"Good-day, sir! I am anxious to know the state of your health."

"He calls that a language! But never mind, that will do capitally."

D'Artagnan opened the door and called out to a waiter to desire
Madeleine to come upstairs.

When the landlady made her appearance she expressed much astonishment at
seeing Planchet.

"My dear landlady," said D'Artagnan, "I beg to introduce to you your
brother, who is arrived from Flanders and whom I am going to take into
my service."

"My brother?"

"Wish your sister good-morning, Master Peter."

"Wilkom, suster," said Planchet.

"Goeden day, broder," replied the astonished landlady.

"This is the case," said D'Artagnan; "this is your brother, Madeleine;
you don't know him perhaps, but I know him; he has arrived from
Amsterdam. You must dress him up during my absence. When I return, which
will be in about an hour, you must offer him to me as a servant, and
upon your recommendation, though he doesn't speak a word of French, I
take him into my service. You understand?"

"That is to say, I guess your wishes, and that is all that's necessary,"
said Madeleine.

"You are a precious creature, my pretty hostess, and I am much obliged
to you."

The next moment D'Artagnan was on his way to Notre Dame.

7. Touches upon the Strange Effects a Half-pistole may have upon a
Beadle and a Chorister.

D'Artagnan, as he crossed the Pont Neuf, congratulated himself on
having found Planchet again, for at that time an intelligent servant
was essential to him; nor was he sorry that through Planchet and the
situation which he held in Rue des Lombards, a connection with the
bourgeoisie might be commenced, at that critical period when that class
were preparing to make war with the court party. It was like having
a spy in the enemy's camp. In this frame of mind, grateful for the
accidental meeting with Planchet, pleased with himself, D'Artagnan
reached Notre Dame. He ran up the steps, entered the church, and
addressing a verger who was sweeping the chapel, asked him if he knew
Monsieur Bazin.

"Monsieur Bazin, the beadle?" said the verger. "Yes. There he is,
attending mass, in the chapel of the Virgin."

D'Artagnan nearly jumped for joy; he had despaired of finding Bazin, but
now, he thought, since he held one end of the thread he would be pretty
sure to reach the other end.

He knelt down just opposite the chapel in order not to lose sight of his
man; and as he had almost forgotten