“Yes, giant’s horses you must have, must you not?”
“You are very polite, my friend,” replied the engineer, with affectionate majesty.
“As a case in point,” replied D’Artagnan, “your horse seems to sweat already.”
“Dame! It is hot! Ah, ah! do you see Vannes now?”
“Yes, perfectly. It is a handsome city, apparently.”
“Charming, according to Aramis, at least; but I think it black; but black seems to be considered handsome by artists: I am sorry for it.”
“Why so, Porthos?”
“Because I have lately had my chateau of Pierrefonds, which was gray with age, plastered white.”