Then Athos took from his pocket a small paper, on which two lines were written, accompanied by a signature and a seal, and presented them to him who had made too prematurely these signs of repugnance.
Entonces Athos sacó de su bolsillo un breve papel sobre el que había escritas dos líneas acompañadas de una firma y un sello, y lo presentó a aquel que daba demasiado prematuramente aquellas señales de repugnancia.