"Oh, nothing, but that he might get me out of this, if he
were favorably inclined to me."

"You are probably nearer freedom than he is, so it will be
your business to get him out."

"And," said the prisoner, "what talk is there of war with
Spain?"

"With Spain, no," answered D'Artagnan; "but Paris."

"What do you mean?" cried Rochefort.

"Do you hear the guns, pray? The citizens are amusing
themselves in the meantime."

"And you -- do you really think that anything could be done
with these bourgeois?"

"Yes, they might do well if they had any leader to unite
them in one body."

"How miserable not to be free!"

"Don't be downcast. Since Mazarin has sent for you, it is
because he wants you. I congratulate you! Many a long year
has passed since any one has wanted to employ me; so you see
in what a situation I am."