"The Three Musketeers" is a historical adventure novel written by Alexandre Dumas. Set in 17th century France, it follows the young d'Artagnan who travels to Paris to join the Musketeers of the Guard. Along the way, he befriends three musketeers: Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. Together, they become embroiled in various intrigues and adventures, including thwarting the schemes of Cardinal Richelieu and his agent, Milady de Winter, as well as defending the honor of Queen Anne of Austria.
The novel is filled with duels, romance, political machinations, and swashbuckling action, capturing the essence of adventure and chivalry. Loyalty, friendship, and honor are central themes explored throughout the story, making it a timeless classic of literature.
Nevertheless, D’Artagnan was desirous of examining the appearance of this impertinent personage who ridiculed him. He fixed his haughty eye upon the stranger, and perceived a man of from forty to forty-five years of age, with black and piercing eyes, pale complexion, a strongly marked nose, and a black and well-shaped mustache. He was dressed in a doublet and hose of a violet color, with aiguillettes of the same color, without any other ornaments than the customary slashes, through which the shirt appeared. This doublet and hose, though new, were creased, like traveling clothes for a long time packed in a portmanteau. D’Artagnan made all these remarks with the rapidity of a most minute observer, and doubtless from an instinctive feeling that this stranger was destined to have a great influence over his future life.
Now, as at the moment in which D’Artagnan fixed his eyes upon the gentleman in the violet doublet, the gentleman made one of his most knowing and profound remarks respecting the Béarnese pony, his two auditors laughed even louder than before, and he himself, though contrary to his custom, allowed a pale smile (if I may be allowed to use such an expression) to stray over his countenance. This time there could be no doubt; D’Artagnan was really insulted. Full, then, of this conviction, he pulled his cap down over his eyes, and endeavoring to copy some of the court airs he had picked up in Gascony among young traveling nobles, he advanced with one hand on the hilt of his sword and the other resting on his hip. Unfortunately, as he advanced, his anger increased at every step; and instead of the proper and lofty speech he had prepared as a prelude to his challenge, he found nothing at the tip of his tongue but a gross personality, which he accompanied with a furious gesture.
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