HoweverbrillianthadbeenthepartplayedbyPorthosintheduel, ithadnotmadehimforgetthedinneroftheprocurator'swife.
OnthemorrowhereceivedthelasttouchesofMousqueton'sbrushforanhour, andtookhiswaytowardtheRueauxOurswiththestepsofamanwhowasdoublyinfavorwithfortune.
Hisheartbeat, butnotliked'Artagnan'; , toclimbthoseunknownstairsbywhich, onebyone, —acofferlonganddeep, locked, bolted, fastenedinthewall; acofferofwhichhehadsooftenheard, andwhichthehands—alittlewrinkled, itistrue, butstillnotwithoutelegance—oftheprocurator'swifewereabouttoopentohisadmiringlooks.
Andthenhe—awandererontheearth, amanwithoutfortune, amanwithoutfamily, asoldieraccustomedtoinns, cabarets, taverns, andrestaurants, aloverofwineforcedtodependuponchancetreats—wasabouttopartakeoffamilymeals, toenjoythepleasuresofacomfortableestablishment, andtogivehimselfuptothoselittleattentionswhich "theharderoneis, themoretheyplease," asoldsoldierssay.
Tocomeinthecapacityofacousin, andseathimselfeverydayatagoodtable; tosmooththeyellow, wrinkledbrowoftheoldprocurator; toplucktheclerksalittlebyteachingthemBASSETTE, PASSE-DIX, andLANSQUENET, intheirutmostnicety, andwinningfromthem, bywayoffeeforthelessonhewouldgivetheminanhour, theirsavingsofamonth—allthiswasenormouslydelightfultoPorthos.
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