He accused me of usury.

I begged him to repeat that word to me behind the boulevards.

He was an old guard, and he came: and I passed your sword through his left thigh." "Tu dieu! what a pretty sort of banker you make!" said D'Artagnan.
"For above thirteen per cent.

I fight," replied Planchet; "that is my character." "Take only twelve," said D'Artagnan, "and call the rest premium and brokerage." "You are right, monsieur; but to your business." "Ah! Planchet, it is very long and very hard to speak." "Do speak it, nevertheless." D'Artagnan twisted his mustache like a man embarrassed with the confidence he is about to make and mistrustful of his confidant.
"Is it an investment ?" asked Planchet.
"Why, yes." "At good profit ?" "A capital profit,--four hundred per cent., Planchet." Planchet gave such a blow with his fist upon the table, that the bottles bounded as if they had been frightened.
"Good heavens! is that possible ?" "I think it will be more," replied D'Artagnan coolly; "but I like to lay it at the lowest!" "The devil!" said Planchet, drawing nearer.

"Why monsieur, that is magnificent! Can one put much money in it ?" "Twenty thousand livres each, Planchet." "Why, that is all you have, monsieur.