"Well," replied Athos, "have you not heard what d'Artagnan said?"
"What did he say?" demanded Porthos.
"d'Artagnan said that in the attack of last night eight or ten Frenchmen were killed, and as many Rochellais."
"What then?"
"The bodies were not plundered, were they? It appears the conquerors had something else to do."
"Well?"
"Well, we shall find their muskets, their cartridges, and their flasks; and instead of four musketoons and twelve balls, we shall have fifteen guns and a hundred charges to fire."
