Athos looked at him with a fixed but tranquil expression.
"You would be wrong not to believe me," said Raoul.

"I feel that I colored, and in spite of myself.

The question you did me the honor to ask me is of a nature to raise in me much emotion.

I color, then, because I am agitated, not because I meditate a falsehood." "I know, Raoul, you never lie." "No, monsieur." "Besides, my young friend, you would be wrong; what I wanted to say--" "I know quite well, monsieur.

You would ask me if I have not been to Blois ?" "Exactly so." "I have not been there; I have not even seen the person to whom you allude." Raoul's voice trembled as he pronounced these words.