The coffer once in the house, D'Artagnan dismissed his men with a gracious smile, saying, "Messieurs, you have rendered a great service to King Charles II., who in less than six weeks will be king of England.

Your gratification will then be doubled.

Return to the boat and wait for me." Upon which they departed with such shouts of joy as terrified even the dog himself.
D'Artagnan had caused the coffer to be brought as far as the king's ante-chamber.

He then, with great care, closed the door of this ante-chamber, after which he opened the coffer, and said to the general: "General, I have a thousand excuses to make to you; my manner of acting has not been worthy of such a man as you, I know very well; but I wished you to take me for the captain of a bark.

And then England is a very inconvenient country for transports.