1 D'Artagnan could not restrain a smile.
2 Athos wished to restrain him, but it was too late.
3 D'Artagnan was on the point of telling Athos all; but one consideration restrained him.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In 34 IN WHICH THE EQUIPMENT OF ARAMIS AND PORTHOS IS TREATED OF 4 He would not have risked more if he had said twenty thousand; but a certain juvenile modesty restrained him.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In 1 THE THREE PRESENTS OF D'ARTAGNAN THE ELDER 5 It was this fear that restrained him, so powerful is the influence of a truly great character on all that surrounds it.
6 In spite of his prudence, d'Artagnan restrained himself with great difficulty from taking a part in the scene that was going on below.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In 10 A MOUSETRAP IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY 7 A terrible inclination seized d'Artagnan to grasp the mercer by the throat and strangle him; but, as we have said, he was a very prudent youth, and he restrained himself.
8 Every minute Athos was forced to restrain d'Artagnan, constantly in advance of the little troop, and to beg him to keep in the line, which in an instant he again departed from.
9 Bonacieux looked at the young man, restrained for a minute by a last hesitation; but there was such an ardor in his eyes, such persuasion in his voice, that she felt herself constrained to confide in him.
10 Coquenard, she could not restrain her tears; but no evil impressions were taken from her grief as she was known to be very much attached to her relatives, about whom she was constantly having serious disputes with her husband.
11 D'Artagnan felt a strong inclination to embrace Planchet as he had embraced him on his departure; but he feared lest this mark of affection, bestowed upon his lackey in the open street, might appear extraordinary to passers-by, and he restrained himself.
12 Now, we must have badly painted the character of our adventure seeker, or our readers must have already perceived that d'Artagnan was not an ordinary man; therefore, while repeating to himself that his death was inevitable, he did not make up his mind to die quietly, as one less courageous and less restrained might have done in his place.
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