The Three Musketeers, Chapter 29 summary
Chapter 29 of 68 · 12 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 29, the friends struggle to obtain their campaign equipment, while Porthos uses a supposed romance with Milady to make Madame Coquenard jealous. His complaints about her refusal to lend him money secure reconciliation and a dinner invitation, while D’Artagnan recognizes Milady and follows her out of church.
What happens
- D’Artagnan worries about equipment and the missing Mme. Bonacieux, while Athos refuses to seek money and the household servants share their masters’ gloom.
- D’Artagnan follows Porthos into St. Leu, where Porthos deliberately ignores Madame Coquenard and directs flirtatious gestures toward Milady.
- Porthos offers Milady holy water, provoking Madame Coquenard’s jealousy, and falsely presents her as a duchess who comes to meet him.
- D’Artagnan follows Milady, while Madame Coquenard takes Porthos to a secluded passage and challenges him about his apparent success with women.
- Porthos reproaches Madame Coquenard for refusing money and claims that campaign preparations require a journey with the supposed duchess.
- Madame Coquenard invites Porthos to dinner under a false family identity, reveals her inheritance arrangement, and reconciles with him.
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What to notice
No woman responds to Porthos’s flirtations, yet Madame Coquenard treats them as proof of a rival. Her belief gives his performance its power.
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What identity does Madame Coquenard tell Porthos to use at dinner?
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