And yet you divined me yonder ?" "Oh! yes.
"And Porthos, too ?" "I did not divine that Aramis was an engineer.

I was only able to divine that Porthos might have become one.

There is a saying, one becomes an orator, one is born a poet; but it has never been said, one is born Porthos, and one becomes an engineer." "Your wit is always amusing," said Aramis coldly.

"Well, then, I will go on ?" "Do so." "When you found out our secret, you made all the haste you could to communicate it to the king." "I certainly made as much haste as I could, since I saw that you were making still more.

When a man weighing 258 pounds, as Porthos does, rides post; when a gouty prelate--I beg your pardon, but you told me you were so--when a prelate scours along the road; I naturally suppose that my two friends, who did not wish to be communicative with me, had certain matters of the highest importance to conceal from me, and so I made as much haste as my leanness and the absence of gout would allow." "Did it not occur to you, my dear friend, that you might be rendering Porthos and myself a very sad service ?" "Yes; I thought it not unlikely; but you and Porthos made me play a very ridiculous part at Belle-Isle." "I beg your pardon," said Aramis.
"Excuse me," said D'Artagnan.
"So that," pursued Aramis, "you now know everything ?" "No, indeed." "You know I was obliged to inform M.Fouquet of what had happened, in order that he might anticipate what you might have to tell the king ?" "That is rather obscure." "Not at all; M.Fouquet has his enemies--you will admit that, I suppose." "Certainly." "And one in particular." "A dangerous one ?" "A mortal enemy.