You, Porthos, will fire when they are close.

We shall have brought down, at the lowest computation, eight, before the others are aware of anything--that is certain; then all, there are five of us, will dispatch the other eight, knife in hand." "And poor Biscarrat ?" said Porthos.
Aramis reflected a moment--"Biscarrat first," replied he, coolly.

"He knows us.".