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Then was heard a great noise of fagots being removed and of the groaning of posts; these were the counterscarps and bastions of Athos, which the besieged himself demolished.†
Chpt 27.
In fact the Rochellais had made a sortie during the night, and had retaken a bastion of which the royal army had gained possession two days before.†
Chpt 41. *
The matter was to ascertain, by reconnoitering, how the enemy guarded this bastion.†
Chpt 41.
It was not known whether, after the taking of the bastion, the Rochellais had evacuated it or left a garrison in it; the object then was to examine the place near enough to verify the reports.†
Chpt 41.
They arrived thus, screened by the lining of the trench, till they came within a hundred paces of the bastion.†
Chpt 41.
At the turning of the counterscarp they found themselves within about sixty paces of the bastion.†
Chpt 41.
They saw no one, and the bastion seemed abandoned.†
Chpt 41.
They knew all they wished to know; the bastion was guarded.†
Chpt 41.
The young man turned quickly round, for this attack could not have come from the bastion, which was hidden by the angle of the trench.†
Chpt 41.
He aimed a terrible blow at d'Artagnan, who avoided it by springing to one side; but by this movement he left a passage free to the bandit, who darted off toward the bastion.†
Chpt 41.
As the Rochellais who guarded the bastion were ignorant of the intentions of the man they saw coming toward them, they fired upon him, and he fell, struck by a ball which broke his shoulder.†
Chpt 41.
How can I go and fetch that letter under the fire of the bastion?†
Chpt 41.
46 — THE BASTION SAINT-GERVAIS†
Chpt 46.
I hope what you have to tell me is worth the trouble, or else, I warn you, I will not pardon you for making me come here instead of getting a little rest after a night spent in taking and dismantling a bastion.†
Chpt 46.
"Have you not taken a bastion?" said a Swiss, who was drinking rum out of beer glass.†
Chpt 46.
Without reckoning that as the bastion was not built yesterday all the rest of the building was badly shaken.†
Chpt 46.
"And what bastion is it?" asked a dragoon, with his saber run through a goose which he was taking to be cooked.†
Chpt 46.
"The bastion St. Gervais," replied d'Artagnan, "from behind which the Rochellais annoyed our workmen."†
Chpt 46.
"But it is probable," said the light-horseman, "that they will send pioneers this morning to repair the bastion."†
Chpt 46.
"Well, Monsieur de Busigny, I will bet you," said Athos, "that my three companions, Messieurs Porthos, Aramis, and d'Artagnan, and myself, will go and breakfast in the bastion St. Gervais, and we will remain there an hour, by the watch, whatever the enemy may do to dislodge us."†
Chpt 46.
And bowing to all the astonished persons present, the young men took the road to the bastion St. Gervais, followed by Grimaud, who carried the basket, ignorant of where he was going but in the passive obedience which Athos had taught him not even thinking of asking.†
Chpt 46.
Why, you see plainly enough we are going to the bastion.†
Chpt 46.
Here at least," said Athos, pointing to the bastion, "they will not come and disturb us."†
Chpt 46.
We are going, in order to win it, to remain an hour in the bastion.†
Chpt 46.
If we are not, we shall have all the time to talk, and nobody will hear us—for I guarantee the walls of the bastion have no ears; if we are, we will talk of our affairs just the same.†
Chpt 46.
Grimaud no doubt shared the misgivings of the young man, for seeing that they continued to advance toward the bastion—something he had till then doubted—he pulled his master by the skirt of his coat.†
Chpt 46.
Athos pointed to the bastion.†
Chpt 46.
Arrived at the bastion, the four friends turned round.†
Chpt 46.
All the spectators returned him his salute, accompanying this courtesy with a loud hurrah which was audible to the four; after which all four disappeared in the bastion, whither Grimaud had preceded them.†
Chpt 46.
As Athos had foreseen, the bastion was only occupied by a dozen corpses, French and Rochellais.†
Chpt 47.
Mounting on the breach, with his musket in one hand and his hat in the other, he said, bowing courteously and addressing the soldiers and the pioneers, who, astonished at this apparition, stopped fifty paces from the bastion: "Gentlemen, a few friends and myself are about to breakfast in this bastion.†
Chpt 47.
Mounting on the breach, with his musket in one hand and his hat in the other, he said, bowing courteously and addressing the soldiers and the pioneers, who, astonished at this apparition, stopped fifty paces from the bastion: "Gentlemen, a few friends and myself are about to breakfast in this bastion.†
Chpt 47.
And the four friends rushed out of the fort, gained the field of battle, picked up the four muskets of the privates and the half-pike of the brigadier, and convinced that the fugitives would not stop till they reached the city, turned again toward the bastion, bearing with them the trophies of their victory.†
Chpt 47.
Now you have done, Grimaud, take our brigadier's half-pike, tie a napkin to it, and plant it on top of our bastion, that these rebels of Rochellais may see that they have to deal with brave and loyal soldiers of the king.†
Chpt 47.
Arrived at the foot of the bastion, there were still more than a dozen of the enemy.†
Chpt 47.
"Grimaud," said Athos, pointing to the bodies which lay under the wall of the bastion, "take those gentlemen, set them up against the wall, put their hats upon their heads, and their guns in their hands."†
Chpt 47.
And Athos ran back to the bastion, mounted the platform, and bore off the flag; but as the Rochellais had arrived within musket range, they opened a terrible fire upon this man, who appeared to expose himself for pleasure's sake.†
Chpt 47.
The Rochellais had at last taken possession of the bastion.†
Chpt 47.
"Well, monseigneur," replied the latter, "three Musketeers and a Guardsman laid a wager with Monsieur de Busigny that they would go and breakfast in the bastion St. Gervais; and while breakfasting they held it for two hours against the enemy, and have killed I don't know how many Rochellais."†
Chpt 47.

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