The Three Guardsmen Author:Alexandre Dumas General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1911 Original Publisher: Collier Description: A young Gascon nobleman, d'Artagnan, sets off for Paris in hopes of joining the Musketeers. He proves himself fighting with them and earns a place in their ranks. With d'Artagnan the three preserve the honor of the king and thwart the... more » schemes of Cardinal Richelieu. Subjects: Swordplay France Fiction / Classics Fiction / Literary History / Europe / France Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: " M. de Treville awaits M. d'Artagnan," called out a servant, throwing open the door of the cabinet. At this announcement, during which the door remained open, every one became mute, and amidst the general silence the young man crossed the antechamber, and entered the Captain's room, congratulating himself with all his heart at having so narrowly escaped the end of this strange quarrel. CHAPTER III. THE AUDIENCE. Treville was at the moment in rather an ill-humor; nevertheless, he saluted the young man politely, who bowed to the very ground, and he smiled on receiving his compliment, the Bearnese accent of which recalled to him at the same time his youth and his country, a double remembrance, which makes a man smile at all ages. But stepping towards the antechamber, and making a sign to d'Artagnan with his hand, as if to ask his permission to finish with others before he began with him, he called three times, with a louder voice at each time, so that he went through all the tones between the imperative accent and the angry accent. " Athos! Porthos ! Aramis! " The two Musketeers, with whom we have already made acquaintance, and who answered to the last two of these" three names, immediately quitted the g...« less