He then drew two crowns majestically from his purse and gave them to the host, who accompanied him, cap in hand, to the gate, and remounted his yellow horse, which bore him without any further accident to the gate of St. Antoine at Paris, where his owner sold him for three crowns, which was a very good price, considering that d’Artagnan had ridden him hard during the last stage.
Itt a fiatalember felpattant citromsárga lovára, és további bonyodalmak nélkül a Szent Antal kapun át Párizsba érkezett; ott három tallérért túladott a lován, ami nagyon is tisztes ár, tekintve, hogy az utolsó útszakasz az érdemes jószágot ugyancsak megviselte.