--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Come here, Grimaud,\" said Athos. To…" description: "\"“Come here, Grimaud,\" said Athos. To punish you for having spoken without leave my friend, you must eat this piece of paper: then, to reward you for th..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a3/alexandre-dumas-436_friendship_come-here-grimaud-said-athos-to-punish-y_87536.jpg" --- # Come here, Grimaud," said Athos. To punish you for having… ![“Come here, Grimaud," said Athos. To punish you for having spoken without leave my friend, you must eat this piece of paper: then, to reward you for the service which you will have rendered us, you shall afterwards drink this glass of wine. Here is the letter first: chew it hard." Grimaud smiled…” quote by Alexandre Dumas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a3/alexandre-dumas-436_friendship_come-here-grimaud-said-athos-to-punish-y_87536.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a3/alexandre-dumas-436_friendship_come-here-grimaud-said-athos-to-punish-y_87536.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a3/alexandre-dumas-436_friendship_come-here-grimaud-said-athos-to-punish-y_87536.jpg) > ““Come here, Grimaud," said Athos. To punish you for having spoken without leave my friend, you must eat this piece of paper: then, to reward you for the service which you will have rendered us, you shall afterwards drink this glass of wine. Here is the letter first: chew it hard." Grimaud smiled, and with his eyes fixed on the glass which Athos filled to the very brim, chewed away at the paper, and finally swallowed it. "Bravo, Master Grimaud!" said Athos. "and now take this. Good! I will dispense with your saying thank you." Grimaud silently swallowed the glass of Bordeaux; but during the whole time that this pleasant operation lasted, his eyes, which were fixed upon the heavens, spoke a language which, though mute, was not therefore the least expressive.”” [Alexandre Dumas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandre-dumas/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Illustrates a surreal, ritualistic test of loyalty where the protagonist forces a subordinate to consume a written command and wine, symbolizing obedience and the unspoken language of devotion. **In simple terms:** A bizarre loyalty test. Key Takeaway Obedience expressed through extreme symbolic acts. 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