Only you must allow yourself to be measured!" "Ah!" said Porthos, with a sigh, "'tis vexatious, but what would you have me do ?" "Do?
As others do; as the king does." "What! do they measure the king, too?
does he put up with it ?" "The king is a beau, my good friend, and so are you, too, whatever you may say about it." Porthos smiled triumphantly.

"Let us go to the king's tailor," he said; "and since he measures the king, I think, by my faith, I may do worse than allow him to measure _me!_".