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File: The Three Musketeers (1921).webm
Author: Fred Niblo
Publisher: Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corporation
Year: 1921
PD: PD/US|1948
Note: A 1921 American silent costume film directed by Fred Niblo, and based on Alexandre Dumas's 1912 novel ''[[The Three Musketeers]]''.
Cat: Swashbuckler film, Films based on books, Films with historical settings, Silent film
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{{Center|{{X-larger|DOUBLAS FAIRBANKS}}<br />
''presents''<br />
ALEXANDER DUMAS'<br />
{{Xx-larger|"{{Larger|T}}HE {{Larger|T}}HREE {{Larger|M}}USKETEERS"}}
{{Dotted TOC line||Directed by|Fred Niblo|spaces=3|col3-width=5em|textbackground=#ffffec;|width=21em}}
{{Dotted TOC line||Adapted by|Edward Knoblock|spaces=3|col3-width=8em|textbackground=#ffffec;|width=21em}}
{{Dotted TOC line||Photographed by|Arthur Edeson|spaces=3|col3-width=7em|textbackground=#ffffec;|width=21em}}
{{X-smaller|COPYRIGHT 1921 BY DOUBLAS FAIRBANKS PICTURE CORPORATION}}}}
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Scenario Editor<br />
Assistant Director<br />
Art Director<br />
Technical Director<br />
Master of Custumes<br />
Master of Properties<br />
Eclectrician<br />
Film Editor<br />
Musical Score by
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Lotta Woods<br />
Doran Cox<br />
Edward M. Langley<br />
Frank England<br />
Paul Burns<br />
Harry Edwards<br />
Bert Wayne<br />
Nellie Mason<br />
Louis F. Gottschalk
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00:25-00:50
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{{Center|{{sp|THE PLAYERS}}}}
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Louis XIII<br />
Anne of Austria<br />
Cardinal Richelieu<br />
Duke of Buckingham<br />
Constance<br />
De Tréville<br />
Rochefort<br />
Milady de Winter<br />
Father Joseph<br />
D'Artagnan's Father<br />
Bonacieux<br />
Bernajoux<br />
Planchet<br />
Athos<br />
Porthos<br />
Aramis<br />
D'Artagnan
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Adolphe Menjou<br />
Mary MacLaren<br />
Nigel de Brulier<br />
Thomas Holding<br />
Marguerite De La Motte<br />
Willis Robards<br />
Boyd Irwin<br />
Barbara La Marr<br />
Lon Poff<br />
Walt Whitman<br />
Sydney Franklin<br />
Charles Belcher<br />
Charles Stevens<br />
Leon Bary<br />
George Siegmann<br />
Eugene Pallette<br />
Douglas Fairbanks
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01:04
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Life knows no age nor time.
<p>Youth will ever set our to seek fortune.</p>
<p>Man will ever fight for the love of Woman.</p>
<p>Kings will threaten—Queens weep—Ministers conspire.</p>
<p>And so—though our story is of three hundred years ago, it is as young as Yesterday—or To-morrow.</p>
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01:22
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<i>Then follow as to France of old,<br />
To fiery days when hearts beat high,<br />
When blood was young and hate was bold,<br />
When sword crossed sword to dare and die,<br />
For love and honor gloried then,<br />
When life was life, and men were men!</i>
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01:39
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In 1625 the Court of France teemed with plot and counterplot, faction and cabal, enmity and jealousy—its men and women merely pawns in a game.
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02:15
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Louis XIII, the King, jealous, suspicious, easily moulded{{Bar|2}}
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02:28
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Cardinal Richelieu, the Prime Minister, iron-willed, bent on being the sole power to dominate the King—
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02:49
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In another room in the palace—
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02:57
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Anne of Austria, Queen of France, whose influence over the King is the one obstacle in Richelieu's path to power—
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03:28
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Constance Bonacieux—seamstress to the Queen—
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04:10
{{ft/s|
Milady de Winter—
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04:30
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{{Blackletter|B}}
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05:01
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Father Joseph, the familiar of the Cardinal, fearsomely known as His Grey Eminence—
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05:29
{{ft/i|{{Block center|
{{Cursive block|Madame my Queen
{{ti|2em|
I hear again how cruelly the<br />
Cardinal persecute you. I pray<br />
you let me come to you that<br />
I may throw around you the<br />
protection of the love you have
<br />ever scorned
}}
{{ti|3em|Your most humble slave}}
{{ti|5em|Buckingham}}}}
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05:57
{{ft/s|
In England, the Duke of Buckingham, whose mad infatuation for the Queen of France offers Richelieu the means for accomplishing his purpose—
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07:00
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"Monsieur le Cardinal, your medicine."
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07:12
{{ft/i|{{Block center|
{{Cursive block|<i>The queen<br />has but<br />now<br />received<br />a letter<br />from<br />Buckingham</i>}}
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07:26
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"I thank thee, Joseph. That is very stimulating."
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07:54
{{ft/d|
"Your queen is in danger."
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08:21
{{ft/d|
"Your queen is in danger—menaced by a knight."
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08:27
{{ft/d|
"Why do you harp on my Queen? What do you mean?"
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08:35
{{ft/d|
"I but spoke of your {{Underline|chess}} queen, sire."
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08:46
{{ft/d|
"Always double meanings. Speak out, I command you."
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08:53
{{ft/d|
"What shall I say of the Queen save that she is profoundly devoted?"
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09:00
{{ft/d|
"Devoted! To whom? Not to me. She is in love with Buckingham!"
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09:07
{{ft/d|
"I cannot but think you are wrong, sire. If it were true, letters would have passed between them."
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09:17
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"Letters! We shall soon see."
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09:50
{{ft/d|
"Madame, it is imperative that I see all your papers at once!"
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12:10
{{ft/d|
"Your Eminence was right. There was a letter. Nothing about Buckingham. Plenty about you."
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12:21
{{ft/i|{{Block center|
{{Cursive block|''To Monsieur my Brother''
{{ti|1em|''The King of Spain''}}
{{ti|2em|<i>The humiliations put upon<br />me by this odious Cardinal<br />are becoming the gossip of<br />every court. I beg you<br />send an emissary to urge<br />his dismissal</i>}}
{{ti|4em|''Your good sister''}}
{{ti|6em|''Anne R''}}}}
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12:42
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"You Majesty knows that I have always warmly defended the Queen. If she distrusts me I must bear it with humility."
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13:06
{{ft/s|
In Tarbes, a town in the southern province of Gascony—
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13:20
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An impoverished nobleman sends forth his son to seek his fortune—
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13:27
{{ft/s|
D'Artagnan
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13:37
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"Remember, my son, that you ancient nobility gives you the right to the best in France."
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14:03
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"You are brave for two reasons. First, because you are a Gascon and, second, because you are my son."
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14:25
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"You have thews of iron and wrists of steel. Fight an all occasions!"
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14:32
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"Fight the more since duels are forbidden, for that means double courage."
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14:49
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"Never forget these things—loyalty to the King—reverence for the Cardinal—devotion to the Queen{{Bar|3}}"
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15:00
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"{{Bar|2}}and my pride in you—my love for you."
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16:11
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In Paris—fresh intrigue—
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16:20
{{ft/i|{{Block center|
{{Cursive block|''Milord''
{{ti|2em|<i>Come to Paris that<br />I may say to you what<br />I dare not intrust to a<br />letter.</i>}}}}
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Repenting the impulse that led to the humiliation of the Queen, the King strives to make amends—
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17:16
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"It took ten years to collect and match those twelve stones. They cannot be duplicated."
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17:47
{{ft/d|
"And the world says kings and queens are not happy!"
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17:56
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"I have come at a propitious moment to secure your signatures to a decree."
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18:46
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And D'Artagnan little realized, as he leisurely made his way toward Paris, that he was soon to be enmeshed in a scandal involving the foremost courts of Europe.
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19:09
{{ft/i|{{Block center|width=16em|
{{Cursive block|{{Fine block|''yourselves loyal and lawful subjects''
{{Gap|3em}}<i>What we do now promise<br />is by our concurrence and<br />convent.</i>}}
{{dhr}}
{{Gap|6em}}''Louis R''
{{Rule|height=16px}}
{{Gap|6.5em}}''Anne R''}}
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{{ft/i|{{Block center|width=16em|
{{Cursive block|{{ti|6em|''Louis R''}}
{{Dhr}}
{{Rule}}
{{Em}}''Milord''
{{Dent|1em|2em|<i>Come to Paris that<br />I may say to you what<br />I dare not intrust to a<br />letter.</i>}}
{{Dhr}}
{{Gap|6.5em}}''Anne R''}}
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20:03
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"Meet Milady de Winter at Meung. She is to deliver this letter to Buckingham and remain in England until I send for her."
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20:16
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D'Artagnan takes every smile for an insult—every look as a provocation—
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The Inn at Meung—
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{{ft/i|
{{Center|{{Xx-smaller block|AUBERGE<br />DE LA COURONNE}}}}
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21:13
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"The exact shade of a buttercup! The color is common enough in botany but—until now—very rare among horses."
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{{ft/d|
"Who laughs at my horse{{Bar|2}}laughs at me."
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21:51
{{ft/d|
"Pardon me, madame. I must kill your friend."
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22:09
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"To Buckingham without delay{{Bar|2}}by order of the Cardinal."
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"Coward!"
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Thus chance left these two men with a score unsettled—but they were to meet again.
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Paris—
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{{Center|''MAGASIN''<br />
{{X-smaller|''de''}}<br/>
''CHAPEAUX''}}
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A horse for a hat.
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{{Smaller|CORDONNERIE}}
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{{Center|{{X-smaller|''BLANCHISSERIE''}}}}
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{{ft/i|{{Block center|width=20em|
{{Right|{{X-smaller|LOGEMENT}}}}
{{Center|{{sc|Logement}}}}
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Bonacieux, uncle to Constance—
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"Can you tell me where I might find lodgings?"
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29:12
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Thus fate plays her part again—
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29:54
{{ft/d|
"Pardon me, mademoiselle. Do you live in this house or that house?"
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30:23
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"Marvellous!"
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30:26
{{ft/d|
"I desire to secure lodgings here."
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In England—Buckingham receives the forged letter—
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{{ft/i|{{Block center|
{{Cursive block|{{Em}}''Milord''
{{Dent|1em|2em|<i>Come to Paris that<br />I may say to you what<br />I dare not intrust to a<br />letter.</i>}}
{{Dhr}}
{{Gap|6.5em}}''Anne R''}}
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31:43
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"The letter has been delivered, madame."
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31:53
{{ft/s|
In Paris, the next morning, D'Artagnan calls on his father's old friend, the Captain of the King's Musketeers—
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32:08
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Monsieur de Tréville, Captain of the King's Musketeers—
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32:44
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The ambition of his life—to be one of these—
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33:06
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"Athos!"
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33:13
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"Porthos!"
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33:19
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"Aramis!"
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33:28
{{ft/d|
"You know that fighting is prohibited, yet you fight—fight—fight! And always with the Cardinal's Guards."
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33:43
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"But if you {{Underline|must}} fight—fight as you did yesterday."
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34:04
{{ft/d|
"The three best swordsmen in Paris."
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34:16
{{ft/d|
"So you are from Gascony—and the son of my old friend."
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34:23
{{ft/d|
"What brought you to Paris?"
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34:27
{{ft/d|
"I came to join the Musketeers."
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34:36
{{ft/d|
"My boy, these Musketeers are all picked men."
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34:51
{{ft/d|
"All my life I've dreamed, I've hoped, I've prayed to be in your regiment."
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35:07
{{ft/d|
"Impossible! Serve your apprenticeship with the cadets for two years{{Bar|2}}and—we shall see."
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35:40
{{ft/d|
"My man of Meung!"
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35:48
{{ft/d|
"Excuse me. I am running after someone."
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35:56
{{ft/d|
"You can find {{Underline|me}} without running. Do you understand?"
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36:00
{{ft/d|
"Where?"
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36:01
{{ft/d|
"Behind the Luxembourg."
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36:03
{{ft/d|
"When?"
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36:05
{{ft/d|
"One o'clock."
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36:23
{{ft/d|
"Behind the Luxembourg."
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37:22
{{ft/d|
"Permit me to observe, monsieur, that in one respect you are absolutely perfect. You are the most perfect idiot I have ever met."
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37:33
{{ft/d|
"Behind the Luxembourg at one o'clock."
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37:41
{{ft/s|
Possessed of Gascon courage, D'Artagnan wasted not a moment in regret that his first day in Paris had involved him with the three best blades of the time.
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37:51
{{ft/s|
Behind the Luxembourg at one o'clock—
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38:14
{{ft/d|
"Gentlemen, I desire to explain{{Bar|2}}"
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38:17
{{ft/d|
"If you kill me, I shall have been honored{{Bar|2}}"
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38:24
{{ft/d|
"If I kill you, I shall regret it all my life—for I love you every one."
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38:33
{{ft/d|
"Monsieur Athos, on guard!"
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38:45
{{ft/d|
"The Cardinal's Guards!"
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38:51
{{ft/d|
"Hola! We are in luck! You are under arrest."
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38:54
{{ft/d|
"Come and take us!"
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38:58
{{ft/d|
"We are four against three!"
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39:02
{{ft/d|
"Pardon, messieurs. Four against {{Underline|four}}!"
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40:44
{{ft/d|
"A young Gascon played me foul."
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40:50
{{ft/d|
"I'll find him and carve him to ribbons."
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41:22
{{ft/d|
"My young harpooner, perhaps you'll arrange a time for me to show you to use a sword correctly."
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41:37
{{ft/d|
"That is Bernajoux—the Cardinal's best swordsman."
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{{ft/i|
{{Smaller|APOTHICAIRE}}
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One for all and all for one.
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{{ft/s|
Thus D'Artagnan, in two days, became the talk of Paris and won for himself the loyal comradeship that was to last throughout his life.
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44:39
{{ft/s|
Richelieu lodges complaint that the King's musketeers have assaulted his guards—
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44:57
{{ft/d|
"Remember! I cannot have the Cardinal annoyed. Those who disobey the edicts must be—punished."
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45:17
{{ft/d|
"Rest assured, Monsieur le Cardinal, these men shall be dealt with—properly."
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46:15
{{ft/d|
"I commanded you to fetch me these four devils who have so maltreated seven of the Cardinal's best men. Where are they?"
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47:01
{{ft/d|
"But where is that young cadet?"
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47:43
{{ft/d|
"You rascal—you have kept the ''King'' wainting!"
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48:29
{{ft/d|
"So you are that wild Gascon who fights a regiment single-handed?"
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49:39
{{ft/d|
"For the future I shall expect you to be discreet."
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49:45
{{ft/d|
"But not {{Underline|too}} discreet."
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50:45
{{ft/d|
"I have a servant for you—a fellow who reflects before he acts."
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50:51
{{ft/d|
"I found him on a bridge, spitting in the water so see which way the river was flowing."
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51:14
{{ft/d|
"Your name?"
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51:15
{{ft/d|
"Planchet."
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51:18
{{ft/d|
"Your province?"
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51:20
{{ft/d|
"Picardy."
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51:26
{{ft/s|
As Richelieu's plans begin to mature, Constance makes ready to keep a mysterious appointment—
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52:01
{{ft/d|
"Certain messages have been confided to you. Tell me what they are and to whom they are to be delivered."
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55:23
{{ft/d|
"I dare not delay. Midnight is striking. It is the hour I am expected."
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55:35
{{ft/d|
"Do not question me. My mission is secret."
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55:39
{{ft/d|
"Who is he?"
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56:25
{{ft/i|
{{Center|{{X-smaller block|DAISIT<br />LIBRAIRE}}}}
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56:36
{{ft/d|
"Stop, in the name of heaven!"
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56:40
{{ft/d|
"His Grace, the Duke of Buckingham."
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56:52
{{ft/d|
"Lead on. I'll follow. If anyone looks at you I shall kill him."
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57:04
{{ft/s|
The river entrance to the palace—
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59:37
{{ft/d|
"Milord, you have been told that it was not I who wrote to you—yet you rashly insist on this interview!"
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59:45
{{ft/d|
"What does it matter? Nothing matters but that I see you again."
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1:00:00
{{ft/d|
"You see me at the risk of my honor—at the risk of your life."
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1:00:09
{{ft/d|
"So sweet a voice can never pronounce the words that separate us."
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1:00:19
{{ft/d|
"Everything separates us{{Bar|2}}"
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1:00:24
{{ft/d|
"{{Bar|2}}the depth of seas{{Bar|2}}"
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1:00:28
{{ft/d|
"{{Bar|2}}the enmity of kingdoms{{Bar|2}}"
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1:00:35
{{ft/d|
"{{Bar|2}}the sanctity of vows!"
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1:00:58
{{ft/d|
"I beseech you—relent."
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1:01:01
{{ft/d|
"You must go—and you must never return."
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1:01:10
{{ft/d|
"Then something for remembrance{{Bar|2}}something that you have worn—a ring—a chain—a brooch{{Bar|2}}that I may wear it always."
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1:02:42
{{ft/d|
"And now, Madame, your Majesty and I share a secret."
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1:02:58
{{ft/s|
The last of the King's gold—
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1:03:35
{{ft/s|
Richelieu prepares to make use of the Queen's secret—
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1:03:45
{{ft/d|
"How many days away is the court ball?"
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1:03:50
{{ft/d|
"Twelve."
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1:04:26
{{ft/d|
"Go to England. Deliver this to Milady de Winter."
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1:04:47
{{ft/s|
While poverty still stalks the four friends, Aramis has secured for himself an invitation to dine—
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1:05:18
{{ft/d|
"Father, I have a friend I know you'll like. He's outside now. May I bring him in?"
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1:05:57
{{ft/d|
"Athos, you left your purse."
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1:06:07
{{ft/d|
"I trust I am not intruding."
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1:06:13
{{ft/d|
"Father, I have a friend outside—a fine fellow."
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1:08:26
{{ft/d|
"Monsieur le Cardinal, {{Underline|you}} always win!"
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1:08:33
{{ft/d|
"When I have bent my energies to a purpose, I have never failed."
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1:08:44
{{ft/s|
{{Underline|D'Artagnan}} invites his friends to dine—
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1:08:51
{{ft/d|
"I wagered D'Artagnan that he could not provide a dinner without money. Does he think Paris is paved with food?"
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1:09:02
{{ft/d|
"Patience, my friends. This Gascon has a fashion of winnings his wagers."
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1:09:08
{{ft/s|
Certain fortune-favored members of the Cardinal's Guards are gathered for a feast—
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1:09:46
{{ft/d|
"Marvellous!"
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1:09:59
{{ft/d|
"Intruder! How dare you meddle with our dinner?"
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1:10:04
{{ft/d|
"Pardon, monsieur. {{Underline|My}} dinner."
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1:10:13
{{ft/d|
"I would allow you to get your swords, but—really, Messieurs—the dinner is not worth it."
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1:10:56
{{ft/i|
{{Center|{{X-smaller|BLANCHISSERIE}}}}
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1:11:20
{{ft/d|
"Porthos must pay."
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1:11:31
{{ft/s|
While in the palace, the Queen, who has been lulled to a fancied security, receives a rude awakening—
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1:11:59
{{ft/d|
"Madame, I wish to remind you that the court ball is only six days away. I request you to honor me by bearing to it the diamond buckle I recently gave you."
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1:12:42
{{ft/d|
"This is the end! I am lost!"
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1:12:50
{{ft/s|
Ten minutes later Constance arrives at home—
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1:13:56
{{ft/d|
"Can I trust you?"
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1:14:02
{{ft/d|
"I love you."
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1:14:06
{{ft/d|
"As rivers love the sunlight."
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1:14:19
{{ft/d|
"Are you sure?"
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1:14:24
{{ft/d|
"I would give my life for you."
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1:14:31
{{ft/d|
"This may mean your life."
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1:14:48
{{ft/d|
"Go to England. Get the jewels from the Duke of Buckingham and return in all haste. The Queen's happiness, her life, her honor are in your hands."
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1:15:09
{{ft/d|
"When you come back."
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1:15:45
{{ft/d|
"Find Porthos and Aramis and meet me at De Tréville's."
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1:16:00
{{ft/s|
Bonacieux sells his information—
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1:16:28
{{ft/d|
"Search Paris. If D'Artagnan is within the gates, fetch him to me."
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1:16:42
{{ft/d|
"On perilous expeditions of this kind you must pay toll. Four must start if one is to arrive."
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1:17:04
{{ft/d|
"All for one and one for all!"
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1:17:09
{{ft/d|
"Be at the Barrière du Nord in half an hour."
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1:17:16
{{ft/d|
"See that the way to Calais—and beyond{{Bar|2}}is made unsafe."
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1:17:43
{{ft/d|
"His Eminence presents his compliments and desires to see you at your earliest convenience."
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1:17:56
{{ft/d|
"At your {{Underline|earliest}} convenience."
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1:18:32
{{ft/d|
"D'Artagnan is below."
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1:18:43
{{ft/d|
"When I drop this handkerchief—fire."
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1:19:19
{{ft/d|
"You were about to leave Paris, Monsieur D'Artagnan?"
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1:19:28
{{ft/d|
"We can make it {{Underline|very comfortable}} for you in Paris."
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1:19:34
{{ft/d|
"It is imperative that I go."
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1:19:54
{{ft/d|
"Monsieur D'Artagnan, if you were about to die, what would you do?"
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1:20:04
{{ft/d|
"Your Eminence, I should write the history of France."
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1:20:10
{{ft/d|
"And what would you say?"
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1:20:13
{{ft/d|
"I should speak of her great men, Monseigneur."
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1:20:19
{{ft/d|
"Whom do you call great?"
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1:20:22
{{ft/d|
"Monsieur le Cardinal, Duc de Richelieu."
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1:20:27
{{ft/d|
"And what would you write of him?"
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1:20:30
{{ft/d|
"That he is a great statesman{{Bar|3}}"
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1:20:37
{{ft/d|
"{{Bar|2}}a great poet{{Bar|2}}"
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1:20:58
{{ft/d|
"{{Bar|2}}a great swordsman."
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1:21:06
{{ft/d|
"You, yourself, are somewhat of a swordsman."
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1:21:13
{{ft/d|
"By the way—what was that trick you employed to best my man, Bernajoux?"
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1:22:23
{{ft/s|
Thus four men rode forth in the service of their Queen—
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1:22:37
{{ft/s|
A relentless power exacts its first toll—
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1:23:04
{{ft/d|
"Thas is D'Artagnan."
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1:24:50
{{ft/s|
Porthos pays toll—
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1:25:50
{{ft/s|
An inn near Calais—
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1:26:33
{{ft/s|
Athos pays toll—
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1:26:51
{{ft/i|
{{Center|{{X-smaller block|''AU''<br /><br />''LION D'OR''}}}}
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1:27:33
{{ft/s|
The port of Calais from which D'Artagnan plans to sail—
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{{Center|{{Larger|-AVIS-}}<br />LE PORT<br />{{Larger|EST FERMÉ}}}}
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{{Center|{{Larger|-NOTICE-}}<br />THE PORT<br />{{Larger|IS CLOSED}}}}
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1:28:32
{{ft/d|
"The port will remain closed until you receive further orders from the Cardinal."
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1:28:40
{{ft/d|
"It shall be as you say, Count de Rochefort."
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1:28:46
{{ft/d|
"My man of Meung!"
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1:28:49
{{ft/d|
"You are on the Queen's business, master."
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1:29:07
{{ft/s|
In England—
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1:29:13
{{ft/i|{{Block center|
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<i>Buckingham wears a<br />
buckle set with twelve<br />
diamonds. Get possession<br />
of this and fetch it to<br />
me at once.</i>
{{Center|''Richelieu''}}}}
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1:29:32
{{ft/d|
"Good! Say to His Eminence that I am attending the Duke's fête to-morrow night."
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1:29:45
{{ft/s|
Under the cover of midnight—
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1:29:54
{{ft/d|
"Watch every boat for my return and have the horses ready."
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1:30:32
{{ft/d|
"Set sail for England this instant or I'll blow out your brains!"
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1:30:52
{{ft/d|
"My heart fails me. Every foot of this road is sown with danger."
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1:31:01
{{ft/d|
"I'll stake my life he is near the shores of England at this moment."
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1:31:18
{{ft/d|
"You love him."
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1:31:29
{{ft/s|
The fête at the palace of the Duke of Buckingham—
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1:33:13
{{ft/d|
"To the harbour."
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1:33:21
{{ft/d|
"That is Milady de Winter."
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1:34:47
{{ft/d|
"Milady de Winter has just left your house—bound for the harbour. She is a friend of Rochefort, a tool of Richelieu. She has the jewels!"
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1:35:02
{{ft/d|
"The boat leaves in half an hour."
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1:35:05
{{ft/d|
"Perfect!"
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1:35:08
{{ft/d|
"After you leave Calais, go by way of Boulogne. This ring will get you fresh horses along that route."
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1:36:02
{{ft/s|
Next morning—just before the ships drops anchor at Calais—
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1:39:31
{{ft/d|
"We go by the long route. No food, no sleep, no rest until we reach Paris."
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1:40:36
{{ft/s|
The inn near Calais—
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1:40:45
{{ft/d|
"Has Monsieur D'Artagnan passed this way?"
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1:40:50
{{ft/d|
"Then he has gone by the longer road. We can reach Paris ahead of him. Drive on."
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1:41:01
{{ft/i|
{{Center|{{X-smaller block|PARIS<br />20<br />LIEUX}}}}
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1:41:08
{{ft/s|
The evening of the court ball—
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1:41:52
{{ft/d|
"You bungler! I place the resources of a kingdom at your command and you fail. Imbecile!"
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1:42:23
{{ft/d|
"Guard every entrance to Paris. Line the streets. D'Artagnan must not pass."
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1:42:38
{{ft/d|
"Go to the ball. Join the Queen—never leave her for an instant."
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1:42:46
{{ft/d|
"Block every way that leads to the palace. Arrest that seamstress, Constance."
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1:43:16
{{ft/d|
"D'Artagnan—dead or alive!"
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1:44:08
{{ft/s|
The grand ball room of the palace—
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1:45:12
{{ft/d|
"Her Majesty is late. I trust she will not forget that you desired her to wear your gift of jewels."
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1:45:32
{{ft/s|
At the gates of Paris D'Artagnan scents danger—
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1:45:38
{{ft/d|
"Our luck runs too high. I smell the Cardinal."
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1:47:02
{{ft/d|
"Madame, why do you appear here without your diamond buckle?"
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1:47:10
{{ft/d|
"Sire, I feared some accident might befall it."
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1:47:16
{{ft/d|
"You do wrong to slight my wishes!"
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1:48:51
{{ft/d|
"This is Fate!"
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1:49:43
{{ft/d|
"This is for Meung—and this for Constance!"
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1:50:46
{{ft/d|
"Your Queen!"
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1:52:06
{{ft/d|
"My brave D'Artagnan, let this token ever remind you that you have won the eternal gratitude of a Queen."
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1:52:19
{{ft/d|
"Constance has disappeared."
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1:54:16
{{ft/d|
"Joseph, I never acknowledge defeat, I make use of it."
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1:55:00
{{ft/d|
"If you were about to die, what would you do?"
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1:55:08
{{ft/d|
"Your Eminence, I should still write the history of France."
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1:55:28
{{ft/d|
"Then set down in your book, Monsieur D'Artagnan, that Richelieu was a generous foe."
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1:56:36
{{ft/d|
"Marvellous!"
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1:56:40
{{ft/d|
"And now, Monsieur D'Artagnan, what say you to a lieutenancy in my Guards?"
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1:56:54
{{ft/d|
"Your Eminence, my dreams, my hopes, my ambitions are all with the Musketeers."
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1:57:10
{{ft/d|
"I am offering him a commission in my Guards."
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1:57:21
{{ft/d|
"A commission in the King's Musketeers."
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1:57:35
{{ft/s|
And so, later in the evening, De Tréville presents to the King a new Musketeer—
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1:58:08
{{ft/d|
"D'Artagnan!"
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1:58:18
{{ft/s|
<i>So thus they lived in France of old,<br />
When blood was young and hearts were bold,<br />
When sword crossed sword for honor then,<br />
When life was life, and men were men.</i>
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1:58:29
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DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS PICTURES CORPORATION}}}}
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