I neither refuse nor accept: I reserve myself--I wait." Athos knew Monk to be too well informed of all concerning Charles to venture to urge the discussion further; it was neither the time nor the place.

"My lord," then said he, "I have nothing to do but to thank you." "And why, monsieur?
Because you have formed a correct opinion of me, or because I have acted according to your judgment?
Is that, in truth, worthy of thanks?
This gold which you are about to carry to Charles will serve me as a test for him, by seeing the use he will make of it.

I shall have an opinion which now I have not." "And yet does not your honor fear to compromise yourself by allowing such a sum to be carried away for the service of your enemy ?" "My enemy, say you?
Eh, monsieur, I have no enemies.

I am in the service of the parliament, which orders me to fight General Lambert and Charles Stuart--its enemies, and not mine.

I fight them.