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The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers

Chapter XLVII · Chapter XXIII. THE RENDEZVOUS

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Chapter XXIII.

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Chapter XXIII.
THE RENDEZVOUS
D’Artagnan ran home immediately, and although it was three o’clock in
the morning and he had some of the worst quarters of Paris to traverse,
he met with no misadventure.
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The Three Musketeers

Chapter XLVII · Chapter XXIII. THE RENDEZVOUS

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Chapter XXIII.
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THE RENDEZVOUS
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D’Artagnan ran home immediately, and although it was three o’clock in
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the morning and he had some of the worst quarters of Paris to traverse,
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he met with no misadventure.
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and

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Chapter

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From this reading Chapter XXIII.

D'Artagnan

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had

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he

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home

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immediately

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in

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it

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met

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misadventure

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morning

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no

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o'clock

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of

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Paris

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quarters

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ran

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RENDEZVOUS

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From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS

some

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THE

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From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS

three

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to

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traverse

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was

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with

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worst

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XXIII

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From this reading Chapter XXIII.

Chapter Quiz

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What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter XXIII. THE RENDEZVOUS?

Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?

According to the text: "Chapter XXIII....", what tone does the author establish?

Shadowing Practice

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Narrator: Chapter XXIII.
Narrator: mystifier appears to me to have the air of being a certain young Gascon