He then drew two crowns majestically from his purse and gave them to the host, who accompanied him, cap in hand, to the gate, and remounted his yellow horse, which bore him without any further accident to the gate of St. Antoine at Paris, where his owner sold him for three crowns, which was a very good price, considering that d’Artagnan had ridden him hard during the last stage.
Luego sacó majestuosamente dos escudos de su bolsillo, se los dio al hostelero, que lo acompañó, sombrero en mano, hasta la puerta, y subió a su caballo amarillo, que le condujo sin otro accidente hasta la puerta Saint Antoine, en París, donde su propietario lo vendió por tres escudos, lo cual era pagarlo muy bien, dado que D'Artagnan lo había agotado hasta el exceso durante la última etapa.