My dear Athos,
I wish, as your health absolutely requires it, that you should rest for a fortnight. Go, then, and take the waters of Forges, or any that may be more agreeable to you, and recuperate yourself as quickly as possible.
Yours affectionate,
de Treville
"Well, this leave of absence and that letter mean that you must follow me, Athos."
"To the waters of Forges?"