1 They heard the horsemen pass under the windows.
2 The four horsemen looked round them with astonishment, for they sought vainly in their minds to know who this other person could be.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In 64 THE MAN IN THE RED CLOAK 3 All at once, at the turning of the road she saw the glitter of laced hats and the waving of feathers; she counted two, then five, then eight horsemen.
4 He sprang into his saddle; the lackey took his place by the coachman; the carriage went off at a quick pace, escorted by the three horsemen, and all was over.
5 The storm increased, the flashes succeeded one another more rapidly, the thunder began to growl, and the wind, the precursor of a hurricane, whistled in the plumes and the hair of the horsemen.
6 In an instant, and as the moon broke from behind a cloud, they saw at a turning of the road two horsemen who, on perceiving them, stopped in their turn, appearing to deliberate whether they should continue their route or go back.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In 43 THE SIGN OF THE RED DOVECOT 7 Having recognized the laced hats of his companions and the golden fringe of the cardinal's cloak, he waited till the horsemen had turned the angle of the road, and having lost sight of them, he returned at a gallop to the inn, which was opened to him without hesitation.