THE THREE MUSKERTEERS ALEXANDRE DUMAS CHAPTER 8 Đây là một tác phẩm anh ngữ nổi tiếng với những từ vựng nâng cao chuyên ngành văn chương. Nhằm giúp các bạn yêu thich tiếng anh luyện tập và củng cố thêm kỹ năng đọc tiếng anh | THE THREE MUSKERTEERS ALEXANDRE DUMAS CHAPTER 8 8. Concerning A Court Intrigue In the meantime the forty pistoles of King Louis XIII like all other things of this world after having had a beginning had an end and after this end our four companions began to be somewhat embarrassed. At first Athos supported the association for a time with his own means. Porthos succeeded him and thanks to one of those disappearances to which he was accustomed he was able to provide for the wants of all for a fortnight. At last it became Aramis s turn who performed it with a good grace and who succeeded--as he said by selling some theological books--in procuring a few pistoles. Then as they had been accustomed to do they had recourse to M. de Treville who made some advances on their pay but these advances could not go far with three Musketeers who were already much in arrears and a Guardsman who as yet had no pay at all. At length when they found they were likely to be really in want they got together as a last effort eight or ten pistoles with which Porthos went to the gaming table. Unfortunately he was in a bad vein he lost all together with twenty-five pistoles for which he had given his word. Then the inconvenience became distress. The hungry friends followed by their lackeys were seen haunting the quays and Guard rooms picking up among their friends abroad all the dinners they could meet with for according to the advice of Aramis it was prudent to sow repasts right and left in prosperity in order to reap a few in time of need. Athos was invited four times and each time took his friends and their lackeys with him. Porthos had six occasions and contrived in the same manner that his friends should partake of them Aramis had eight of them. He was a man as must have been already perceived who made but little noise and yet was much sought after. As to D Artagnan who as yet knew nobody in the capital he only found one chocolate breakfast at the house of a priest of his own province and
