Take the stairs on your right; go up the first flight and knock at Number One.

Only warn him that it is you." "Why should I do that ?" "Because, monsieur, some mischief might happen to you." "Of what kind, in the name of wonder ?" "Monsieur Porthos may imagine you belong to the house, and in a fit of passion might run his sword through you or blow out your brains." "What have you done to him, then ?" "We have asked him for money." "The devil! Ah, I can understand that.

It is a demand that Porthos takes very ill when he is not in funds; but I know he must be so at present." "We thought so, too, monsieur.

As our house is carried on very regularly, and we make out our bills every week, at the end of eight days we presented our account; but it appeared we had chosen an unlucky moment, for at the first word on the subject, he sent us to all the devils.

It is true he had been playing the day before." "Playing the day before! And with whom ?" "Lord, who can say, monsieur?
With some gentleman who was traveling this way, to whom he proposed a game of LANSQUENET." "That's it, then, and the foolish fellow lost all he had ?" "Even to his horse, monsieur; for when the gentleman was about to set out, we perceived that his lackey was saddling Monsieur Porthos's horse, as well as his master's.