His conduct toward Milady bore a strong resemblance to treachery, and he was very suspicious of the political relations which existed between that woman and the cardinal. Still further, de Wardes, whom he had treated so ill, was one of the tools of his Eminence; and d’Artagnan knew that while his Eminence was terrible to his enemies, he was strongly attached to his friends.
Amit miladyvel tett, az nem sokban különbözött a becstelenségtől, és gyanította, hogy az asszony politikai kapcsolatban áll a bíborossal; ráadásul Wardes, akit oly csúnyán helybenhagyott, szintén Őeminenciája embere, D'Artagnan pedig tudta, hogy a bíboros éppoly erős támasza barátainak, mint amilyen félelmetes ellenfele ellenségeinek.