If the Musketeers did not appear, things were to go on as had been agreed; Mme. Bonacieux was to get into the carriage as if to bid her adieu, and she was to take away Mme. Bonacieux.
Si les mousquetaires ne paraissaient pas, les choses allaient comme il était convenu: Mme Bonacieux montait dans la voiture sous prétexte de lui dire adieu et Milady enlevait Mme Bonacieux.