It may be imagined that D’Artagnan listened to these details with increasing interest; before Grimaud had finished he rose without noise and putting his mouth to Aramis’s ear, and at the same time touching him on the shoulder to prevent a sudden movement:
“Chevalier,” he said, “get up and don’t make the least noise.”
Aramis awoke. D’Artagnan, pressing his hand, repeated his call. Aramis obeyed.
“Athos is near you,” said D’Artagnan; “warn him as I have warned you.”
Aramis easily aroused Athos, whose sleep was light, like that of all persons of a finely organized constitution. But there was more difficulty in arousing Porthos. He was beginning to ask full explanation of that breaking in on his sleep, which was very annoying to him, when D’Artagnan, instead of explaining, closed his mouth with his hand.
Then our Gascon, extending his arms, drew to him the heads of his three friends till they almost touched one another.
“Friends,” he said, “we must leave this craft at once or we are dead men.”
“Bah!” said Athos, “are you still afraid?”
“Do you know who is captain of this vessel?”
“No.”