"Well, my Captain," said Porthos, quite beside himself, "the truth is that we were six against six. But we were not captured by fair means; and before we had time to draw our swords, two of our party were dead, and Athos, grievously wounded, was very little better. For you know Athos.
«Eh bien, mon capitaine, dit Porthos hors de lui, la vérité est que nous étions six contre six, mais nous avons été pris en traître, et avant que nous eussions eu le temps de tirer nos épées, deux d'entre nous étaient tombés morts, et Athos, blessé grièvement, ne valait guère mieux.