“Well, then,” said Groslow, “bring them with you.”
“But really——” said D’Artagnan.
“I have eight men on guard, you know. Four of them can guard the king and the other four your prisoners. I’ll manage it somehow, you will see.”
“But,” said D’Artagnan, “now I think of it—what is to prevent our beginning to-night?”
“Nothing at all,” said Groslow.
“Just so. Come to us this evening and to-morrow we’ll return your visit.”
“Capital! This evening with you, to-morrow at Stuart’s, the next day with me.”
“You see, that with a little forethought one can lead a merry life anywhere and everywhere,” said D’Artagnan.
“Yes, with Frenchmen, and Frenchmen like you.”
“And Monsieur du Vallon,” added the other. “You will see what a fellow he is; a man who nearly killed Mazarin between two doors. They employ him because they are afraid of him. Ah, there he is calling me now. You’ll excuse me, I know.”