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.
Eközben D'Artagnan kardjával megtámadta a másikat; a küzdelem nem tartott sokáig, a nyomorult csupán kilőtt szakállas puskájával védekezhetett, a gárdista kardja lesiklott az immár hasznavehetetlen lőfegyver csövén, és átdöfte a gyilkos combját; az nyomban leroskadt.