And thereupon he rose from his sack of Indian corn, stretching himself, and making all his bones crack, one after the other, with a sort of harmony.
"Planchet! Planchet!" exclaimed D'Artagnan, "I do declare that there is no sybarite upon the face of the globe who can for a moment be compared to you.

Oh, Planchet, it is very clear that we have never yet eaten a ton of salt together." "Why so, monsieur ?" "Because, even now I can scarcely say I know you," said D'Artagnan, "and because, in point of fact, I return to the opinion which, for a moment, I had formed of you that day at Boulogne, when you strangled, or did so as nearly as possible, M.de Wardes's valet, Lubin; in plain language, Planchet, that you are a man of great resources." Planchet began to laugh with a laugh full of self-conceit; bade the musketeer good-night, and went down to his back shop, which he used as a bedroom.

D'Artagnan resumed his original position upon his chair, and his brow, which had been unruffled for a moment, became more pensive than ever.

He had already forgotten the whims and dreams of Planchet.
"Yes," said he, taking up again the thread of his thoughts, which had been broken by the whimsical conversation in which we have just permitted our readers to participate.

"Yes, yes, those three points include everything: First, to ascertain what Baisemeaux wanted with Aramis; secondly, to learn why Aramis does not let me hear from him; and thirdly, to ascertain where Porthos is.