Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds

Paris, the City of Dreams (1x3)

: 23, 1981

Dogtanian is walking to Paris, carrying his saddle. On the road he is splashed by a coach and chases angrily after it. The occupant, a pretty young lady, apologises and cleans him off, winning his heart and leaving him with her handkerchief. Once in Paris, Dogtanian goes to the Muskehounds' headquarters and is told he must fight and defeat all the other young hopefuls before he can see Monsieur Treville. But his sword is broken, so he finds work with a swordsmith to earn a new one. After a day of sharpening weapons he is given a poor-quality sword. The girl from the road questions the swordsmith about his assistant, but by this time Dogtanian is gone. She buys an expensive sword. Tired and hungry, Dogtanian wanders the streets. When he stops to rest under a tree he is set upon by ruffians and forced to move on. A guard spots him and tries to arrest him as a vagrant. He collapses in the street and is woken by water falling on him. When he protests he sees that the culprit is his n