That evening M. De Treville announced the good news to the three musketeers and to D'Artagnan, and invited them all to breakfast the following day.
D'Artagnan was nearly beside himself with joy. As we know, it had been the dream of his life to be a musketeer.
THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK
From 'The Viscount of Bragelonne'
[Dumas adopts the theory that the Man in the Iron Mask was the suppressed twin brother of Louis XIV.]
"What is all this noise?" asked Philippe, turning towards the door of the concealed staircase. And as he spoke a voice was heard saying, "This way, this way. Still a few steps, sire."
"It is M. Fouquet's voice," said D'Artagnan, who was standing near the Queen Mother.
"Then M. D'Herblay will not be far off," added Philippe; but little did he expect to see the person who actually entered.