'The Three Musketeers' is an historical novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas.

Set in 1625–1628, it recounts the adventures of a young man named d'Artagnan (based on Charles de Batz-Castelmore d'Artagnan) after he leaves home to travel to Paris, to join the Musketeers of the Guard. Although d'Artagnan is not able to join this elite corps immediately, he befriends the three most formidable musketeers of the age Athos, Porthos and Aramis and gets involved in affairs of the state and court.

Bazin is from the province of Berry. Bazin is a pious man who waits for the day his master (Aramis) will join the church, as he has always dreamed of serving a priest.

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