The Three Musketeers, Chapter 46 summary
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In Chapter 46, Athos seeks a private place for the four friends to discuss urgent business and wagers that they can breakfast for an hour in the damaged bastion of Saint-Gervais. Despite D’Artagnan’s doubts and Grimaud’s resistance, they enter the bastion before a large crowd, using the public challenge to conceal their purpose.
What happens
- Athos leads his friends to the Parpaillot, but soldiers continually interrupt their attempt to speak privately.
- D’Artagnan describes the night’s attack, including the damage to Saint-Gervais and the losses on both sides.
- Athos wagers an unlimited dinner that the four friends can remain in the bastion for an hour despite enemy action.
- Grimaud packs breakfast, and the friends leave while curious soldiers follow them toward the camp boundary.
- Athos explains that the wager hides their meeting and that weapons left with the dead can supply their defense.
- Athos forces the reluctant Grimaud onward with a pistol, then salutes the spectators before the friends enter the bastion.
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What to notice
Athos explains that the public challenge conceals a private purpose. The wager supplies an innocent-looking reason for the friends to gather somewhere dangerous.
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Why does Athos choose the bastion for breakfast?
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