ArtagnandirectedhisstepstowardtheRueFerou.

           HefoundAthosandAramisphilosophizing.Aramishadsomeslightinclinationtoresumethecassock.Athos,accordingtohissystem,neitherencouragednordissuadedhim.Athosbelievedthateveryoneshouldbelefttohisownfreewill.Henevergaveadvicebutwhenitwasasked,andeventhenherequiredtobeaskedtwice.

           "People,ingeneral,"hesaid,"onlyaskadvicenottofollowit;oriftheydofollowit,itisforthesakeofhavingsomeonetoblameforhavinggivenit."

           Porthosarrivedaminuteafterd’Artagnan.Thefourfriendswerereunited.

           Thefourcountenancesexpressedfourdifferentfeelings:thatofPorthos,tranquillity;thatofd’Artagnan,hope;thatofAramis,uneasiness;thatofAthos,carelessness.

           Attheendofamoment’sconversation,inwhichPorthoshintedthataladyofelevatedrankhadcondescendedtorelievehimfromhisembarrassment,Mousquetonentered.

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