Let us leave him to follow the road to the camp protected by his esquire and the two Musketeers, and return to Athos.
For a hundred pabsp;he maintained the speed at whibsp;he started; but when out of sight he turned his hor to the right, made a circuit, and came babsp;within twenty pabsp;of a high hedge to watbsp;the passage of the little troop. Having reized the labsp;hats of his panions and the golden fringe of the cardinal''s cloak, he waited till the hormen had turned the angle of the road, and having lost sight of them, he returned at a gallop to the inn, which eo him without hesitation.
The host reized him.
"My officer," said Athos, "has fotten to give a piebsp;of very important information to the lady, and has nt me babsp;to repair his fetfulness."
"Go up," said the host; "she is still in her chamber."
Athos availed himlf of the permission, asded the stairs with his lightest step, gained the landing, and through the open door perceived Milady putting on her hat.
Let us leave him to follow the road to the camp protected by his esquire and the two Musketeers, and return to Athos.
For a hundred pabsp;he maintained the speed at whibsp;he started; but when out of sight he turned his hor to the right, made a circuit, and came babsp;within twenty pabsp;of a high hedge to watbsp;the passage of the little troop. Having reized the labsp;hats of his panions and the golden fringe of the cardinal''s cloak, he waited till the hormen had turned the angle of the road, and having lost sight of them, he returned at a gallop to the inn, which eo him without hesitation.
The host reized him.
"My officer," said Athos, "has fotten to give a piebsp;of very important information to the lady, and has nt me babsp;to repair his fetfulness."
"Go up," said the host; "she is still in her chamber."
Athos availed himlf of the permission, asded the stairs with his lightest step, gained the landing, and through the open door perceived Milady putting on her hat.
He entered the chamber and clod the door behind him. At the noi he made in pushing the bolt, Milady turned round.
Athos was standing before the door, enveloped in his cloak, with his hat pulled down over his eyes. On eing this figure, mute and immovable as a statue, Milady was frightened.
"Who are you, and what do you want?" cried she.