This chapter's epigraph comes from a conversation between the Duke of Albany and the Marquis de Lafayette. The Duke tells the Marquis that the Marquis's chattel is worth a great deal of money, and that he'd like to know where the Marquis is. The Marquis says that he doesn't want revenge, but he does want the Marquis to serve the Marquis. He asks the Marquis where his master is, and if the Marquis has been ordered to lie about his whereabouts, then the Marquis can't lie about where he's hiding. If the Marquis wants revenge, the Marquis says, then he should tell the Duke where he is. If he wants to be loyal to the Marquis, he should just tell him where his mistress is. Otherwise, he'll lose his patience. He says that if he loses a few fingers, he won't be able to keep up with the Marquis anymore. He'll just pluck out his fingers and pluck out the eyes of his chattel. If it's tight, he says, the most logical thing to do would be to sit still and let things blow over so that he can leave with the clothes on his back. He thinks that the peasants are worthless, since they're not worth the price of a sword and a staff. He compares the musketeers to god's servants, who will always be beneath the Duke's feet. The musketeers serve the duke, but they don't have the same fighting spirit as the duke. They're just like the peasants. The only difference between them and the duke is that the duke has "baron fearless