“Well, I am listening.”
“Will you become a marechal of France, peer, duke, and the possessor of a duchy, with a million of francs?”
“But, my friend,” replied D’Artagnan, “what must one do to get all that?”
“Belong to M. Fouquet.”
“But I already belong to the king.”
“Not exclusively, I suppose.”
“Oh! a D’Artagnan cannot be divided.”
“You have, I presume, ambitions, as noble hearts like yours have.”
“Yes, certainly I have.”