He pounced on it like a falcon on its prey.

The envelope was certainly a little dusty, and rather crumpled, but at all events the letter itself was found again.

D'Artagnan observed that the broken seal attracted the soldier's attention a good deal, but he finished apparently by consoling himself, and returned the letter to his belt.

"Go on," said D'Artagnan, "I have plenty of time before me, so you may precede me.

It appears that Aramis is not at Paris, since Baisemeaux writes to Porthos.