CONTENTSAUTHOR’S PREFACEChapter I. THE THREE PRESENTS OF D’ARTAGNAN THE ELDERChapter II. THE ANTECHAMBER OF M. DE TRÉVILLEChapter III. THE AUDIENCEChapter IV. THE SHOULDER OF ATHOS, THE BALDRIC OF PORTHOS AND THE HANDKERCHIEF OF ARAMISChapter V. THE KING’S MUSKETEERS AND THE CARDINAL’S GUARDSChapter VI. HIS MAJESTY KING LOUIS XIII.Chapter VII. THE INTERIOR OF THE MUSKETEERSChapter VIII. CONCERNING A COURT INTRIGUEChapter IX. D’ARTAGNAN SHOWS HIMSELFChapter X. A MOUSETRAP IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURYChapter XI. IN WHICH THE PLOT THICKENSChapter XII. GEORGE VILLIERS, DUKE OF BUCKINGHAMChapter XIII. MONSIEUR BONACIEUXChapter XIV. THE MAN OF MEUNGChapter XV. MEN OF THE ROBE AND MEN OF THE SWORDChapter XVI. IN WHICH M. SÉGUIER, KEEPER OF THE SEALS, LOOKS MORE THAN ONCE FOR THE BELLChapter XVII. BONACIEUX AT HOMEChapter XVIII. LOVER AND HUSBANDChapter XIX. PLAN OF CAMPAIGNChapter XX. THE JOURNEYChapter XXI. THE COUNTESS DE WINTERChapter XXII. THE BALLET OF LA MERLAISONChapter XXIII. THE RENDEZVOUSChapter XXIV. THE PAVILIONChapter XXV. PORTHOSChapter XXVI. ARAMIS AND HIS THESISChapter XXVII. THE WIFE OF ATHOSChapter XXVIII. THE RETURNChapter XXIX. HUNTING FOR THE EQUIPMENTSChapter XXX. D’ARTAGNAN AND THE ENGLISHMANChapter XXXI. ENGLISH AND FRENCHChapter XXXII. A PROCURATOR’S DINNERChapter XXXIII. SOUBRETTE AND MISTRESSChapter XXXIV. IN WHICH THE EQUIPMENT OF ARAMIS AND PORTHOS IS TREATED OFChapter XXXV. A GASCON A MATCH FOR CUPIDChapter XXXVI. DREAM OF VENGEANCEChapter XXXVII. MILADY’S SECRETChapter XXXVIII. HOW, WITHOUT INCOMMODING HIMSELF, ATHOS PROCURES HIS EQUIPMENTChapter XXXIX. A VISIONChapter XL. A TERRIBLE VISIONChapter XLI. THE SIEGE OF LA ROCHELLEChapter XLII. THE ANJOU WINEChapter XLIII. THE SIGN OF THE RED DOVECOTChapter XLIV. THE UTILITY OF STOVEPIPESChapter XLV. A CONJUGAL SCENEChapter XLVI. THE BASTION SAINT-GERVAISChapter XLVII. THE COUNCIL OF THE MUSKETEERSChapter XLVIII. A FAMILY AFFAIRChapter XLIX. FATALITYChapter L. CHAT BETWEEN BROTHER AND SISTERChapter LI. OFFICERChapter LII. CAPTIVITY: THE FIRST DAYChapter LIII. CAPTIVITY: THE SECOND DAYChapter LIV. CAPTIVITY: THE THIRD DAYChapter LV. CAPTIVITY: THE FOURTH DAYChapter LVI. CAPTIVITY: THE FIFTH DAYChapter LVII. MEANS FOR CLASSICAL TRAGEDYChapter LVIII. ESCAPEChapter LIX. WHAT TOOK PLACE AT PORTSMOUTH AUGUST 23, 1628Chapter LX. IN FRANCEChapter LXI. THE CARMELITE CONVENT AT BÉTHUNEChapter LXII. TWO VARIETIES OF DEMONSChapter LXIII. THE DROP OF WATERChapter LXIV. THE MAN IN THE RED CLOAKChapter LXV. TRIALChapter LXVI. EXECUTIONChapter LXVII. CONCLUSIONEPILOGUE