"And I saw 'Seldon' in letters as large as that," and Baisemeaux held up his finger.
"And I read 'Marchiali,' in characters as large as this," said Aramis, also holding up two fingers.
"To the proof; let us throw a light on the matter," said Baisemeaux, confident he was right. "There is the paper, you have only to read it."
"I read 'Marchiali,'" returned Aramis, spreading out the paper. "Look."
Baisemeaux looked, and his arms dropped suddenly. "Yes, yes," he said, quite overwhelmed; "yes, Marchiali. 'Tis plainly written Marchiali! Quite true!"
"Ah!"
"How? the man of whom we have talked so much? The man whom they are every day telling me to take such care of?"
"There is 'Marchiali,'" repeated the inflexible Aramis.
"I must own it, monseigneur. But I understand absolutely nothing about it."
"You believe your eyes, at any rate."