"One moment, my lambs," said D'Artagnan; "if there are profits, there are also charges." "Oh! oh!" murmured they.
"We are about to find ourselves, my friends, in a position which would not be tenable for people without brains.

I speak plainly; we are between the gallows and the Bastile." "Oh! Oh!" said the chorus.
"That is easily understood.

It was necessary to explain to General Monk the disappearance of his treasurer.

I waited, for that purpose, till the unhoped-for moment of the restoration of King Charles II., who is one of my friends." This army exchanged a glance of satisfaction in reply to the sufficiently proud look of D'Artagnan.

"The king being restored, I restored to Monk his man of business, a little plucked, it is true, but, in short, I restored him.