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  1 2 |       Favor, which he had climbed four steps at a time. ~He was
  2 2 |           still worse. There were four Musketeers on the bottom
  3 2 |           but the daring of these four fencers appeared to him
  4 3 |          de Treville had three or four times paced in silence,
  5 3 |         myself came to Paris with four crowns in my purse, and
  6 3 |         commenced his career with four more crowns than M. de Treville
  7 4 |          reckoned upon descending four at a time, when, in his
  8 4 |      already strode down three or four stairs, but at Athos's last
  9 4 |          most gracious smile. All four, besides, immediately broke
 10 5 |           it appears to me we are four." ~"But you are not one
 11 5 |          be the less said we were four men." ~"Yes, but to yield!"
 12 5 |         my life." ~"But there are four against you; leave off,
 13 5 |           bell, and carrying away four swords out of five, they
 14 6 |            but absolutely brought four of them to earth." ~"Why,
 15 6 |           of the Bridge of Ce." ~"Four men, one of them wounded,
 16 6 |        alone?" ~"No, bring me all four together. I wish to thank
 17 6 |   Guardsmen were only two against four, they began to cry, "To
 18 6 |      rushed out and fell upon the four companions, who on their
 19 6 |          to the assistance of the four companions, while the other
 20 6 |      Treville, accompanied by the four young fellows, directed
 21 6 |       king too well, to allow the four young men to dispute it.
 22 6 |      immediately sent word to the four friends that he awaited
 23 6 |           placed himself with the four young men in the antechamber.
 24 6 |         wait for me longer." ~The four young men waited ten minutes,
 25 6 |      placed HORS DE COMBAT by you four in two days! That's too
 26 6 |              Oh, sire!" cried the four companions, with one voice, "
 27 7 |         the rest, the life of the four young friends was joyous
 28 7 |      going away. ~The life of the four young men had become fraternal.
 29 7 |     friendship which united these four men, and the need they felt
 30 7 |           seeing another three or four times a day, whether for
 31 7 |          Dessessart thus received four instead of one when it admitted
 32 8 |            and after this end our four companions began to be somewhat
 33 8 |          need. ~Athos was invited four times, and each time took
 34 8 |  reflected that this coalition of four young, brave, enterprising,
 35 8 |          or less witty. ~In fact, four men such as they were--four
 36 8 |       four men such as they were--four men devoted to one another,
 37 8 |      their purses to their lives; four men always supporting one
 38 8 |     resolutions formed in common; four arms threatening the four
 39 8 |         four arms threatening the four cardinal points, or turning
 40 8 |   direction for this single force four times multiplied, with which
 41 8 |            No, it had just struck four. Planchet, two hours before,
 42 8 |            Now, my wife came home four days ago, monsieur. One
 43 9 |           the longest head of the four," said Athos, who, having
 44 9 |    pistoles are worth the risk of four heads." ~"But observe,"
 45 9 |         me!" cried he. "There are four men come to arrest me. Save
 46 9 |           the longest head of the four, and for my part I declare
 47 9 |    Artagnan." ~At this moment the four Guards appeared at the door
 48 9 |           antechamber, but seeing four Musketeers standing, and
 49 9 |   rejoined his companions and the four friends found themselves
 50 9 |         alone. "Shame, shame, for four Musketeers to allow an unfortunate
 51 9 |   stretched out his hand, and the four friends repeated with one
 52 10|        the arrest is held secret. Four or five men are placed in
 53 10|           as a woman could resist four men. ~"Pardon, gentlemen--
 54 10|            saw the door open, and four men, clothed in black, not
 55 10|           as soon as they saw the four men in black flee--their
 56 11|          round, and passed within four steps of d'Artagnan, pulling
 57 11|           did the officers do?" ~"Four conveyed him away, I don'
 58 12|      madame, I have only seen you four times--the first, which
 59 13|          a carriage surrounded by four guards on horseback. They
 60 15|          attacked, sword in hand, four commissaries of inquiry,
 61 16|        pity it is there were only four like this in the cellar.
 62 16|        five hundred pistoles, and four or five days after I have
 63 16|        She will arrive, she says, four or five days after having
 64 16|        the money. It will require four or five days for the transmission
 65 16|        transmission of the money, four or five days for her to
 66 18|      Artagnan raised the three or four boards which made his chamber
 67 19|        order that one may arrive, four must set out." ~"Ah, you
 68 19|          clock in the morning the four leaves of absence should
 69 19|     Mousqueton! Bazin!" cried the four young men, calling their
 70 19|          my advice--" ~"Speak!" ~"Four men traveling together would
 71 19|           have an easy bargain of four isolated men; whereas four
 72 19|        four isolated men; whereas four men together make a troop.
 73 19|          a troop. We will arm our four lackeys with pistols and
 74 20|         clock in the morning, our four adventurers left Paris by
 75 20|         in the morning he and the four horses should be ready. ~
 76 20|      mistaken, and went away. ~At four o'clock in the morning they
 77 20|              At the same instant, four men, armed to the teeth,
 78 20|          they were still three or four leagues from the coast of
 79 21|   satisfaction of seeing three or four grooms run from the kitchens
 80 21|       will find, in the same way, four relays on your route. If
 81 21|        your address in Paris, the four horses will follow you thither.
 82 21|          set off at full gallop. ~Four hours later he was in Neufchatel.
 83 22|        city, which was guarded by four archers. ~At midnight great
 84 22|            comprehensible only to four persons--the king, the queen,
 85 23|        this evening there will be four." ~"It appears that our
 86 23|         the stables. Three of the four horses had already arrived.
 87 23|       time of the distress of the four friends, had given them
 88 25|           Artagnan; "but with our four horses we may bring back
 89 25|        lackey, and traveling with four magnificent horses, despite
 90 25|           I have stopped three or four times at your house at least.
 91 25|          brought in contact, even four times a year, with such
 92 25|           Porthos. "Only three or four days ago the impertinent
 93 25|           fighting at Amiens with four men who accused him of being
 94 25|       Britain he had brought back four magnificent horses--one
 95 26|          dressed with garlic, and four bottles of old Burgundy." ~
 96 27|  satisfied it immediately. If the four friends were assembled at
 97 27|    silence Athos drank enough for four, and without appearing to
 98 27|          his best olive oil. ~The four crossed the public room
 99 27|           this manner we will all four go and shut ourselves up
100 27|          d'Artagnan, "to bring up four bottles of the same sort
101 28|       which the vapor of three or four bottles of Burgundy carries
102 28|          have not seen such a one four times in my life. Two aces!" ~
103 28|           Yes," continued Athos, "four times only; once at the
104 28|           the first canto. It has four hundred lines, and lasts
105 28|      alone, was spread enough for four persons. This dinner consisted
106 28|      makes in all?" said Athos. ~"Four hundred and seventy-five
107 28|        Paris, we shall still have four hundred, besides the harnesses,"
108 28|       said Aramis. ~"Well, of the four horses of our lackeys we
109 28|          will draw lots. With the four hundred livres we will make
110 28|       prepare their outfits. ~The four philosophers looked at one
111 28|        fifteen hundred livres." ~"Four times fifteen makes sixty--
112 28|           I want two thousand." ~"Four times two makes eight,"
113 29|           most preoccupied of the four friends was certainly d'
114 29|          seek a good quarrel with four of his Eminence's Guards
115 30|         well as a man can be with four sword wounds in his body;
116 30|       without question, inflicted four upon the dear gentleman,
117 31|        come, they went with their four lackeys to a spot behind
118 31|         took aside the one of the four Englishmen with whom he
119 31|          that he had brought back four as specimens. ~Milady in
120 34|          Of~ ~ ~ ~ ~    Since the four friends had been each in
121 34|      minute after d'Artagnan. The four friends were reunited. ~
122 34|       friends were reunited. ~The four countenances expressed four
123 34|       four countenances expressed four different feelings: that
124 34|           And having put three or four double pistoles into his
125 35|         open, disgorging three or four gold pieces on the carpet.
126 38|         agreeing to meet again at four o'clock with Athos, and
127 39|           A Vision~ ~ ~ ~ ~    At four o'clock the four friends
128 39|               At four o'clock the four friends were all assembled
129 39|          They won't devour us all four, four lackeys, horses, arms,
130 39|         won't devour us all four, four lackeys, horses, arms, and
131 39|        Artagnan, "it is half past four, and we have scarcely time
132 39|         their companions, and all four set forward; Athos upon
133 39|     husband. ~Near the Louvre the four friends met with M. de Treville,
134 39|       Samaritaine struck six; the four friends pleaded an engagement,
135 40|           and found Athos and the four Musketeers waiting his appearance,
136 41|          very bad night. Three or four times he started up, imagining
137 41|         for this mission three or four volunteers, led by a man
138 41|          Artagnan; "and as to the four or five volunteers, Monsieur
139 41|           will not be wanting." ~"Four men of good will who will
140 41|         Artagnan set out with his four companions, and followed
141 41|        announced the death of his four companions. They were therefore
142 42|   ceremony of reception over, the four friends were soon in one
143 42|           and perceiving that the four friends desired to be alone,
144 42|         repented of it." ~And the four friends quit the room, leaving
145 42|        And on this assurance, the four friends, who had finished
146 43|         twenty gentlemen of rank, four pieces of cannon, and sixty
147 43|           at the Red Dovecot with four of those faces." ~"A quarrel,
148 43|           paces in advance of his four companions. ~They soon arrived
149 44|    fastenings of the shutters, in four words convinced the attendant
150 46|       badly with the views of the four friends. Thus they applied
151 46|         fix the stake." ~"You are four gentlemen," said Athos, "
152 46|           said Athos, "and we are four; an unlimited dinner for
153 46|           circle of the camp, the four friends did not exchange
154 46|         should have been seen all four conferring together, so
155 46|      their flasks; and instead of four musketoons and twelve balls,
156 46|       Arrived at the bastion, the four friends turned round. ~More
157 46|          which was audible to the four; after which all four disappeared
158 46|         the four; after which all four disappeared in the bastion,
159 47|           us load the guns." ~The four Musketeers went to work;
160 47|          table," said Athos. ~The four friends seated themselves
161 47|           Athos, "that only makes four; and we are four--one for
162 47|         men?" ~"Sixteen pioneers, four soldiers." ~"How far distant?" ~"
163 47|          place himself behind the four friends in order to reload
164 47|           the pioneers, there are four soldiers and a brigadier,
165 47|         fact, at the same instant four shots were fired, and the
166 47|         but not one touched him. ~Four shots replied to them almost
167 47|             cried Athos. ~And the four friends rushed out of the
168 47|          of battle, picked up the four muskets of the privates
169 47|    floating over the heads of the four friends. A thunder of applause
170 47|           then," said Athos. ~The four muskets made but one report,
171 47|          made but one report, but four men fell. ~The drum immediately
172 47|            to the wall!" ~And the four friends, seconded by Grimaud,
173 47|       Porthos; "there go three or four, limping away." ~In fact,
174 47|         away." ~In fact, three or four of these unfortunate men,
175 47|          the general alarm." ~The four friends listened, and the
176 47|         Have you any money?" ~The four friends looked at one another,
177 47|       basket and the dessert. The four friends followed, ten paces
178 47|         the French, on seeing the four friends return at such a
179 47|       among the stones around the four friends, and whistling sharply
180 47|      fusillade continued; but the four friends were out of reach,
181 47|           wild undertaking of the four friends--and undertaking
182 47|     scapegrace. Positively, these four men must be on my side." ~
183 47|          said the cardinal; "when four men are so much attached
184 47|          d'Artagnan, inviting all four to breakfast with him next
185 48|         the most inventive of the four; but it must be also said
186 48|           the appointed hour, the four friends met. There only
187 48|          was big enough to thrash four men of ordinary size. Aramis,
188 48|        affair of Boulogne. ~These four virtues disputed the prize
189 48|      possess in himself alone the four qualities united." ~"But
190 48|          two qualities out of the four." ~"Gentlemen," said Aramis, "
191 48|          not to know which of our four lackeys is the most discreet,
192 48|         from tenderness at seeing four friends so closely united. ~
193 48|   performing his commission. ~The four friends, during the period
194 48|          of the Parpaillot as the four friends were sitting down
195 48|           from your cousin." ~The four friends exchanged a joyful
196 48|         who was chatting with the four friends when the letter
197 48| uneasiness which weighed upon the four friends. The days of expectation
198 48|            then; in two hours, in four, in six hours at latest,
199 48|           Athos, quietly, drawing four pistoles from his pocket
200 48|          at the entrance that the four friends might not be surprised,
201 49|      landing, and that would make four. Add these four to the nine
202 49|        would make four. Add these four to the nine others, that
203 49|           extraordinary movement. Four large vessels, recently
204 51|         assassination of three of four thousand Huguenots who allowed
205 51|     recognizing in him one of our four companions, he turned his
206 51|      surrounded by empty bottles. Four of these men were our Musketeers,
207 51|    cardinal, with his finger, the four muskets piled near the drum,
208 51|          cardinal. "You look like four conspirators." ~"Oh, as
209 51|        away. ~     ~ ~ ~ ~    The four young men, standing and
210 51|     between his mustaches, "These four men must positively be mine." ~     ~ ~ ~ ~
211 54|            Patience, patience! In four days' time the shore will
212 54|          agreeable to you, for in four days England will be relieved
213 54|     breathed again. She had still four days before her. Four days
214 54|       still four days before her. Four days would quite suffice
215 55|         monster. I have known you four days; I have loved him four
216 55|       four days; I have loved him four years. I therefore may hesitate
217 58|           now be watched! ~Toward four o'clock in the morning the
218 58|           boat appeared, rowed by four men. ~The boat approached
219 58|            and row quickly." ~The four men bent to their oars,
220 58|  advancing with all the speed its four rowers could give it, Felton
221 60|          part of the escort. ~The four young men heard the news
222 60|      about Marie Michon among the four Musketeers, who besides
223 60|         relaxation; but the other four cursed it heartily. D'Artagnan,
224 60|          distribute furloughs for four days, on condition that
225 60|          the Bastille. ~The first four furloughs granted, as may
226 60|          be imagined, were to our four friends. Still further,
227 60|      Treville six days instead of four, and introduced into these
228 60|           We can therefore use up four horses as well as one. But
229 60|         you had only to deal with four men, d'Artagnan, I would
230 60|         to do with that woman! We four will go; and I hope to God
231 60|         hope to God that with our four lackeys we may be in sufficient
232 60|      friends, to horse!" ~And the four friends flew at a gallop
233 61|         have been traveling these four days, as you told me yourself.
234 62|    Dovecot was overheard by these four men; tell him that after
235 62|         tell him that among these four men two only are to be feared--
236 62|       himself about." ~"But these four men must be now at the siege
237 62|          me to believe that these four men, on the contrary, are
238 62|         cardinal overheard by the four Musketeers; Lord de Winter
239 62|          by inspiring fear in the four Musketeers had given fresh
240 63|        best avenge herself on the four friends. She would not be
241 63|           a gallop. Then three or four shots were fired. ~"For
242 63|         Comtesse de Winter." ~The four friends uttered one and
243 64|         perceived that there were four different roads from Bethune
244 64|           most intelligent of the four, was to follow that by which
245 64|           had gone upon which the four friends had fired, and which
246 64|       knew Milady perfectly. ~All four were to meet the next day
247 64|           serve as a guide to the four friends. These arrangements
248 64|           finger; but arriving at four crossroads, he stopped again,
249 64|            Lord de Winter and the four friends repaired to the
250 64|           is still wanting." ~The four horsemen looked round them
251 65|        man in the red cloak. ~The four lackeys guarded the door
252 66|          head, tied all up by the four corners, lifted it on his
253 66|          Three days afterward the four Musketeers were in Paris;
254 67|          was profoundly dull. Our four friends, in particular,
255 67|          king to his quarters the four friends either retired to
256 67|           fly the magpie, and the four friends, according to their
257 67|           into the room where the four Musketeers were sitting. ~"
258 67|  completely at the mercy of these four men. ~"Gentlemen," said