"I hope it does not exceed--" She stopped; speech failed her.
"Oh, no," said Porthos, "it does not exceed two thousand five hundred livres! I even think that with economy I could manage it with two thousand livres." "Good God!" cried she, "two thousand livres! Why, that is a fortune!" Porthos made a most significant grimace; Mme.Coquenard understood it.
"I wished to know the detail," said she, "because, having many relatives in business, I was almost sure of obtaining things at a hundred per cent less than you would pay yourself." "Ah, ah!" said Porthos, "that is what you meant to say!" "Yes, dear Monsieur Porthos.

Thus, for instance, don't you in the first place want a horse ?" "Yes, a horse." "Well, then! I can just suit you." "Ah!" said Porthos, brightening, "that's well as regards my horse; but I must have the appointments complete, as they include objects which a Musketeer alone can purchase, and which will not amount, besides, to more than three hundred livres." "Three hundred livres?
Then put down three hundred livres," said the procurator's wife, with a sigh.
Porthos smiled.

It may be remembered that he had the saddle which came from Buckingham.

These three hundred livres he reckoned upon putting snugly into his pocket.
"Then," continued he, "there is a horse for my lackey, and my valise.

As to my arms, it is useless to trouble you about them; I have them." "A horse for your lackey ?" resumed the procurator's wife, hesitatingly; "but that is doing things in lordly style, my friend." "Ah, madame!" said Porthos, haughtily; "do you take me for a beggar ?" "No; I only thought that a pretty mule makes sometimes as good an appearance as a horse, and it seemed to me that by getting a pretty mule for Mousqueton--" "Well, agreed for a pretty mule," said Porthos; "you are right, I have seen very great Spanish nobles whose whole suite were mounted on mules.
But then you understand, Madame Coquenard, a mule with feathers and bells." "Be satisfied," said the procurator's wife.
"There remains the valise," added Porthos.
"Oh, don't let that disturb you," cried Mme.Coquenard.