"Because she had been branded," continued d'Artagnan.
"Bah!" cried Porthos. "Impossible! What do you say—that she wanted to have her brother-in-law killed?"
"Yes."
"She was married?" asked Aramis.
"Yes."
"And her husband found out that she had a fleur-delis on her shoulder?" cried Porthos.
"Yes."
These three yeses had been pronounced by Athos, each with a sadder intonation.
