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1  He inquired what was the will of his persevering visitor.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 3 THE AUDIENCE
2  You know what Athos told you the other day; you eat at everybody's mess.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 2 THE ANTECHAMBER OF M. DE TREVILLE
3  de Treville did not return, went away very uneasy as to what was going to happen.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 6 HIS MAJESTY KING LOUIS XIII
4  We have already observed with what rapidity d'Artagnan seized the expression of a countenance.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 1 THE THREE PRESENTS OF D'ARTAGNAN THE ELDER
5  Unfortunately Porthos knew nothing of the life of his silent companion but what revealed itself.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 7 THE INTERIOR* OF THE MUSKETEERS
6  Monsieur, what I say to you about the matter," said Aramis, "is not for the sake of seeking a quarrel.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 4 THE SHOULDER OF ATHOS, THE BALDRIC OF PORTHOS AND THE HANDKERCHIEF OF ARAMIS
7  Ah, don't be angry, I beg of you, that would be useless; you know what is agreed upon between you, Athos and me.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 2 THE ANTECHAMBER OF M. DE TREVILLE
8  I saw him today for the first time, and he can tell you on what occasion; he came to demand the rent of my lodging.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 9 D'ARTAGNAN SHOWS HIMSELF
9  de Treville's courtiers, and this his first appearance in that place, he was at length noticed, and somebody came and asked him what he wanted.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 2 THE ANTECHAMBER OF M. DE TREVILLE
10  In fact, fortune changed; and as the king began to lose what he had won, he was not sorry to find an excuse for playing Charlemagne--if we may use a gaming phrase of whose origin we confess our ignorance.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 6 HIS MAJESTY KING LOUIS XIII
11  Planchet, by way of dessert, would have liked to hear the conversation; but the citizen declared to d'Artagnan that, what he had to say being important and confidential, he desired to be left alone with him.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 8 CONCERNING A COURT INTRIGUE
12  As perhaps our readers are not familiar with the slang of the Rue de Jerusalem, and as it is fifteen years since we applied this word for the first time to this thing, allow us to explain to them what is a mousetrap.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 10 A MOUSETRAP IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
13  Athos invited d'Artagnan to follow them; and although ignorant of the game, which he had never played, he accepted, not knowing what to do with his time from nine o'clock in the morning, as it then scarcely was, till twelve.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 6 HIS MAJESTY KING LOUIS XIII
14  They understood, then, from the few words which escaped from d'Artagnan, what affair was in hand, and as they thought that overtaking his man, or losing sight of him, d'Artagnan would return to his rooms, they kept on their way.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 8 CONCERNING A COURT INTRIGUE
15  Porthos made a thousand flourishes, asking Bicarat what o'clock it could be, and offering him his compliments upon his brother's having just obtained a company in the regiment of Navarre; but, jest as he might, he gained nothing.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 5 THE KING'S MUSKETEERS AND THE CARDINAL'S GUARDS
16  Sometimes, Grimaud, who feared his master as he did fire, while entertaining a strong attachment to his person and a great veneration for his talents, believed he perfectly understood what he wanted, flew to execute the order received, and did precisely the contrary.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 7 THE INTERIOR* OF THE MUSKETEERS
17  Ten curious heads were glued to the tapestry and became pale with fury; for their ears, closely applied to the door, did not lose a syllable of what he said, while their mouths repeated as he went on, the insulting expressions of the captain to all the people in the antechamber.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 3 THE AUDIENCE
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