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1  de Treville's tone of voice, that he was very angry about something.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 3 THE AUDIENCE
2  "Well, then, let us talk about it, since you desire it," replied Aramis, patiently.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 2 THE ANTECHAMBER OF M. DE TREVILLE
3  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
4  Sure of being killed by Athos, it may easily be understood that the young man was not very uneasy about Porthos.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 4 THE SHOULDER OF ATHOS, THE BALDRIC OF PORTHOS AND THE HANDKERCHIEF OF ARAMIS
5  As he was about to pass, the wind blew out Porthos's long cloak, and d'Artagnan rushed straight into the middle of it.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 4 THE SHOULDER OF ATHOS, THE BALDRIC OF PORTHOS AND THE HANDKERCHIEF OF ARAMIS
6  You are about to swear upon your honor and I upon my word, and then it will be pretty evident that one of us will have lied.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 4 THE SHOULDER OF ATHOS, THE BALDRIC OF PORTHOS AND THE HANDKERCHIEF OF ARAMIS
7  They continued to admire it, but said no more about it; and with a rapid change of thought, the conversation passed suddenly to another subject.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 2 THE ANTECHAMBER OF M. DE TREVILLE
8  On the landing they were no longer fighting, but amused themselves with stories about women, and in the antechamber, with stories about the court.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 2 THE ANTECHAMBER OF M. DE TREVILLE
9  The stranger was about to reply; but at the moment he opened his mouth, d'Artagnan, who had heard all, precipitated himself over the threshold of the door.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 1 THE THREE PRESENTS OF D'ARTAGNAN THE ELDER
10  He was a stout man, of about two- or three-and-twenty, with an open, ingenuous countenance, a black, mild eye, and cheeks rosy and downy as an autumn peach.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 2 THE ANTECHAMBER OF M. DE TREVILLE
11  Thus d'Artagnan entered Paris on foot, carrying his little packet under his arm, and walked about till he found an apartment to be let on terms suited to the scantiness of his means.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 1 THE THREE PRESENTS OF D'ARTAGNAN THE ELDER
12  When d'Artagnan arrived in sight of the bare spot of ground which extended along the foot of the monastery, Athos had been waiting about five minutes, and twelve o'clock was striking.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 5 THE KING'S MUSKETEERS AND THE CARDINAL'S GUARDS
13  I was about to say to these gentlemen," added he, "that I forbid my Musketeers to expose their lives needlessly; for brave men are very dear to the king, and the king knows that his Musketeers are the bravest on the earth.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 3 THE AUDIENCE
14  Hence, it resulted when d'Artagnan proceeded to draw his sword in earnest, he found himself purely and simply armed with a stump of a sword about eight or ten inches in length, which the host had carefully placed in the scabbard.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 1 THE THREE PRESENTS OF D'ARTAGNAN THE ELDER
15  de Treville was about to reprehend this breach of the rules of etiquette, when he felt the hand of Athos, who had rallied all his energies to contend against pain, at length overcome by it, fell upon the floor as if he were dead.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 3 THE AUDIENCE
16  My son," said the old Gascon gentleman, in that pure Bearn PATOIS of which Henry IV could never rid himself, "this horse was born in the house of your father about thirteen years ago, and has remained in it ever since, which ought to make you love it.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 1 THE THREE PRESENTS OF D'ARTAGNAN THE ELDER
17  Unfortunately, the qualities of this horse were so well concealed under his strange-colored hide and his unaccountable gait, that at a time when everybody was a connoisseur in horseflesh, the appearance of the aforesaid pony at Meung--which place he had entered about a quarter of an hour before, by the gate of Beaugency--produced an unfavorable feeling, which extended to his rider.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 1 THE THREE PRESENTS OF D'ARTAGNAN THE ELDER
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