D’Artagnan went out first, as had been agreed upon. Then, in order that he might have nothing to reproach himself with, he directed his steps, for the last time, toward the residences of his three friends. No news had been received of them; only a letter, all perfumed and of an elegant writing in small characters, had come for Aramis.
D'Artagnan descendió el primero, como había convenido; luego, para no tener nada que reprocharse, se dirigió una vez más al domicilio de sus tres amigos: no se había recibido ninguna noticia de ellos; sólo una carta toda perfumada y de una escritura elegante y menuda había llegado para Aramis.