Porthos and Aramis were so engaged with their game, and Athos was watching them with so much attention, that they did not even perceive their young companion go out, who, as he had told the Guardsman of his Eminence, stopped outside the door. An instant after, the Guardsman descended in his turn.
Porthos és Aramis annyira belemerült a játékba, Athos meg oly figyelmesen nézte őket, hogy észre sem vették, amikor fiatal cimborájuk eltávozott. D'Artagnan, amint Őeminenciája gárdistájával megbeszélte, a kapuban várt; egy perc múlva ellenfele is csatlakozott hozzá.