Athos rose, walked toward his friend with a slow and solemn step, embraced him tenderly, and as he burst into violent sobs, he said to him with his noble and persuasive voice, "Friend, be a man!
Athos felállt, lassan, ünnepélyesen odament, gyengéden átölelte a fiatalembert, s amikor az felzokogott, nemes, meggyőző hangján így csitította: