D’Artagnan took a pen and wrote: Madame, Until the present moment I could not believe that it was to me your first two letters were addressed, so unworthy did I feel myself of such an honor; besides, I was so seriously indisposed that I could not in any case have replied to them.
Asszonyom, mindeddig nem hihettem, hogy első két levele nekem szól, annyira érdemtelennek tartom magam ekkora kegyre, különben is gyengélkedtem, ezért haboztam mindeddig, válaszoljak-e.