“On the contrary, I will proclaim it aloud.”
“If you do so, I shall be compelled to request you to be silent.”
“Very good! Violence towards me, and in my own house, too.”
“We do not seem to understand one another at all. Stay a moment; there is a chess-board there; we will have a game, if you have no objections.”
“Monsieur d’Artagnan, I am in disgrace, then?”
“Not at all; but—”
“I am prohibited, I suppose, from withdrawing from your sight.”
“I do not understand a word you are saying, monseigneur; and if you wish me to withdraw, tell me so.”
“My dear Monsieur d’Artagnan, your mode of action is enough to drive me mad; I was almost sinking for want of sleep, but you have completely awakened me.”
“I shall never forgive myself, I am sure; and if you wish to reconcile me with myself, why, go to sleep in your bed in my presence; and I shall be delighted.”