CHAPTER LVIII.

D'ARTAGNAN'S STRATAGEM. Whilst Mordaunt was on his way to Cromwell's tent, d'Artagnan and Porthos were leading their prisoners to the house that had been assigned to them as their dwelling at Newcastle. The two friends made the prisoners enter the house first, whilst they stood at the door, desiring Mousqueton to take all the four horses to the stable. "Why don't we go in with them?" asked Porthos. "We must first see what the wishes of the sergeant are," replied d'Artagnan, and he then made inquiry of the sergeant.…