“Have you seen the army?” asked several warlike fair ones.
“As plainly as I see you,” replied D’Artagnan.
“And the fleet?”
“Yes, I saw everything.”
“Have we any of us any friends there?” said Mademoiselle de Tonnay-Charente, coldly, but in a manner to attract attention to a question that was not without its calculated aim.
“Why,” replied D’Artagnan, “yes; there were M. de la Guillotiere, M. de Manchy, M. de Bragelonne — ”
La Valliere became pale.
“M. de Bragelonne!” cried the perfidious Athenais. “Eh, what! —