D’Artagnan would have remonstrated at this; but Athos put his hand upon his shoulder, with a smile, and d’Artagnan understood that it was all very well for such a little Gascon gentleman as himself to drive a bargain, but not for a man who had the bearing of a prince.
D'Artagnan voulait bien là-dessus faire ses observations, mais Athos lui posait la main sur l'épaule en souriant, et d'Artagnan comprenait que c'était bon pour lui, petit gentilhomme gascon, de marchander, mais non pour un homme qui avait les airs d'un prince.