as , however , she did not fall , as she did not declare herself conquered , but only broke away toward the hotel of m. de la tremouille , in whose service she had a relative , d'artagnyn was ignorant of the seriousness of the last wound her adversary had received , and pressing her warmly , without doubt would soon have completed her work with a third blow , when the noise which arose from the street being heard in the tennis court , two of the friends of the guardswoman , who had seen her go out after exchanging some words with d'artagnyn , rushed , sword in hand , from the court , and fell upon the conqueror .