The latter rose from the front of the window, upon the sill of which he had leaned with his elbow, and knitted his brow like a man disquieted.
"The devil!" murmured he, between his teeth.

"Can Treville have set this Gascon upon me?
He is very young; but a sword thrust is a sword thrust, whatever be the age of him who gives it, and a youth is less to be suspected than an older man," and the stranger fell into a reverie which lasted some minutes.

"A weak obstacle is sometimes sufficient to overthrow a great design.
"Host," said he, "could you not contrive to get rid of this frantic boy for me?
In conscience, I cannot kill him; and yet," added he, with a coldly menacing expression, "he annoys me.

Where is he ?" "In my wife's chamber, on the first flight, where they are dressing his wounds." "His things and his bag are with him?
Has he taken off his doublet ?" "On the contrary, everything is in the kitchen.

But if he annoys you, this young fool--" "To be sure he does.