D'Artagnan, the King Maker — page 312: what you’re looking at

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The Last Card. 293 cling to my fortunes a little, Squire Porthos, and you will see that nothing so meetly rounded off my assumption of majesty as my laying it off.” “Well, what is a squire’s bounden duty but to obey his lord?” ‘Porthos, you may remember, some five or six years ago, that a craze overran Paris ‘i : “There is always a craze running over Paris; de- ne 99 “A cunning knave filled one part of an hourglass with wine and, bidding you take it in your hand, professed to tell by the red fluid mounting into the upper and vacant cup, how prone you were to the tender passion 4 “The heat of the hand ss ‘““Made the spirit rise. Porthos, I always said that a profound metaphysician was prevented in your taking to arms 4 “That is odd! At the age of sixteen, I was seized with growing pains which threatened my stature would be colossal—otherwise, my mother would have had me study for the medical art at Rheims University 2) “You revivify me by good counsel and good-humor. This love-meter, as the rogue styled it, by which one pretended to tell the loveableness of the holder, was use- less. For my part, I study the progress of a passion by the countenance.” “For the most part, man does bear his disposition there —you are right.” “So, studying Master Diego, the trainband sergeant, I foretell that disloyalty rises as this muddle thickens. When he seized me, oh! with all the courtesy of his race, he was lukewarm; this morning, he was melting.” “And to-night ?” “We shall see what he is by noon. By eve he will be a cream curd.” “T should like to witness the churning of Master Diego.” “Hist! he comes, I think.” “Halloa! they have allowed you your sword.” “They took the royal one, but the old one—ah, I like it! Where is your Balizarde, by the same token ?” “To my regret, I had to bury him in the rushes when EOPMIE MOORS (EO) im