Then, as they had been accustomed to do, they had recourse to M. de Treville, who made some advances on their pay; but these advances could not go far with three Musketeers who were already much in arrears and a Guardsman who as yet had no pay at all.
On eut alors, comme d'habitude, recours à M. de Tréville, qui fit quelques avances sur la solde; mais ces avances ne pouvaient conduire bien loin trois mousquetaires qui avaient déjà force comptes arriérés, et un garde qui n'en avait pas encore.