"Fifty thousand livres each, profit."

"It is monstrous! It is worth while to fight for such
interest as that!"

"In fact, I believe it will be necessary to fight not a
little," said D'Artagnan, with the same tranquillity; "but
this time there are two of us, Planchet, and I shall take
all the blows to myself."

"Oh! monsieur, I will not allow that."

"Planchet, you cannot be concerned in it; you would be
obliged to leave your business and your family."

"The affair is not in Paris, then?"

"No."

"Abroad?"

"In England."

"A speculative country, that is true," said Planchet, -- "a
country that I know well. What sort of an affair, monsieur,
without too much curiosity?"

"Planchet, it is a restoration."