Porthos has dinner with Madame Coquenard at her home, pretending to be her cousin. He delights in the idea of family dinner as he has no family of his own to dine with. During dinner, Monsieur Coquenard keeps eyeing a chest, which Porthos assumes holds the Coquenard fortune. But the dinner he is served is so meager that he wonders whether the Coquenards are actually poor or just cheap. After dinner, Porthos speaks privately with Madame Coquenard, who offers him a small sum of money, as well as a horse and a mule for the war.

D’Artagnan continues his visits to Milady, with whom he is falling more and more in love. One night, her maid Kitty confesses her love for d’Artagnan and tells him that Milady is not in love with him. As proof, she gives d’Artagnan a note: Milady writes to the man she actually wants, the Comte de Wardes. Outraged, d’Artagnan wants revenge. Kitty pretends that she is too loyal to Milady to comply until d’Artagnan kisses her to seduce her into helping him. He spends time in Kitty’s room so he can overhear Milady’s conversations. Milady gloats that she has successfully captured d’Artagnan’s interest, by request of the cardinal.