"And what guarantee will you give me," asked she, "if I t to fide this message to you?"
"My love for you. Speak! and! What is to be done?"
"My God, my God!" murmured the young woman, "ought I to fide subsp;a cret to you, monsieur? You are almost a boy."
"I e that you require someone to answer for me?"
"I admit that would reassure me greatly."
"Do you know Athos?"
"No."
"Porthos?"
"No."
"Aramis?"
"No. Who are the gentleman?"
"Three of the king''s Musketeers. Do you know Monsieur de Treville, their captain?"
"Oh, yes, him! I know him; not personally, but from having heard the queen speak of him more than onbsp;as a brave and loyal gentleman."
"You do not fear lest he should betray you to the cardinal?"
"Oh, no, certainly not!"
"Well, reveal your cret to him, and ask him whether, however important, however valuable, however terrible it may be, you may not fide it to me."
"But this cret is not mine, and I ot reveal it in this manner."
"You were about to fide it to Monsieur Bonacieux," said d''Artagnan, with chagrin.
"And what guarantee will you give me," asked she, "if I t to fide this message to you?"
"My love for you. Speak! and! What is to be done?"
"My God, my God!" murmured the young woman, "ought I to fide subsp;a cret to you, monsieur? You are almost a boy."
"I e that you require someone to answer for me?"
"I admit that would reassure me greatly."
"Do you know Athos?"
"No."
"Porthos?"
"No."
"Aramis?"
"No. Who are the gentleman?"
"Three of the king''s Musketeers. Do you know Monsieur de Treville, their captain?"
"Oh, yes, him! I know him; not personally, but from having heard the queen speak of him more than onbsp;as a brave and loyal gentleman."
"You do not fear lest he should betray you to the cardinal?"
"Oh, no, certainly not!"
"Well, reveal your cret to him, and ask him whether, however important, however valuable, however terrible it may be, you may not fide it to me."
"But this cret is not mine, and I ot reveal it in this manner."
"You were about to fide it to Monsieur Bonacieux," said d''Artagnan, with chagrin.