The host had the appearance of as honest a man as any on earth. He received the travelers with his candlestick in one hand and his cotton nightcap in the other. He wished to lodge the two travelers each in a charming chamber; but unfortunately these charming chambers were at the opposite extremities of the hotel. d’Artagnan and Athos refused them.
El hostelero tenía el aspecto del más honesto hombre de la tierra; recibió a los viajeros con su palmatoria en una mano y su bonete de algodón en la otra; quiso alojar a los dos viajeros a cada uno en una habitación encantadora, pero desgraciadamente cada una de aquellas habitaciones estaba en una punta del hotel.