D’Artagnan was over him at a bound, and said to the Englishman, pointing his sword to his throat, "I could kill you, my Lord, you are completely in my hands; but I spare your life for the sake of your sister."
D’Artagnan was in één sprong op hem: „Mijnheer, ik zou u kunnen dooden, want gij zijt in mijn macht; maar ik schenk u, uit liefde voor uw zuster, het leven.”