andhadbeensparedbytheQueenofNavarre，thebeautifulMargot，astheyusedtowriteandsay，too，inthosedays;because，insooth，hewastheonlyonewhocouldmakeforherthosewonderfulriding—habitswhichshesolovedtowear，seeingthattheyweremarvelouslywellsuitedtohidecertainanatomicaldefects，whichtheQueenofNavarreusedverystudiouslytoconceal。？Percerinbeingsaved，made，outofgratitude，somebeautifulblackbodices，veryinexpensivelyindeed，forQueenCatherine，whoendedbybeingpleasedatthepreservationofaHuguenotpeople，onwhomshehadlonglookedwithdetestation。？ButPercerinwasaveryprudentman;andhavinghearditsaidthattherewasnomoredangeroussignforaProtestantthantobesmileduponbyCatherine，andhavingobservedthathersmilesweremorefrequentthanusual，hespeedilyturnedCatholicwithallhisfamily;andhavingthusbecomeirreproachable，attainedtheloftypositionofmastertailortotheCrownofFrance。？UnderHenryIII。，gaykingashewas，thispositionwasagrandastheheightofoneoftheloftiestpeaksoftheCordilleras。？NowPercerinhadbeenaclevermanallhislife，andbywayofkeepinguphisreputationbeyondthegrave，tookverygoodcarenottomakeabaddeathofit，andsocontrivedtodieveryskillfully;andthatattheverymomenthefelthispowersofinventiondeclining。？Heleftasonandadaughter，bothworthyofthenametheywerecalledupontobear;theson，acutterasunerringandexactasthesquarerule;thedaughter，aptatembroidery，andatdesigningornaments。？ThemarriageofHenryIV。andMariedeMedici，andtheexquisitecourt—mourningfortheafore—mentionedqueen，togetherwithafewwordsletfallbyM。deBassompi鑢e，kingofthebeauxoftheperiod，madethefortuneofthesecondgenerationofPercerins。？M。ConcinoConcini，andhiswifeGalliga？
whosubsequentlyshoneattheFrenchcourt，soughttoItalianizethefashion，andintroducedsomeFlorentinetailors;butPercerin，touchedtothequickinhispatriotismandhisself—esteem，entirelydefeatedtheseforeigners，andthatsowellthatConcinowasthefirsttogiveuphiscompatriots，andheldtheFrenchtailorinsuchesteemthathewouldneveremployanyother，andthusworeadoubletofhisontheverydaythatVitryblewouthisbrainswithapistolatthePontduLouvre。
AndsoitwasadoubletissuingfromM。Percerin'sworkshop，whichtheParisiansrejoicedinhackingintosomanypieceswiththelivinghumanbodyitcontained。？NotwithstandingthefavorConcinoConcinihadshownPercerin，theking，LouisXIII。，hadthegenerositytobearnomalicetohistailor，andtoretainhiminhisservice。？AtthetimethatLouistheJustaffordedthisgreatexampleofequity，Percerinhadbroughtuptwosons，oneofwhommadehisd閎utatthemarriageofAnneofAustria，inventedthatadmirableSpanishcostume，inwhichRichelieudancedasaraband，madethecostumesforthetragedyof"Mirame，"andstitchedontoBuckingham'smantlethosefamouspearlswhichweredestinedtobescatteredaboutthepavementsoftheLouvre。？AmanbecomeseasilynotablewhohasmadethedressesofaDukeofBuckingham，aM。deCinq—Mars，aMademoiselleNinon，aM。deBeaufort，andaMariondeLorme。？AndthusPercerinthethirdhadattainedthesummitofhisglorywhenhisfatherdied。？ThissamePercerinIII。，old，famousandwealthy，yetfurtherdressedLouisXIV。;andhavingnoson，whichwasagreatcauseofsorrowtohim，seeingthatwithhimselfhisdynastywouldend，hehadbroughtupseveralhopefulpupils。？Hepossessedacarriage，acountryhouse，men—servantsthetallestinParis;andbyspecialauthorityfromLouisXIV。，apackofhounds。？HeworkedforMM。deLyonneandLetellier，underasortofpatronage;butpoliticmanashewas，andversedinstatesecrets，heneversucceededinfittingM。Colbert。？Thisisbeyondexplanation;itisamatterforguessingorforintuition。？Greatgeniusesofeverykindliveonunseen，intangibleideas;theyactwithoutthemselvesknowingwhy。？ThegreatPercerin（for，contrarytotheruleofdynasties，itwas，aboveall，thelastofthePercerinswhodeservedthenameofGreat），thegreatPercerinwasinspiredwhenhecutarobeforthequeen，oracoatfortheking;hecouldmountamantleforMonsieur，theclockofastockingforMadame;but，inspiteofhissupremetalent，hecouldneverhitoffanythingapproachingacreditablefitforM。Colbert。？"Thatman，"heusedoftentosay，"isbeyondmyart;myneedlecanneverdothimdown。"？WeneedscarcelysaythatPercerinwasM。
Fouquet'stailor，andthatthesuperintendenthighlyesteemedhim。？M。Percerinwasnearlyeightyyearsold，neverthelessstillfresh，andatthesametimesodry，thecourtiersusedtosay，thathewaspositivelybrittle。？HisrenownandhisfortuneweregreatenoughforM。lePrince，thatkingoffops，totakehisarmwhentalkingoverthefashions;andforthoseleasteagertopaynevertodaretoleavetheiraccountsinarrearwithhim;forMasterPercerinwouldforthefirsttimemakeclothesuponcredit，butthesecondnever，unlesspaidfortheformerorder。
Itiseasytoseeatoncethatatailorofsuchrenown，insteadofrunningaftercustomers，madedifficultiesaboutobliginganyfreshones。？AndsoPercerindeclinedtofitbourgeois，orthosewhohadbutrecentlyobtainedpatentsofnobility。？AstoryusedtocirculatethatevenM。deMazarin，inexchangeforPercerinsupplyinghimwithafullsuitofceremonialvestmentsascardinal，onefinedayslippedlettersofnobilityintohispocket。
ItwastothehouseofthisgrandllamaoftailorsthatD'ArtagnantookthedespairingPorthos;who，astheyweregoingalong，saidtohisfriend，"Takecare，mygoodD'Artagnan，nottocompromisethedignityofamansuchasIamwiththearroganceofthisPercerin，whowill，Iexpect，beveryimpertinent;forIgiveyounotice，myfriend，thatifheiswantinginrespectIwillinfalliblychastisehim。"
"Presentedbyme，"repliedD'Artagnan，"youhavenothingtofear，eventhoughyouwerewhatyouarenot。"
"Ah！
'tisbecause—"
"What？？HaveyouanythingagainstPercerin，Porthos？"
"I
thinkthatIoncesentMoustontoafellowofthatname。"
"Andthen？"
"Thefellowrefusedtosupplyme。"
"Oh，amisunderstanding，nodoubt，whichitwillbenowexceedinglyeasytosetright。？Moustonmusthavemadeamistake。"
"Perhaps。"
"Hehasconfusedthenames。"
"Possibly。？ThatrascalMoustonnevercanremembernames。"
"I
willtakeitalluponmyself。"
"Verygood。"
"Stopthecarriage，Porthos;hereweare。"
"Here！
howhere？？WeareattheHalles;andyoutoldmethehousewasatthecorneroftheRuedel'ArbreSec。"
"'Tistrue，butlook。"
"Well，Idolook，andIsee—"
"What？"
"Pardieu！thatweareattheHalles！"
"Youdonot，Isuppose，wantourhorsestoclamberupontheroofofthecarriageinfrontofus？"
"No。"
"Northecarriageinfrontofustomountontopoftheoneinfrontofit。？Northatthesecondshouldbedrivenovertheroofsofthethirtyorfortyotherswhichhavearrivedbeforeus。"
"No，youareright，indeed。？Whatanumberofpeople！？Andwhataretheyallabout？"
"'Tisverysimple。？Theyarewaitingtheirturn。"
"Bah！？HavethecomediansoftheH魌eldeBourgogneshiftedtheirquarters？"
"No;
theirturntoobtainanentrancetoM。Percerin'shouse。"
"Andwearegoingtowaittoo？"
"Oh，weshallshowourselvesprompterandnotsoproud。"
"Whatarewetodo，then？"
"Getdown，passthroughthefootmenandlackeys，andenterthetailor'shouse，whichIwillanswerforourdoing，ifyougofirst。"
"Comealong，then，"saidPorthos。
Theyaccordinglyalightedandmadetheirwayonfoottowardstheestablishment。？ThecauseoftheconfusionwasthatM。
Percerin'sdoorswereclosed，whileaservant，standingbeforethem，wasexplainingtotheillustriouscustomersoftheillustrioustailorthatjustthenM。Percerincouldnotreceiveanybody。？Itwasbruitedaboutoutsidestill，ontheauthorityofwhatthegreatlackeyhadtoldsomegreatnoblewhomhefavored，inconfidence，thatM。
Percerinwasengagedonfivecostumesfortheking，andthat，owingtotheurgencyofthecase，hewasmeditatinginhisofficeontheornaments，colors，andcutofthesefivesuits。？Some，contentedwiththisreason，wentawayagain，contentedtorepeatthetaletoothers，butothers，moretenacious，insistedonhavingthedoorsopened，andamongtheselastthreeBlueRibbons，intendedtotakepartsinaballet，whichwouldinevitablyfailunlessthesaidthreehadtheircostumesshapedbytheveryhandofthegreatPercerinhimself。？D'Artagnan，pushingonPorthos，whoscatteredthegroupsofpeoplerightandleft，succeededingainingthecounter，behindwhichthejourneymantailorsweredoingtheirbesttoanswerqueries。？（WeforgottomentionthatatthedoortheywantedtoputoffPorthosliketherest，butD'Artagnan，showinghimself，pronouncedmerelythesewords，"Theking'sorder，"andwasletinwithhisfriend。）？Thepoorfellowshadenoughtodo，anddidtheirbest，toreplytothedemandsofthecustomersintheabsenceoftheirmaster，leavingoffdrawingastitchtoknitasentence;andwhenwoundedpride，ordisappointedexpectation，broughtdownuponthemtoocuttingarebuke，hewhowasattackedmadeadiveanddisappearedunderthecounter。？Thelineofdiscontentedlordsformedatrulyremarkablepicture。？Ourcaptainofmusketeers，amanofsureandrapidobservation，tookitallinataglance;
andhavingrunoverthegroups，hiseyerestedonamaninfrontofhim。？Thisman，seateduponastool，scarcelyshowedhisheadabovethecounterthatshelteredhim。？Hewasaboutfortyyearsofage，withamelancholyaspect，paleface，andsoftluminouseyes。？HewaslookingatD'Artagnanandtherest，withhischinrestinguponhishand，likeacalmandinquiringamateur。？Onlyonperceiving，anddoubtlessrecognizing，ourcaptain，hepulledhishatdownoverhiseyes。？Itwasthisaction，perhaps，thatattractedD'Artagnan'sattention。？Ifso，thegentlemanwhohadpulleddownhishatproducedaneffectentirelydifferentfromwhathehaddesired。？Inotherrespectshiscostumewasplain，andhishairevenlycutenoughforcustomers，whowerenotcloseobservers，totakehimforameretailor'sapprentice，perchedbehindtheboard，andcarefullystitchingclothorvelvet。？Nevertheless，thismanhelduphisheadtoooftentobeveryproductivelyemployedwithhisfingers。？D'Artagnanwasnotdeceived，—nothe;andhesawatoncethatifthismanwasworkingatanything，itcertainlywasnotatvelvet。
"Eh！"
saidhe，addressingthisman，"andsoyouhavebecomeatailor'sboy，MonsieurMoli鑢e！"
"Hush，M。d'Artagnan！"repliedtheman，softly，"youwillmakethemrecognizeme。"
"Well，andwhatharm？"
"Thefactis，thereisnoharm，but—"
"Youweregoingtosaythereisnogoodindoingiteither，isitnotso？"
"Alas！
no;forIwasoccupiedinexaminingsomeexcellentfigures。"
"Goon—goon，MonsieurMoli鑢e。？Iquiteunderstandtheinterestyoutakeintheplates—Iwillnotdisturbyourstudies。"
"Thankyou。"
"Butononecondition;thatyoutellmewhereM。Percerinreallyis。"
"Oh！
willingly;inhisownroom。？Only—
"
"Onlythatonecan'tenterit？"
"Unapproachable。"
"Foreverybody？"
"Everybody。？HebroughtmeheresothatImightbeatmyeasetomakemyobservations，andthenhewentaway。"
"Well，mydearMonsieurMoli鑢e，butyouwillgoandtellhimIamhere。"
"I！"
exclaimedMoli鑢e，inthetoneofacourageousdog，fromwhichyousnatchtheboneithaslegitimatelygained;"Idisturbmyself！？Ah！？Monsieurd'Artagnan，howhardyouareuponme！"
"Ifyoudon'tgodirectlyandtellM。PercerinthatIamhere，mydearMoli鑢e，"saidD'Artagnan，inalowtone，"Iwarnyouofonething:
thatIwon'texhibittoyouthefriendIhavebroughtwithme。"
Moli鑢eindicatedPorthosbyanimperceptiblegesture，"Thisgentleman，isitnot？"
"Yes。"
Moli鑢efixeduponPorthosoneofthoselookswhichpenetratethemindsandheartsofmen。？Thesubjectdoubtlessappearedaverypromisingone，forheimmediatelyroseandledthewayintotheadjoiningchamber。
ChapterIV:
ThePatterns。
Duringallthistimethenoblemobwasslowlyheavingaway，leavingateveryangleofthecountereitheramurmuroramenace，asthewavesleavefoamorscatteredseaweedonthesands，whentheyretirewiththeebbingtide。？InabouttenminutesMoli鑢ereappeared，makinganothersigntoD'Artagnanfromunderthehangings。？Thelatterhurriedafterhim，withPorthosintherear，andafterthreadingalabyrinthofcorridors，introducedhimtoM。
Percerin'sroom。？Theoldman，withhissleevesturnedup，wasgatheringupinfoldsapieceofgold—floweredbrocade，soasthebettertoexhibititsluster。？PerceivingD'Artagnan，heputthesilkaside，andcametomeethim，bynomeansradiantwithjoy，andbynomeanscourteous，but，takeitaltogether，inatolerablycivilmanner。
"Thecaptainoftheking'smusketeerswillexcuseme，Iamsure，forIamengaged。"
"Eh！
yes，ontheking'scostumes;Iknowthat，mydearMonsieurPercerin。？Youaremakingthree，theytellme。"
"Five，mydearsir，five。"
"Threeorfive，'tisallthesametome，mydearmonsieur;andIknowthatyouwillmakethemmostexquisitely。"
"Yes，Iknow。？Oncemadetheywillbethemostbeautifulintheworld，Idonotdenyit;butthattheymaybethemostbeautifulintheword，theymustfirstbemade;andtodothis，captain，Iampressedfortime。"
"Oh，bah！therearetwodaysyet;'tismuchmorethanyourequire，MonsieurPercerin，"saidD'Artagnan，inthecoolestpossiblemanner。
Percerinraisedhisheadwiththeairofamanlittleaccustomedtobecontradicted，eveninhiswhims;butD'Artagnandidnotpaytheleastattentiontotheairswhichtheillustrioustailorbegantoassume。
"MydearM。Percerin，"hecontinued，"Ibringyouacustomer。"
"Ah！
ah！"exclaimedPercerin，crossly。
"M。leBaronduVallondeBracieuxdePierrefonds，"continuedD'Artagnan。？Percerinattemptedabow，whichfoundnofavorintheeyesoftheterriblePorthos，who，fromhisfirstentryintotheroom，hadbeenregardingthetailoraskance。
"A
verygoodfriendofmine，"concludedD'Artagnan。
"I
willattendtomonsieur，"saidPercerin，"butlater。"
"Later？
butwhen？"
"WhenIhavetime。"
"Youhavealreadytoldmyvaletasmuch，"brokeinPorthos，discontentedly。
"Verylikely，"saidPercerin;"Iamnearlyalwayspushedfortime。"
"Myfriend，"returnedPorthos，sententiously，"thereisalwaystimetobefoundwhenonechoosestoseekit。"
Percerinturnedcrimson;anominoussignindeedinoldmenblanchedbyage。
"Monsieurisquiteatlibertytoconferhiscustomelsewhere。"
"Come，come，Percerin，"interposedD'Artagnan，"youarenotinagoodtemperto—day。？Well，Iwillsayonemorewordtoyou，whichwillbringyouonyourknees;monsieurisnotonlyafriendofmine，butmore，afriendofM。Fouquet's。"
"Ah！
ah！"exclaimedthetailor，"thatisanotherthing。"？ThenturningtoPorthos，"Monsieurlebaronisattachedtothesuperintendent？"heinquired。
"I
amattachedtomyself，"shoutedPorthos，attheverymomentthatthetapestrywasraisedtointroduceanewspeakerinthedialogue。？Moli鑢ewasallobservation，D'Artagnanlaughed，Porthosswore。
"MydearPercerin，"saidD'Artagnan，"youwillmakeadressforthebaron。？'TisIwhoaskyou。"
"ToyouIwillnotsaynay，captain。"
"Butthatisnotall;youwillmakeitforhimatonce。"
"'Tisimpossiblewithineightdays。"
"That，then，isasmuchastorefuse，becausethedressiswantedforthef阾eatVaux。"
"I
repeatthatitisimpossible，"returnedtheobstinateoldman。
"Bynomeans，dearMonsieurPercerin，aboveallifIaskyou，"saidamildvoiceatthedoor，asilveryvoicewhichmadeD'Artagnanprickuphisears。？ItwasthevoiceofAramis。
"Monsieurd'Herblay！"criedthetailor。
"Aramis，"murmuredD'Artagnan。
"Ah！
ourbishop！"saidPorthos。
"Goodmorning，D'Artagnan;goodmorning，Porthos;good—morning，mydearfriends，"saidAramis。？"Come，come，M。Percerin，makethebaron'sdress;andIwillanswerforityouwillgratifyM。Fouquet。"？Andheaccompaniedthewordswithasign，whichseemedtosay，"Agree，anddismissthem。"
ItappearedthatAramishadoverMasterPercerinaninfluencesuperioreventoD'Artagnan's，forthetailorbowedinassent，andturningrounduponPorthos，said，"Goandgetmeasuredontheotherside。"
Porthoscoloredinaformidablemanner。？D'Artagnansawthestormcoming，andaddressingMoli鑢e，saidtohim，inanundertone，"Youseebeforeyou，mydearmonsieur，amanwhoconsidershimselfdisgraced，ifyoumeasurethefleshandbonesthatHeavenhasgivenhim;studythistypeforme，MasterAristophanes，andprofitbyit。"
Moli鑢ehadnoneedofencouragement，andhisgazedweltlongandkeenlyontheBaronPorthos。？"Monsieur，"hesaid，"ifyouwillcomewithme，Iwillmakethemtakeyourmeasurewithouttouchingyou。"
"Oh！"
saidPorthos，"howdoyoumakethatout，myfriend？"
"I
saythattheyshallapplyneitherlinenorruletotheseamsofyourdress。？Itisanewmethodwehaveinventedformeasuringpeopleofquality，whoaretoosensitivetoallowlow—bornfellowstotouchthem。？Weknowsomesusceptiblepersonswhowillnotputupwithbeingmeasured，aprocesswhich，asIthink，woundsthenaturaldignityofaman;andifperchancemonsieurshouldbeoneofthese—"
"Corb渦f！？IbelieveIamtoo！"
"Well，thatisacapitalandmostconsolatorycoincidence，andyoushallhavethebenefitofourinvention。"
"Buthowintheworldcanitbedone？"askedPorthos，delighted。
"Monsieur，"
saidMoli鑢e，bowing，"ifyouwilldeigntofollowme，youwillsee。"
Aramisobservedthisscenewithallhiseyes。？PerhapshefanciedfromD'Artagnan'slivelinessthathewouldleavewithPorthos，soasnottolosetheconclusionofascenewellbegun。？But，clear—sightedashewas，Aramisdeceivedhimself。？PorthosandMoli鑢elefttogether:D'ArtagnanremainedwithPercerin。？Why？？Fromcuriosity，doubtless;probablytoenjoyalittlelongerthesocietyofhisgoodfriendAramis。？AsMoli鑢eandPorthosdisappeared，D'ArtagnandrewnearthebishopofVannes，aproceedingwhichappearedparticularlytodisconcerthim。
"A
dressforyou，also，isitnot，myfriend？"
Aramissmiled。？"No，"saidhe。
"YouwillgotoVaux，however？"
"I
shallgo，butwithoutanewdress。？Youforget，dearD'Artagnan，thatapoorbishopofVannesisnotrichenoughtohavenewdressesforeveryf阾e。"
"Bah！"
saidthemusketeer，laughing，"anddowewritenomorepoemsnow，either？"
"Oh！？D'Artagnan，"exclaimedAramis，"I
havelongagogivenupallsuchtomfoolery。"
"True，"
repeatedD'Artagnan，onlyhalfconvinced。？AsforPercerin，hewasoncemoreabsorbedincontemplationofthebrocades。
"Don'tyouperceive，"saidAramis，smiling，"thatwearegreatlyboringthisgoodgentleman，mydearD'Artagnan？"
"Ah！
ah！"murmuredthemusketeer，aside;"thatis，Iamboringyou，myfriend。"？Thenaloud，"Well，then，letusleave;Ihavenofurtherbusinesshere，andifyouareasdisengagedasI，Aramis—"
"No，notI—Iwished—"
"Ah！
youhadsomethingparticulartosaytoM。Percerin？？Whydidyounottellmesoatonce？"
"Somethingparticular，certainly，"repeatedAramis，"butnotforyou，D'Artagnan。？But，atthesametime，I
hopeyouwillbelievethatIcanneverhaveanythingsoparticulartosaythatafriendlikeyoumaynothearit。"
"Oh，no，no！？Iamgoing，"saidD'Artagnan，impartingtohisvoiceanevidenttoneofcuriosity;forAramis'sannoyance，welldissembledasitwas，hadnotawhitescapedhim;andheknewthat，inthatimpenetrablemind，everything，eventhemostapparentlytrivial，wasdesignedtosomeend;anunknownone，butanendthat，fromtheknowledgehehadofhisfriend'scharacter，themusketeerfeltmustbeimportant。
Onhispart，AramissawthatD'Artagnanwasnotwithoutsuspicion，andpressedhim。？"Stay，byallmeans，"hesaid，"thisiswhatitis。"？Thenturningtowardsthetailor，"MydearPercerin，"saidhe，—"Iamevenveryhappythatyouarehere，D'Artagnan。"
"Oh，indeed，"exclaimedtheGascon，forthethirdtime，evenlessdeceivedthistimethanbefore。
Percerinnevermoved。？Aramisrousedhimviolently，bysnatchingfromhishandsthestuffuponwhichhewasengaged。？"MydearPercerin，"
saidhe，"Ihave，nearhand，M。Lebrun，oneofM。Fouquet'spainters。"
"Ah，verygood，"thoughtD'Artagnan;"butwhyLebrun？"
AramislookedatD'Artagnan，whoseemedtobeoccupiedwithanengravingofMarkAntony。？"AndyouwishthatI
shouldmakehimadress，similartothoseoftheEpicureans？"answeredPercerin。？Andwhilesayingthis，inanabsentmanner，theworthytailorendeavoredtorecapturehispieceofbrocade。
"AnEpicurean'sdress？"askedD'Artagnan，inatoneofinquiry。
"I
see，"saidAramis，withamostengagingsmile，"itiswrittenthatourdearD'Artagnanshallknowalloursecretsthisevening。？Yes，friend，youhavesurelyheardspeakofM。Fouquet'sEpicureans，haveyounot？"
"Undoubtedly。？Isitnotakindofpoeticalsociety，ofwhichLaFontaine，Loret，P閘isson，andMoli鑢earemembers，andwhichholdsitssittingsatSaint—Mand？;
"Exactlyso。？Well，wearegoingtoputourpoetsinuniform，andenrolltheminaregimentfortheking。"
"Oh，verywell，Iunderstand;asurpriseM。Fouquetisgettingupfortheking。？Beatease;ifthatisthesecretaboutM。
Lebrun，Iwillnotmentionit。"
"Alwaysagreeable，myfriend。？No，MonsieurLebrunhasnothingtodowiththispartofit;thesecretwhichconcernshimisfarmoreimportantthantheother。"
"Then，ifitissoimportantasallthat，Iprefernottoknowit，"saidD'Artagnan，makingashowofdeparture。
"Comein，M。Lebrun，comein，"saidAramis，openingaside—doorwithhisrighthand，andholdingbackD'Artagnanwithhisleft。
"I'faith，Itoo，amquiteinthedark，"quothPercerin。
Aramistookan"opportunity，"asissaidintheatricalmatters。
"MydearM。dePercerin，"Aramiscontinued，"youaremakingfivedressesfortheking，areyounot？？Oneinbrocade;oneinhunting—cloth;oneinvelvet;oneinsatin;andoneinFlorentinestuffs。"
"Yes;
buthow—doyouknowallthat，monseigneur？"saidPercerin，astounded。
"Itisallverysimple，mydearmonsieur;therewillbeahunt，abanquet，concert，promenadeandreception;thesefivekindsofdressarerequiredbyetiquette。"
"Youknoweverything，monseigneur！"
"Andathingortwoinaddition，"mutteredD'Artagnan。
"But，"
criedthetailor，intriumph，"whatyoudonotknow，monseigneur—princeofthechurchthoughyouare—whatnobodywillknow—whatonlytheking，MademoiselledelaValli鑢e，andmyselfdoknow，isthecolorofthematerialsandnatureoftheornaments，andthecut，theensemble，thefinishofitall！"
"Well，"
saidAramis，"thatispreciselywhatIhavecometoaskyou，dearPercerin。"
"Ah，bah！"exclaimedthetailor，terrified，thoughAramishadpronouncedthesewordsinhissoftestandmosthoneyedtones。？Therequestappeared，onreflection，soexaggerated，soridiculous，somonstroustoM。Percerinthatfirsthelaughedtohimself，thenaloud，andfinishedwithashout。？D'Artagnanfollowedhisexample，notbecausehefoundthematterso"veryfunny，"butinordernottoallowAramistocool。
"Attheoutset，Iappeartobehazardinganabsurdquestion，doInot？"saidAramis。？"ButD'Artagnan，whoisincarnatewisdomitself，willtellyouthatIcouldnotdootherwisethanaskyouthis。"
"Letussee，"saidtheattentivemusketeer;perceivingwithhiswonderfulinstinctthattheyhadonlybeenskirmishingtillnow，andthatthehourofbattlewasapproaching。
"Letussee，"saidPercerin，incredulously。
"Why，now，"continuedAramis，"doesM。Fouquetgivethekingaf阾e？—Isitnottopleasehim？"
"Assuredly，"
saidPercerin。？D'Artagnannoddedassent。