On his part, M.d'Artagnan undertakes it to find twenty thousand livres, which he will join to the twenty thousand already laid down by the Sieur Planchet.

He will employ the said sum of forty thousand livres according to his judgment in an undertaking which is described below.

On the day when M.d'Artagnan shall have re-established, by whatever means, his majesty King Charles II.

upon the throne of England, he will pay into the hands of M.Planchet the sum of--" "The sum of a hundred and fifty thousand livres," said Planchet, innocently, perceiving that D'Artagnan hesitated.
"Oh, the devil, no!" said D'Artagnan, "the division cannot be made by half; that would not be just." "And yet, monsieur, we each lay down half," objected Planchet, timidly.
"Yes; but listen to this clause, my dear Planchet, and if you do not find if equitable in every respect when it is written, well, we can scratch it out again:--'Nevertheless, as M.d'Artagnan brings to the association, besides his capital of twenty thousand livres, his time, his idea, his industry, and his skin,--things which he appreciates strongly, particularly the last,--M.

d'Artagnan will keep, of the three hundred thousand livres, two hundred thousand livres for himself, which will make his share two-thirds." "Very well," said Planchet.
"Is it just ?" asked D'Artagnan.
"Perfectly just, monsieur." "And you will be contented with a hundred thousand livres ?" "_Peste!_ I think so.