All four were to meet the next day at eleven o’clock. If they had discovered Milady’s retreat, three were to remain on guard; the fourth was to return to Bethune in order to inform Athos and serve as a guide to the four friends.
A további feladat: másnap tizenegy órakor találkozik a négy inas; ha rábukkannak milady búvóhelyére, hárman ott maradnak őrizetül, a negyedik visszasiet Béthune-be, értesíti Athost, s a helyszínre kíséri a négy testőrt.