Mounted on an excellent horse, which he was to leave at the end of twenty leagues in order to take the post, Planchet set off at a gallop, his spirits a little depressed by the triple promise made him by the Musketeers, but otherwise as light-hearted as possible.
Azzal Planchet felpattant tüzes lovára, elvágtatott, és meg sem állt, míg húsz mérföldre onnan el nem ért a postaállomásra. Kissé nyomasztotta ugyan a testőrök három ígérete, de különben semmi sem zavarta kitűnő hangulatát.