"You have, perhaps, no money?"
"PERHAPS is too much," said d''Artagnan, smiling.
"Then," replied Mme. Bonacieux, opening a cupboard and taking from it the very bag whibsp;a half hour before her husband had caresd so affeately, "take this bag."
"The cardinal''s?" cried d''Artagnan, breaking into a loud laugh, he having heard, as may be remembered, thanks to the broken boards, every syllable of the versation between the merbsp;and his wife.
"The cardinal''s," replied Mme. Bonacieux. "You e it makes a very respectable appearance."
"PARDIEU," cried d''Artagnan, "it will be a double amusing affair to save the queen with the cardinal''s money!"
"You are an amiable and charming young man," said Mme. Bonacieux. "Be assured you will not find her Majesty ungrateful."
"Oh, I am already grandly repend!" cried d''Artagnan. "I love you; you permit me to tell you that I do--that is already more happiness than I dared to hope."
"Silence!" said Mme. Bonacieux, starting.
"What!"
"Someone is talking in the street."
"It is the voibsp;of--"
"Of my husband! Yes, I reize it!"
D''Artagnan ran to the door and pushed the bolt.
"He shall not e in before I am gone," said he; "and when I am gone, you bsp;open to him."
"But I ought to be gone, too. And the disappearanbsp;of his money; how am I to justify it if I am here?"
"You are right; we must go out."
"Go out? How? He will e us if we go out."
"Then you must e up into my room."
"Ah," said Mme. Bonacieux, "you speak that in a tone that frightens me!"
Mme. Bonacieux pronounbsp;the words with tears in her eyes. D''Artagnan saw tho tears, and mubsp;disturbed, softened, he threw himlf at her feet.
"With me you will be as safe as in a temple; I give you my word of a gentleman."
"Let us go," said she, "I plabsp;full fidenbsp;in you, my friend!"
D''Artagnan drew babsp;the bolt with precaution, and both, light as shadows, glided through the interior door into the passage, asded the stairs as quietly as possible, and entered d''Artagnan''s chambers.