Chapter XLVI.

The Son of Biscarrat.
The Bretons of the Isle were very proud of this victory; Aramis did not encourage them in the feeling.
"What will happen," said he to Porthos, when everybody was gone home, "will be that the anger of the king will be roused by the account of the resistance; and that these brave people will be decimated or shot when they are taken, which cannot fail to take place." "From which it results, then," said Porthos, "that what we have done is of not the slightest use." "For the moment it may be," replied the bishop, "for we have a prisoner from whom we shall learn what our enemies are preparing to do." "Yes, let us interrogate the prisoner," said Porthos, "and the means of making him speak are very simple.

We are going to supper; we will invite him to join us; as he drinks he will talk." This was done.

The officer was at first rather uneasy, but became reassured on seeing what sort of men he had to deal with.

He gave, without having any fear of compromising himself, all the details imaginable of the resignation and departure of D'Artagnan.