Meantime d’Artagnan had thrown himself upon the other soldier, attacking him with his sword. The conflict was not long; the wretch had nothing to defend himself with but his discharged arquebus. The sword of the Guardsman slipped along the barrel of the now-useless weapon, and passed through the thigh of the assassin, who fell.
Pendant ce temps, d'Artagnan s'était jeté sur le second soldat, l'attaquant avec son épée; la lutte ne fut pas longue, ce misérable n'avait pour se défendre que son arquebuse déchargée; l'épée du garde glissa contre le canon de l'arme devenue inutile et alla traverser la cuisse de l'assassin, qui tomba.