["\u201cWell,\u201d\t said\t Rochefort,\t taking\t the\t paper\t from\t Milady,\t folding\t it,\t and placing\tit\tin\tthe\tlining\tof\this\that,\t\u201cyou\tmay\tbe\teasy.\tI\twill\tdo\tas\tchildren\tdo,\tfor fear\tof\tlosing\tthe\tpaper--repeat\tthe\tname\talong\tthe\troute.\tNow,\tis\tthat\tall?\u201d \u201cI\tbelieve\tso.\u201d \u201cLet\t us\t see:\t Buckingham\t dead\t or\t grievously\t wounded;\t your\t conversation with\t the\t cardinal\t overheard\t by\t the\t four\t Musketeers;\t Lord\t de\t Winter\t warned\t of your\t arrival\t at\t Portsmouth;\t d\u2019Artagnan\t and\t Athos\t to\t the\t Bastille;\t Aramis\t the lover\t of\t Madame\t de\t Chevreuse;\t Porthos\t an\t ass;\t Madame\t Bonacieux\t found again;\t to\t send\t you\t the\t chaise\t as\t soon\t as\t possible;\t to\t place\t my\t lackey\t at\t your disposal;\t to\t make\t you\t out\t a\t victim\t of\t the\t cardinal\t in\t order\t that\t the\t abbess\t may entertain\tno\tsuspicion;\tArmentieres,\ton\tthe\tbanks\tof\tthe\tLys.\tIs\tthat\tall,\tthen?\u201d \u201cIn\ttruth,\tmy\tdear\tChevalier,\tyou\tare\ta\tmiracle\tof\tmemory.\tA\tPROPOS,\tadd one\tthing--\u201d \u201cWhat?\u201d \u201cI\tsaw\tsome\tvery\tpretty\twoods\twhich\talmost\ttouch\tthe\tconvent\tgarden.\tSay that\tI\tam\tpermitted\tto\twalk\tin\tthose\twoods.\tWho\tknows?\tPerhaps\tI\tshall\tstand\tin need\tof\ta\tback\tdoor\tfor\tretreat.\u201d \u201cYou\tthink\tof\teverything.\u201d \u201cAnd\tyou\tforget\tone\tthing.\u201d \u201cWhat?\u201d \u201cTo\task\tme\tif\tI\twant\tmoney.\u201d \u201cThat\u2019s\ttrue.\tHow\tmuch\tdo\tyou\twant?\u201d \u201cAll\tyou\thave\tin\tgold.\u201d \u201cI\thave\tfive\thundred\tpistoles,\tor\tthereabouts.\u201d \u201cI\thave\tas\tmuch.\tWith\ta\tthousand\tpistoles\tone\tmay\tface\teverything.\tEmpty your\tpockets.\u201d \u201cThere.\u201d \u201cRight.\tAnd\tyou\tgo--\u201d \u201cIn\t an\t hour--time\t to\t eat\t a\t morsel,\t during\t which\t I\t shall\t send\t for\t a\t post horse.\u201d","\u201cCapital!\tAdieu,\tChevalier.\u201d \u201cAdieu,\tCountess.\u201d \u201cCommend\tme\tto\tthe\tcardinal.\u201d \u201cCommend\tme\tto\tSatan.\u201d Milady\tand\tRochefort\texchanged\ta\tsmile\tand\tseparated.\tAn\thour\tafterward Rochefort\tset\tout\tat\ta\tgrand\tgallop;\tfive\thours\tafter\tthat\the\tpassed\tthrough\tArras. Our\treaders\talready\tknow\thow\the\twas\trecognized\tby\td\u2019Artagnan,\tand\thow that\trecognition\tby\tinspiring\tfear\tin\tthe\tfour\tMusketeers\thad\tgiven\tfresh\tactivity to\ttheir\tjourney.","63\tTHE\tDROP\tOF\tWATER Rochefort\thad\tscarcely\tdeparted\twhen\tMme.\tBonacieux\tre-entered.\tShe\tfound Milady\twith\ta\tsmiling\tcountenance. \u201cWell,\u201d\t said\t the\t young\t woman,\t \u201cwhat\t you\t dreaded\t has\t happened.\t This evening,\tor\ttomorrow,\tthe\tcardinal\twill\tsend\tsomeone\tto\ttake\tyou\taway.\u201d \u201cWho\ttold\tyou\tthat,\tmy\tdear?\u201d\tasked\tMilady. \u201cI\theard\tit\tfrom\tthe\tmouth\tof\tthe\tmessenger\thimself.\u201d \u201cCome\tand\tsit\tdown\tclose\tto\tme,\u201d\tsaid\tMilady. \u201cHere\tI\tam.\u201d \u201cWait\ttill\tI\tassure\tmyself\tthat\tnobody\thears\tus.\u201d \u201cWhy\tall\tthese\tprecautions?\u201d \u201cYou\tshall\tknow.\u201d Milady\t arose,\t went\t to\t the\t door,\t opened\t it,\t looked\t in\t the\t corridor,\t and\t then returned\tand\tseated\therself\tclose\tto\tMme.\tBonacieux. \u201cThen,\u201d\tsaid\tshe,\t\u201che\thas\twell\tplayed\this\tpart.\u201d \u201cWho\thas?\u201d \u201cHe\twho\tjust\tnow\tpresented\thimself\tto\tthe\tabbess\tas\ta\tmessenger\tfrom\tthe cardinal.\u201d \u201cIt\twas,\tthen,\ta\tpart\the\twas\tplaying?\u201d \u201cYes,\tmy\tchild.\u201d \u201cThat\tman,\tthen,\twas\tnot--\u201d \u201cThat\tman,\u201d\tsaid\tMilady,\tlowering\ther\tvoice,\t\u201cis\tmy\tbrother.\u201d \u201cYour\tbrother!\u201d\tcried\tMme.\tBonacieux. \u201cNo\t one\t must\t know\t this\t secret,\t my\t dear,\t but\t yourself.\t If\t you\t reveal\t it\t to","anyone\tin\tthe\tworld,\tI\tshall\tbe\tlost,\tand\tperhaps\tyourself\tlikewise.\u201d \u201cOh,\tmy\tGod!\u201d \u201cListen.\t This\t is\t what\t has\t happened:\t My\t brother,\t who\t was\t coming\t to\t my assistance\tto\ttake\tme\taway\tby\tforce\tif\tit\twere\tnecessary,\tmet\twith\tthe\temissary of\tthe\tcardinal,\twho\twas\tcoming\tin\tsearch\tof\tme.\tHe\tfollowed\thim.\tAt\ta\tsolitary and\t retired\t part\t of\t the\t road\t he\t drew\t his\t sword,\t and\t required\t the\t messenger\t to deliver\tup\tto\thim\tthe\tpapers\tof\twhich\the\twas\tthe\tbearer.\tThe\tmessenger\tresisted; my\tbrother\tkilled\thim.\u201d \u201cOh!\u201d\tsaid\tMme.\tBonacieux,\tshuddering. \u201cRemember,\t that\t was\t the\t only\t means.\t Then\t my\t brother\t determined\t to substitute\t cunning\t for\t force.\t He\t took\t the\t papers,\t and\t presented\t himself\t here\t as the\temissary\tof\tthe\tcardinal,\tand\tin\tan\thour\tor\ttwo\ta\tcarriage\twill\tcome\tto\ttake me\taway\tby\tthe\torders\tof\this\tEminence.\u201d \u201cI\tunderstand.\tIt\tis\tyour\tbrother\twho\tsends\tthis\tcarriage.\u201d \u201cExactly;\t but\t that\t is\t not\t all.\t That\t letter\t you\t have\t received,\t and\t which\t you believe\tto\tbe\tfrom\tMadame\tde\tChevreuse--\u201d \u201cWell?\u201d \u201cIt\tis\ta\tforgery.\u201d \u201cHow\tcan\tthat\tbe?\u201d \u201cYes,\t a\t forgery;\t it\t is\t a\t snare\t to\t prevent\t your\t making\t any\t resistance\t when they\tcome\tto\tfetch\tyou.\u201d \u201cBut\tit\tis\td\u2019Artagnan\tthat\twill\tcome.\u201d \u201cDo\t not\t deceive\t yourself.\t D\u2019Artagnan\t and\t his\t friends\t are\t detained\t at\t the siege\tof\tLa\tRochelle.\u201d \u201cHow\tdo\tyou\tknow\tthat?\u201d \u201cMy\t brother\t met\t some\t emissaries\t of\t the\t cardinal\t in\t the\t uniform\t of Musketeers.\t You\t would\t have\t been\t summoned\t to\t the\t gate;\t you\t would\t have believed\t yourself\t about\t to\t meet\t friends;\t you\t would\t have\t been\t abducted,\t and conducted\tback\tto\tParis.\u201d \u201cOh,\tmy\tGod!\tMy\tsenses\tfail\tme\tamid\tsuch\ta\tchaos\tof\tiniquities.\tI\tfeel,\tif","this\tcontinues,\u201d\tsaid\tMme.\tBonacieux,\traising\ther\thands\tto\ther\tforehead,\t\u201cI\tshall go\tmad!\u201d \u201cStop--\u201d \u201cWhat?\u201d \u201cI\t hear\t a\t horse\u2019s\t steps;\t it\t is\t my\t brother\t setting\t off\t again.\t I\t should\t like\t to offer\thim\ta\tlast\tsalute.\tCome!\u201d Milady\t opened\t the\t window,\t and\t made\t a\t sign\t to\t Mme.\t Bonacieux\t to\t join her.\tThe\tyoung\twoman\tcomplied. Rochefort\tpassed\tat\ta\tgallop. \u201cAdieu,\tbrother!\u201d\tcried\tMilady. The\t chevalier\t raised\t his\t head,\t saw\t the\t two\t young\t women,\t and\t without stopping,\twaved\this\thand\tin\ta\tfriendly\tway\tto\tMilady. \u201cThe\t good\t George!\u201d\t said\t she,\t closing\t the\t window\t with\t an\t expression\t of countenance\t full\t of\t affection\t and\t melancholy.\t And\t she\t resumed\t her\t seat,\t as\t if plunged\tin\treflections\tentirely\tpersonal. \u201cDear\t lady,\u201d\t said\t Mme.\t Bonacieux,\t \u201cpardon\t me\t for\t interrupting\t you;\t but what\t do\t you\t advise\t me\t to\t do?\t Good\t heaven!\t You\t have\t more\t experience\t than\t I have.\tSpeak;\tI\twill\tlisten.\u201d \u201cIn\tthe\tfirst\tplace,\u201d\tsaid\tMilady,\t\u201cit\tis\tpossible\tI\tmay\tbe\tdeceived,\tand\tthat d\u2019Artagnan\tand\this\tfriends\tmay\treally\tcome\tto\tyour\tassistance.\u201d \u201cOh,\tthat\twould\tbe\ttoo\tmuch!\u201d\tcried\tMme.\tBonacieux,\t\u201cso\tmuch\thappiness is\tnot\tin\tstore\tfor\tme!\u201d \u201cThen\tyou\tcomprehend\tit\twould\tbe\tonly\ta\tquestion\tof\ttime,\ta\tsort\tof\trace, which\t should\t arrive\t first.\t If\t your\t friends\t are\t the\t more\t speedy,\t you\t are\t to\t be saved;\tif\tthe\tsatellites\tof\tthe\tcardinal,\tyou\tare\tlost.\u201d \u201cOh,\tyes,\tyes;\tlost\tbeyond\tredemption!\tWhat,\tthen,\tto\tdo?\tWhat\tto\tdo?\u201d \u201cThere\twould\tbe\ta\tvery\tsimple\tmeans,\tvery\tnatural--\u201d \u201cTell\tme\twhat!\u201d \u201cTo\t wait,\tconcealed\tin\tthe\tneighborhood,\tand\tassure\t yourself\twho\tare\tthe men\twho\tcome\tto\task\tfor\tyou.\u201d","\u201cBut\twhere\tcan\tI\twait?\u201d \u201cOh,\t there\t is\t no\t difficulty\t in\t that.\t I\t shall\t stop\t and\t conceal\t myself\t a\t few leagues\t hence\t until\t my\t brother\t can\t rejoin\t me.\t Well,\t I\t take\t you\t with\t me;\t we conceal\tourselves,\tand\twait\ttogether.\u201d \u201cBut\tI\tshall\tnot\tbe\tallowed\tto\tgo;\tI\tam\talmost\ta\tprisoner.\u201d \u201cAs\tthey\tbelieve\tthat\tI\tgo\tin\tconsequence\tof\tan\torder\tfrom\tthe\tcardinal,\tno one\twill\tbelieve\tyou\tanxious\tto\tfollow\tme.\u201d \u201cWell?\u201d \u201cWell!\tThe\tcarriage\tis\tat\tthe\tdoor;\tyou\tbid\tme\tadieu;\tyou\tmount\tthe\tstep\tto embrace\t me\t a\t last\t time;\t my\t brother\u2019s\t servant,\t who\t comes\t to\t fetch\t me,\t is\t told how\tto\tproceed;\the\tmakes\ta\tsign\tto\tthe\tpostillion,\tand\twe\tset\toff\tat\ta\tgallop.\u201d \u201cBut\td\u2019Artagnan!\tD\u2019Artagnan!\tif\the\tcomes?\u201d \u201cShall\twe\tnot\tknow\tit?\u201d \u201cHow?\u201d \u201cNothing\teasier.\tWe\twill\tsend\tmy\tbrother\u2019s\tservant\tback\tto\tBethune,\twhom, as\tI\ttold\tyou,\twe\tcan\ttrust.\tHe\tshall\tassume\ta\tdisguise,\tand\tplace\thimself\tin\tfront of\tthe\tconvent.\tIf\tthe\temissaries\tof\tthe\tcardinal\tarrive,\the\twill\ttake\tno\tnotice;\tif\tit is\tMonsieur\td\u2019Artagnan\tand\this\tfriends,\the\twill\tbring\tthem\tto\tus.\u201d \u201cHe\tknows\tthem,\tthen?\u201d \u201cDoubtless.\tHas\the\tnot\tseen\tMonsieur\td\u2019Artagnan\tat\tmy\thouse?\u201d \u201cOh,\tyes,\tyes;\tyou\tare\tright.\tThus\tall\tmay\tgo\twell--all\tmay\tbe\tfor\tthe\tbest; but\twe\tdo\tnot\tgo\tfar\tfrom\tthis\tplace?\u201d \u201cSeven\t or\t eight\t leagues\t at\t the\t most.\t We\t will\t keep\t on\t the\t frontiers,\t for instance;\tand\tat\tthe\tfirst\talarm\twe\tcan\tleave\tFrance.\u201d \u201cAnd\twhat\tcan\twe\tdo\tthere?\u201d \u201cWait.\u201d \u201cBut\tif\tthey\tcome?\u201d \u201cMy\tbrother\u2019s\tcarriage\twill\tbe\there\tfirst.\u201d \u201cIf\t I\t should\t happen\t to\t be\t any\t distance\t from\t you\t when\t the\t carriage\t comes for\tyou--at\tdinner\tor\tsupper,\tfor\tinstance?\u201d","\u201cDo\tone\tthing.\u201d \u201cWhat\tis\tthat?\u201d \u201cTell\t your\t good\t superior\t that\t in\t order\t that\t we\t may\t be\t as\t much\t together\t as possible,\tyou\task\ther\tpermission\tto\tshare\tmy\trepast.\u201d \u201cWill\tshe\tpermit\tit?\u201d \u201cWhat\tinconvenience\tcan\tit\tbe?\u201d \u201cOh,\tdelightful!\tIn\tthis\tway\twe\tshall\tnot\tbe\tseparated\tfor\tan\tinstant.\u201d \u201cWell,\t go\t down\t to\t her,\t then,\t to\t make\t your\t request.\t I\t feel\t my\t head\t a\t little confused;\tI\twill\ttake\ta\tturn\tin\tthe\tgarden.\u201d \u201cGo;\tand\twhere\tshall\tI\tfind\tyou?\u201d \u201cHere,\tin\tan\thour.\u201d \u201cHere,\tin\tan\thour.\tOh,\tyou\tare\tso\tkind,\tand\tI\tam\tso\tgrateful!\u201d \u201cHow\t can\t I\t avoid\t interesting\t myself\t for\t one\t who\t is\t so\t beautiful\t and\t so amiable?\tAre\tyou\tnot\tthe\tbeloved\tof\tone\tof\tmy\tbest\tfriends?\u201d \u201cDear\td\u2019Artagnan!\tOh,\thow\the\twill\tthank\tyou!\u201d \u201cI\thope\tso.\tNow,\tthen,\tall\tis\tagreed;\tlet\tus\tgo\tdown.\u201d \u201cYou\tare\tgoing\tinto\tthe\tgarden?\u201d \u201cYes.\u201d \u201cGo\talong\tthis\tcorridor,\tdown\ta\tlittle\tstaircase,\tand\tyou\tare\tin\tit.\u201d \u201cExcellent;\tthank\tyou!\u201d And\tthe\ttwo\twomen\tparted,\texchanging\tcharming\tsmiles. Milady\thad\ttold\tthe\ttruth--her\thead\twas\tconfused,\tfor\ther\till-arranged\tplans clashed\t one\t another\t like\t chaos.\t She\t required\t to\t be\t alone\t that\t she\t might\t put\t her thoughts\ta\tlittle\tinto\torder.\tShe\tsaw\tvaguely\tthe\tfuture;\tbut\tshe\tstood\tin\tneed\tof\ta little\tsilence\tand\tquiet\tto\tgive\tall\ther\tideas,\tas\tyet\tconfused,\ta\tdistinct\tform\tand\ta regular\tplan. What\twas\tmost\tpressing\twas\tto\tget\tMme.\tBonacieux\taway,\tand\tconvey\ther to\t a\t place\t of\t safety,\t and\t there,\t if\t matters\t required,\t make\t her\t a\t hostage.\t Milady began\t to\t have\t doubts\t of\t the\t issue\t of\t this\t terrible\t duel,\t in\t which\t her\t enemies showed\tas\tmuch\tperseverance\tas\tshe\tdid\tanimosity.","Besides,\tshe\tfelt\tas\twe\tfeel\twhen\ta\tstorm\tis\tcoming\ton--that\tthis\tissue\twas near,\tand\tcould\tnot\tfail\tto\tbe\tterrible. The\t principal\t thing\t for\t her,\t then,\t was,\t as\t we\t have\t said,\t to\t keep\t Mme. Bonacieux\tin\ther\tpower.\tMme.\tBonacieux\twas\tthe\tvery\tlife\tof\td\u2019Artagnan.\tThis was\t more\t than\t his\t life,\t the\t life\t of\t the\t woman\t he\t loved;\t this\t was,\t in\t case\t of\t ill fortune,\ta\tmeans\tof\ttemporizing\tand\tobtaining\tgood\tconditions. Now,\t this\t point\t was\t settled;\t Mme.\t Bonacieux,\t without\t any\t suspicion, accompanied\t her.\t Once\t concealed\t with\t her\t at\t Armentieres,\t it\t would\t be\t easy\t to make\t her\t believe\t that\t d\u2019Artagnan\t had\t not\t come\t to\t Bethune.\t In\t fifteen\t days\t at most,\tRochefort\twould\tbe\tback;\tbesides,\tduring\tthat\tfifteen\tdays\tshe\twould\thave time\t to\t think\t how\t she\t could\t best\t avenge\t herself\t on\t the\t four\t friends.\t She\t would not\tbe\tweary,\tthank\tGod!\tfor\tshe\tshould\tenjoy\tthe\tsweetest\tpastime\tsuch\tevents could\taccord\ta\twoman\tof\ther\tcharacter--perfecting\ta\tbeautiful\tvengeance. Revolving\t all\t this\t in\t her\t mind,\t she\t cast\t her\t eyes\t around\t her,\t and\t arranged the\t topography\t of\t the\t garden\t in\t her\t head.\t Milady\t was\t like\t a\t good\t general\t who contemplates\t at\t the\t same\t time\t victory\t and\t defeat,\t and\t who\t is\t quite\t prepared, according\tto\tthe\tchances\tof\tthe\tbattle,\tto\tmarch\tforward\tor\tto\tbeat\ta\tretreat. At\t the\t end\t of\t an\t hour\t she\t heard\t a\t soft\t voice\t calling\t her;\t it\t was\t Mme. Bonacieux\u2019s.\t The\t good\t abbess\t had\t naturally\t consented\t to\t her\t request;\t and\t as\t a commencement,\tthey\twere\tto\tsup\ttogether. On\treaching\tthe\tcourtyard,\tthey\theard\tthe\tnoise\tof\ta\tcarriage\twhich\tstopped at\tthe\tgate. Milady\tlistened. \u201cDo\tyou\thear\tanything?\u201d\tsaid\tshe. \u201cYes,\tthe\trolling\tof\ta\tcarriage.\u201d \u201cIt\tis\tthe\tone\tmy\tbrother\tsends\tfor\tus.\u201d \u201cOh,\tmy\tGod!\u201d \u201cCome,\tcome!\tcourage!\u201d The\tbell\tof\tthe\tconvent\tgate\twas\tsounded;\tMilady\twas\tnot\tmistaken. \u201cGo\t to\t your\t chamber,\u201d\t said\t she\t to\t Mme.\t Bonacieux;\t \u201cyou\t have\t perhaps","some\tjewels\tyou\twould\tlike\tto\ttake.\u201d \u201cI\thave\this\tletters,\u201d\tsaid\tshe. \u201cWell,\tgo\tand\tfetch\tthem,\tand\tcome\tto\tmy\tapartment.\tWe\twill\tsnatch\tsome supper;\twe\tshall\tperhaps\ttravel\tpart\tof\tthe\tnight,\tand\tmust\tkeep\tour\tstrength\tup.\u201d \u201cGreat\tGod!\u201d\tsaid\tMme.\tBonacieux,\tplacing\ther\thand\tupon\ther\tbosom,\t\u201cmy heart\tbeats\tso\tI\tcannot\twalk.\u201d \u201cCourage,\tcourage!\tremember\tthat\tin\ta\tquarter\tof\tan\thour\tyou\twill\tbe\tsafe; and\tthink\tthat\twhat\tyou\tare\tabout\tto\tdo\tis\tfor\tHIS\tsake.\u201d \u201cYes,\t yes,\t everything\t for\t him.\t You\t have\t restored\t my\t courage\t by\t a\t single word;\tgo,\tI\twill\trejoin\tyou.\u201d Milady\tran\tup\tto\ther\tapartment\tquickly;\tshe\tthere\tfound\tRochefort\u2019s\tlackey, and\tgave\thim\this\tinstructions. He\twas\tto\twait\tat\tthe\tgate;\tif\tby\tchance\tthe\tMusketeers\tshould\tappear,\tthe carriage\t was\t to\t set\t off\t as\t fast\t as\t possible,\t pass\t around\t the\t convent,\t and\t go\t and wait\t for\t Milady\t at\t a\t little\t village\t which\t was\t situated\t at\t the\t other\t side\t of\t the wood.\t In\t this\t case\t Milady\t would\t cross\t the\t garden\t and\t gain\t the\t village\t on\t foot. As\t we\t have\t already\t said,\t Milady\t was\t admirably\t acquainted\t with\t this\t part\t of France. If\tthe\tMusketeers\tdid\tnot\tappear,\tthings\twere\tto\tgo\ton\tas\thad\tbeen\tagreed; Mme.\tBonacieux\twas\tto\tget\tinto\tthe\tcarriage\tas\tif\tto\tbid\ther\tadieu,\tand\tshe\twas to\ttake\taway\tMme.\tBonacieux. Mme.\t Bonacieux\t came\t in;\t and\t to\t remove\t all\t suspicion,\t if\t she\t had\t any, Milady\trepeated\tto\tthe\tlackey,\tbefore\ther,\tthe\tlatter\tpart\tof\ther\tinstructions. Milady\t asked\t some\t questions\t about\t the\t carriage.\t It\t was\t a\t chaise\t drawn\t by three\t horses,\t driven\t by\t a\t postillion;\t Rochefort\u2019s\t lackey\t would\t precede\t it,\t as courier. Milady\t was\t wrong\t in\t fearing\t that\t Mme.\t Bonacieux\t would\t have\t any suspicion.\t The\t poor\t young\t woman\t was\t too\t pure\t to\t suppose\t that\t any\t female could\t be\t guilty\t of\t such\t perfidy;\t besides,\t the\t name\t of\t the\t Comtesse\t de\t Winter, which\tshe\thad\theard\tthe\tabbess\tpronounce,\twas\twholly\tunknown\tto\ther,\tand\tshe","was\t even\t ignorant\t that\t a\t woman\t had\t had\t so\t great\t and\t so\t fatal\t a\t share\t in\t the misfortune\tof\ther\tlife. \u201cYou\t see,\u201d\t said\t she,\t when\t the\t lackey\t had\t gone\t out,\t \u201ceverything\t is\t ready. The\t abbess\t suspects\t nothing,\t and\t believes\t that\t I\t am\t taken\t by\t order\t of\t the cardinal.\tThis\tman\tgoes\tto\tgive\this\tlast\torders;\ttake\tthe\tleast\tthing,\tdrink\ta\tfinger of\twine,\tand\tlet\tus\tbe\tgone.\u201d \u201cYes,\u201d\tsaid\tMme.\tBonacieux,\tmechanically,\t\u201cyes,\tlet\tus\tbe\tgone.\u201d Milady\t made\t her\t a\t sign\t to\t sit\t down\t opposite,\t poured\t her\t a\t small\t glass\t of Spanish\twine,\tand\thelped\ther\tto\tthe\twing\tof\ta\tchicken. \u201cSee,\u201d\tsaid\tshe,\t\u201cif\teverything\tdoes\tnot\tsecond\tus!\tHere\tis\tnight\tcoming\ton; by\tdaybreak\twe\tshall\thave\treached\tour\tretreat,\tand\tnobody\tcan\tguess\twhere\twe are.\tCome,\tcourage!\ttake\tsomething.\u201d Mme.\t Bonacieux\t ate\t a\t few\t mouthfuls\t mechanically,\t and\t just\t touched\t the glass\twith\ther\tlips. \u201cCome,\tcome!\u201d\tsaid\tMilady,\tlifting\thers\tto\ther\tmouth,\t\u201cdo\tas\tI\tdo.\u201d But\tat\tthe\tmoment\tthe\tglass\ttouched\ther\tlips,\ther\thand\tremained\tsuspended; she\t heard\t something\t on\t the\t road\t which\t sounded\t like\t the\t rattling\t of\t a\t distant gallop.\t Then\t it\t grew\t nearer,\t and\t it\t seemed\t to\t her,\t almost\t at\t the\t same\t time,\t that she\theard\tthe\tneighing\tof\thorses. This\t noise\t acted\t upon\t her\t joy\t like\t the\t storm\t which\t awakens\t the\t sleeper\t in the\t midst\t of\t a\t happy\t dream;\t she\t grew\t pale\t and\t ran\t to\t the\t window,\t while\t Mme. Bonacieux,\t rising\t all\t in\t a\t tremble,\t supported\t herself\t upon\t her\t chair\t to\t avoid falling.\tNothing\twas\tyet\tto\tbe\tseen,\tonly\tthey\theard\tthe\tgalloping\tdraw\tnearer. \u201cOh,\tmy\tGod!\u201d\tsaid\tMme.\tBonacieux,\t\u201cwhat\tis\tthat\tnoise?\u201d \u201cThat\t of\t either\t our\t friends\t or\t our\t enemies,\u201d\t said\t Milady,\t with\t her\t terrible coolness.\t\u201cStay\twhere\tyou\tare,\tI\twill\ttell\tyou.\u201d Mme.\tBonacieux\tremained\tstanding,\tmute,\tmotionless,\tand\tpale\tas\ta\tstatue. The\tnoise\tbecame\tlouder;\tthe\thorses\tcould\tnot\tbe\tmore\tthan\ta\thundred\tand fifty\tpaces\tdistant.\tIf\tthey\twere\tnot\tyet\tto\tbe\tseen,\tit\twas\tbecause\tthe\troad\tmade an\telbow.\tThe\tnoise\tbecame\tso\tdistinct\tthat\tthe\thorses\tmight\tbe\tcounted\tby\tthe","rattle\tof\ttheir\thoofs. Milady\tgazed\t with\tall\tthe\tpower\tof\ther\t attention;\tit\twas\tjust\tlight\tenough for\ther\tto\tsee\twho\twas\tcoming. All\t at\t once,\t at\t the\t turning\t of\t the\t road\t she\t saw\t the\t glitter\t of\t laced\t hats\t and the\twaving\tof\tfeathers;\tshe\tcounted\ttwo,\tthen\tfive,\tthen\teight\thorsemen.\tOne\tof them\tpreceded\tthe\trest\tby\tdouble\tthe\tlength\tof\this\thorse. Milady\t uttered\t a\t stifled\t groan.\t In\t the\t first\t horseman\t she\t recognized d\u2019Artagnan. \u201cOh,\tmy\tGod,\tmy\tGod,\u201d\tcried\tMme.\tBonacieux,\t\u201cwhat\tis\tit?\u201d \u201cIt\t is\t the\t uniform\t of\t the\t cardinal\u2019s\t Guards.\t Not\t an\t instant\t to\t be\t lost!\t Fly, fly!\u201d \u201cYes,\tyes,\tlet\tus\tfly!\u201d\trepeated\tMme.\tBonacieux,\tbut\twithout\tbeing\table\tto make\ta\tstep,\tglued\tas\tshe\twas\tto\tthe\tspot\tby\tterror. They\theard\tthe\thorsemen\tpass\tunder\tthe\twindows. \u201cCome,\t then,\t come,\t then!\u201d\t cried\t Milady,\t trying\t to\t drag\t the\t young\t woman along\t by\t the\t arm.\t \u201cThanks\t to\t the\t garden,\t we\t yet\t can\t flee;\t I\t have\t the\t key,\t but make\thaste!\tin\tfive\tminutes\tit\twill\tbe\ttoo\tlate!\u201d Mme.\t Bonacieux\t tried\t to\t walk,\t made\t two\t steps,\t and\t sank\t upon\t her\t knees. Milady\ttried\tto\traise\tand\tcarry\ther,\tbut\tcould\tnot\tdo\tit. At\tthis\tmoment\tthey\theard\tthe\trolling\tof\tthe\tcarriage,\twhich\tat\tthe\tapproach of\tthe\tMusketeers\tset\toff\tat\ta\tgallop.\tThen\tthree\tor\tfour\tshots\twere\tfired. \u201cFor\tthe\tlast\ttime,\twill\tyou\tcome?\u201d\tcried\tMilady. \u201cOh,\t my\t God,\t my\t God!\t you\t see\t my\t strength\t fails\t me;\t you\t see\t plainly\t I cannot\twalk.\tFlee\talone!\u201d \u201cFlee\talone,\tand\tleave\tyou\there?\tNo,\tno,\tnever!\u201d\tcried\tMilady. All\t at\t once\t she\t paused,\t a\t livid\t flash\t darted\t from\t her\t eyes;\t she\t ran\t to\t the table,\t emptied\t into\t Mme.\t Bonacieux\u2019s\t glass\t the\t contents\t of\t a\t ring\t which\t she opened\t with\t singular\t quickness.\t It\t was\t a\t grain\t of\t a\t reddish\t color,\t which dissolved\timmediately. Then,\t taking\t the\t glass\t with\t a\t firm\t hand,\t she\t said,\t \u201cDrink.\t This\t wine\t will","give\tyou\tstrength,\tdrink!\u201d\tAnd\tshe\tput\tthe\tglass\tto\tthe\tlips\tof\tthe\tyoung\twoman, who\tdrank\tmechanically. \u201cThis\tis\tnot\tthe\tway\tthat\tI\twished\tto\tavenge\tmyself,\u201d\tsaid\tMilady,\treplacing the\t glass\t upon\t the\t table,\t with\t an\t infernal\t smile,\t \u201cbut,\t my\t faith!\t we\t do\t what\t we can!\u201d\tAnd\tshe\trushed\tout\tof\tthe\troom. Mme.\tBonacieux\tsaw\ther\tgo\twithout\tbeing\table\tto\tfollow\ther;\tshe\twas\tlike people\twho\tdream\tthey\tare\tpursued,\tand\twho\tin\tvain\ttry\tto\twalk. A\t few\t moments\t passed;\t a\t great\t noise\t was\t heard\t at\t the\t gate.\t Every\t instant Mme.\t Bonacieux\t expected\t to\t see\t Milady,\t but\t she\t did\t not\t return.\t Several\t times, with\tterror,\tno\tdoubt,\tthe\tcold\tsweat\tburst\tfrom\ther\tburning\tbrow. At\tlength\tshe\theard\tthe\tgrating\tof\tthe\thinges\tof\tthe\topening\tgates;\tthe\tnoise of\tboots\tand\tspurs\tresounded\ton\tthe\tstairs.\tThere\twas\ta\tgreat\tmurmur\tof\tvoices which\t continued\t to\t draw\t near,\t amid\t which\t she\t seemed\t to\t hear\t her\t own\t name pronounced. All\t at\t once\t she\t uttered\t a\t loud\t cry\t of\t joy,\t and\t darted\t toward\t the\t door;\t she had\trecognized\tthe\tvoice\tof\td\u2019Artagnan. \u201cd\u2019Artagnan!\tD\u2019Artagnan!\u201d\tcried\tshe,\t\u201cis\tit\tyou?\tThis\tway!\tthis\tway!\u201d \u201cConstance?\t Constance?\u201d\t replied\t the\t young\t man,\t \u201cwhere\t are\t you?\t where are\tyou?\tMy\tGod!\u201d At\t the\t same\t moment\t the\t door\t of\t the\t cell\t yielded\t to\t a\t shock,\t rather\t than opened;\tseveral\tmen\trushed\tinto\tthe\tchamber.\tMme.\tBonacieux\thad\tsunk\tinto\tan armchair,\twithout\tthe\tpower\tof\tmoving. D\u2019Artagnan\t threw\t down\t a\t yet-smoking\t pistol\t which\t he\t held\t in\t his\t hand, and\tfell\ton\this\tknees\tbefore\this\tmistress.\tAthos\treplaced\this\tin\this\tbelt;\tPorthos and\tAramis,\twho\theld\ttheir\tdrawn\tswords\tin\ttheir\thands,\treturned\tthem\tto\ttheir scabbards. \u201cOh,\t d\u2019Artagnan,\t my\t beloved\t d\u2019Artagnan!\t You\t have\t come,\t then,\t at\t last! You\thave\tnot\tdeceived\tme!\tIt\tis\tindeed\tthee!\u201d \u201cYes,\tyes,\tConstance.\tReunited!\u201d \u201cOh,\t it\t was\t in\t vain\t she\t told\t me\t you\t would\t not\t come!\t I\t hoped\t in\t silence.\t I","was\tnot\twilling\tto\tfly.\tOh,\tI\thave\tdone\twell!\tHow\thappy\tI\tam!\u201d At\tthis\tword\tSHE,\tAthos,\twho\thad\tseated\thimself\tquietly,\tstarted\tup. \u201cSHE!\tWhat\tshe?\u201d\tasked\td\u2019Artagnan. \u201cWhy,\tmy\tcompanion.\tShe\twho\tout\tof\tfriendship\tfor\tme\twished\tto\ttake\tme from\tmy\tpersecutors.\tShe\twho,\tmistaking\tyou\tfor\tthe\tcardinal\u2019s\tGuards,\thas\tjust fled\taway.\u201d \u201cYour\t companion!\u201d\t cried\t d\u2019Artagnan,\t becoming\t more\t pale\t than\t the\t white veil\tof\this\tmistress.\t\u201cOf\twhat\tcompanion\tare\tyou\tspeaking,\tdear\tConstance?\u201d \u201cOf\ther\twhose\tcarriage\twas\tat\tthe\tgate;\tof\ta\twoman\twho\tcalls\therself\tyour friend;\tof\ta\twoman\tto\twhom\tyou\thave\ttold\teverything.\u201d \u201cHer\tname,\ther\tname!\u201d\tcried\td\u2019Artagnan.\t\u201cMy\tGod,\tcan\tyou\tnot\tremember her\tname?\u201d \u201cYes,\tit\twas\tpronounced\tin\tmy\thearing\tonce.\tStop--but--it\tis\tvery\tstrange-- oh,\tmy\tGod,\tmy\thead\tswims!\tI\tcannot\tsee!\u201d \u201cHelp,\thelp,\tmy\tfriends!\ther\thands\tare\ticy\tcold,\u201d\tcried\td\u2019Artagnan.\t\u201cShe\tis ill!\tGreat\tGod,\tshe\tis\tlosing\ther\tsenses!\u201d While\t Porthos\t was\t calling\t for\t help\t with\t all\t the\t power\t of\t his\t strong\t voice, Aramis\t ran\t to\t the\t table\t to\t get\t a\t glass\t of\t water;\t but\t he\t stopped\t at\t seeing\t the horrible\t alteration\t that\t had\t taken\t place\t in\t the\t countenance\t of\t Athos,\t who, standing\tbefore\tthe\ttable,\this\thair\trising\tfrom\this\thead,\this\teyes\tfixed\tin\tstupor, was\t looking\t at\t one\t of\t the\t glasses,\t and\t appeared\t a\t prey\t to\t the\t most\t horrible doubt. \u201cOh!\u201d\t said\t Athos,\t \u201coh,\t no,\t it\t is\t impossible!\t God\t would\t not\t permit\t such\t a crime!\u201d \u201cWater,\twater!\u201d\tcried\td\u2019Artagnan.\t\u201cWater!\u201d \u201cOh,\tpoor\twoman,\tpoor\twoman!\u201d\tmurmured\tAthos,\tin\ta\tbroken\tvoice. Mme.\tBonacieux\topened\ther\teyes\tunder\tthe\tkisses\tof\td\u2019Artagnan. \u201cShe\trevives!\u201d\tcried\tthe\tyoung\tman.\t\u201cOh,\tmy\tGod,\tmy\tGod,\tI\tthank\tthee!\u201d \u201cMadame!\u201d\t said\t Athos,\t \u201cmadame,\t in\t the\t name\t of\t heaven,\t whose\t empty glass\tis\tthis?\u201d","\u201cMine,\tmonsieur,\u201d\tsaid\tthe\tyoung\twoman,\tin\ta\tdying\tvoice. \u201cBut\twho\tpoured\tthe\twine\tfor\tyou\tthat\twas\tin\tthis\tglass?\u201d \u201cShe.\u201d \u201cBut\twho\tis\tSHE?\u201d \u201cOh,\tI\tremember!\u201d\tsaid\tMme.\tBonacieux,\t\u201cthe\tComtesse\tde\tWinter.\u201d The\tfour\tfriends\tuttered\tone\tand\tthe\tsame\tcry,\tbut\tthat\tof\tAthos\tdominated all\tthe\trest. At\tthat\tmoment\tthe\tcountenance\tof\tMme.\tBonacieux\tbecame\tlivid;\ta\tfearful agony\t pervaded\t her\t frame,\t and\t she\t sank\t panting\t into\t the\t arms\t of\t Porthos\t and Aramis. D\u2019Artagnan\t seized\t the\t hands\t of\t Athos\t with\t an\t anguish\t difficult\t to\t be described. \u201cAnd\twhat\tdo\tyou\tbelieve?\u2019\tHis\tvoice\twas\tstifled\tby\tsobs. \u201cI\t believe\t everything,\u201d\t said\t Athos,\t biting\t his\t lips\t till\t the\t blood\t sprang\t to avoid\tsighing. \u201cd\u2019Artagnan,\td\u2019Artagnan!\u201d\tcried\tMme.\tBonacieux,\t\u201cwhere\tart\tthou?\tDo\tnot leave\tme!\tYou\tsee\tI\tam\tdying!\u201d D\u2019Artagnan\treleased\tthe\thands\tof\tAthos\twhich\the\tstill\theld\tclasped\tin\tboth his\t own,\t and\t hastened\t to\t her.\t Her\t beautiful\t face\t was\t distorted\t with\t agony;\t her glassy\teyes\thad\tno\tlonger\ttheir\tsight;\ta\tconvulsive\tshuddering\tshook\ther\twhole body;\tthe\tsweat\trolled\tfrom\ther\tbrow. \u201cIn\tthe\tname\tof\theaven,\trun,\tcall!\tAramis!\tPorthos!\tCall\tfor\thelp!\u201d \u201cUseless!\u201d\t said\t Athos,\t \u201cuseless!\t For\t the\t poison\t which\t SHE\t pours\t there\t is no\tantidote.\u201d \u201cYes,\tyes!\tHelp,\thelp!\u201d\tmurmured\tMme.\tBonacieux;\t\u201chelp!\u201d Then,\t collecting\t all\t her\t strength,\t she\t took\t the\t head\t of\t the\t young\t man between\ther\thands,\tlooked\tat\thim\tfor\tan\tinstant\tas\tif\ther\twhole\tsoul\tpassed\tinto that\tlook,\tand\twith\ta\tsobbing\tcry\tpressed\ther\tlips\tto\this. \u201cConstance,\tConstance!\u201d\tcried\td\u2019Artagnan. A\t sigh\t escaped\t from\t the\t mouth\t of\t Mme.\t Bonacieux,\t and\t dwelt\t for\t an","instant\ton\tthe\tlips\tof\td\u2019Artagnan.\tThat\tsigh\twas\tthe\tsoul,\tso\tchaste\tand\tso\tloving, which\treascended\tto\theaven. D\u2019Artagnan\t pressed\t nothing\t but\t a\t corpse\t in\t his\t arms.\t The\t young\t man uttered\ta\tcry,\tand\tfell\tby\tthe\tside\tof\this\tmistress\tas\tpale\tand\tas\ticy\tas\therself. Porthos\t wept;\t Aramis\t pointed\t toward\t heaven;\t Athos\t made\t the\t sign\t of\t the cross. At\tthat\tmoment\ta\tman\tappeared\tin\tthe\tdoorway,\talmost\tas\tpale\tas\tthose\tin the\t chamber.\t He\t looked\t around\t him\t and\t saw\t Mme.\t Bonacieux\t dead,\t and d\u2019Artagnan\tin\ta\tswoon.\tHe\tappeared\tjust\tat\tthat\tmoment\tof\tstupor\twhich\tfollows great\tcatastrophes. \u201cI\t was\t not\t deceived,\u201d\t said\t he;\t \u201chere\t is\t Monsieur\t d\u2019Artagnan;\t and\t you\t are his\tfriends,\tMessieurs\tAthos,\tPorthos,\tand\tAramis.\u201d The\tpersons\twhose\tnames\twere\tthus\tpronounced\tlooked\tat\tthe\tstranger\twith astonishment.\tIt\tseemed\tto\tall\tthree\tthat\tthey\tknew\thim. \u201cGentlemen,\u201d\t resumed\t the\t newcomer,\t \u201cyou\t are,\t as\t I\t am,\t in\t search\t of\t a woman\twho,\u201d\tadded\the,\twith\ta\tterrible\tsmile,\t\u201cmust\thave\tpassed\tthis\tway,\tfor\tI see\ta\tcorpse.\u201d The\t three\t friends\t remained\t mute--for\t although\t the\t voice\t as\t well\t as\t the countenance\treminded\tthem\tof\tsomeone\tthey\thad\tseen,\tthey\tcould\tnot\tremember under\twhat\tcircumstances. \u201cGentlemen,\u201d\t continued\t the\t stranger,\t \u201csince\t you\t do\t not\t recognize\t a\t man who\t probably\t owes\t his\t life\t to\t you\t twice,\t I\t must\t name\t myself.\t I\t am\t Lord\t de Winter,\tbrother-in-law\tof\tTHAT\tWOMAN.\u201d The\tthree\tfriends\tuttered\ta\tcry\tof\tsurprise. Athos\t rose,\t and\t offering\t him\t his\t hand,\t \u201cBe\t welcome,\t my\t Lord,\u201d\t said\t he, \u201cyou\tare\tone\tof\tus.\u201d \u201cI\t set\t out\t five\t hours\t after\t her\t from\t Portsmouth,\u201d\t said\t Lord\t de\t Winter.\t \u201cI arrived\tthree\thours\tafter\ther\tat\tBoulogne.\tI\tmissed\ther\tby\ttwenty\tminutes\tat\tSt. Omer.\t Finally,\t at\t Lilliers\t I\t lost\t all\t trace\t of\t her.\t I\t was\t going\t about\t at\t random, inquiring\t of\t everybody,\t when\t I\t saw\t you\t gallop\t past.\t I\t recognized\t Monsieur","d\u2019Artagnan.\tI\tcalled\tto\tyou,\tbut\tyou\tdid\tnot\tanswer\tme;\tI\twished\tto\tfollow\tyou, but\tmy\thorse\twas\ttoo\tmuch\tfatigued\tto\tgo\tat\tthe\tsame\tpace\twith\tyours.\tAnd\tyet it\tappears,\tin\tspite\tof\tall\tyour\tdiligence,\tyou\thave\tarrived\ttoo\tlate.\u201d \u201cYou\t see!\u201d\t said\t Athos,\t pointing\t to\t Mme.\t Bonacieux\t dead,\t and\t to d\u2019Artagnan,\twhom\tPorthos\tand\tAramis\twere\ttrying\tto\trecall\tto\tlife. \u201cAre\tthey\tboth\tdead?\u201d\tasked\tLord\tde\tWinter,\tsternly. \u201cNo,\u201d\treplied\tAthos,\t\u201cfortunately\tMonsieur\td\u2019Artagnan\thas\tonly\tfainted.\u201d \u201cAh,\tindeed,\tso\tmuch\tthe\tbetter!\u201d\tsaid\tLord\tde\tWinter. At\tthat\tmoment\td\u2019Artagnan\topened\this\teyes.\tHe\ttore\thimself\tfrom\tthe\tarms of\t Porthos\t and\t Aramis,\t and\t threw\t himself\t like\t a\t madman\t on\t the\t corpse\t of\t his mistress. Athos\t rose,\t walked\t toward\t his\t friend\t with\t a\t slow\t and\t solemn\t step, embraced\thim\ttenderly,\tand\tas\the\tburst\tinto\tviolent\tsobs,\the\tsaid\tto\thim\twith\this noble\tand\tpersuasive\tvoice,\t\u201cFriend,\tbe\ta\tman!\tWomen\tweep\tfor\tthe\tdead;\tmen avenge\tthem!\u201d \u201cOh,\t yes!\u201d\t cried\t d\u2019Artagnan,\t \u201cyes!\t If\t it\t be\t to\t avenge\t her,\t I\t am\t ready\t to follow\tyou.\u201d Athos\t profited\t by\t this\t moment\t of\t strength\t which\t the\t hope\t of\t vengeance restored\tto\this\tunfortunate\tfriend\tto\tmake\ta\tsign\tto\tPorthos\tand\tAramis\tto\tgo\tand fetch\tthe\tsuperior. The\ttwo\tfriends\tmet\ther\tin\tthe\tcorridor,\tgreatly\ttroubled\tand\tmuch\tupset\tby such\t strange\t events;\t she\t called\t some\t of\t the\t nuns,\t who\t against\t all\t monastic custom\tfound\tthemselves\tin\tthe\tpresence\tof\tfive\tmen. \u201cMadame,\u201d\t said\t Athos,\t passing\t his\t arm\t under\t that\t of\t d\u2019Artagnan,\t \u201cwe abandon\t to\t your\t pious\t care\t the\t body\t of\t that\t unfortunate\t woman.\t She\t was\t an angel\ton\tearth\tbefore\tbeing\tan\tangel\tin\theaven.\tTreat\ther\tas\tone\tof\tyour\tsisters. We\twill\treturn\tsomeday\tto\tpray\tover\ther\tgrave.\u201d D\u2019Artagnan\tconcealed\this\tface\tin\tthe\tbosom\tof\tAthos,\tand\tsobbed\taloud. \u201cWeep,\u201d\tsaid\tAthos,\t\u201cweep,\theart\tfull\tof\tlove,\tyouth,\tand\tlife!\tAlas,\twould\tI could\tweep\tlike\tyou!\u201d","And\t he\t drew\t away\t his\t friend,\t as\t affectionate\t as\t a\t father,\t as\t consoling\t as\t a priest,\tnoble\tas\ta\tman\twho\thas\tsuffered\tmuch. All\t five,\t followed\t by\t their\t lackeys\t leading\t their\t horses,\t took\t their\t way\t to the\ttown\tof\tBethune,\twhose\toutskirts\tthey\tperceived,\tand\tstopped\tbefore\tthe\tfirst inn\tthey\tcame\tto. \u201cBut,\u201d\tsaid\td\u2019Artagnan,\t\u201cshall\twe\tnot\tpursue\tthat\twoman?\u201d \u201cLater,\u201d\tsaid\tAthos.\t\u201cI\thave\tmeasures\tto\ttake.\u201d \u201cShe\twill\tescape\tus,\u201d\treplied\tthe\tyoung\tman;\t\u201cshe\twill\tescape\tus,\tand\tit\twill be\tyour\tfault,\tAthos.\u201d \u201cI\twill\tbe\taccountable\tfor\ther,\u201d\tsaid\tAthos. D\u2019Artagnan\t had\t so\t much\t confidence\t in\t the\t word\t of\t his\t friend\t that\t he lowered\this\thead,\tand\tentered\tthe\tinn\twithout\treply. Porthos\tand\tAramis\tregarded\teach\t other,\tnot\tunderstanding\tthis\tassurance of\tAthos. Lord\t de\t Winter\t believed\t he\t spoke\t in\t this\t manner\t to\t soothe\t the\t grief\t of d\u2019Artagnan. \u201cNow,\t gentlemen,\u201d\t said\t Athos,\t when\t he\t had\t ascertained\t there\t were\t five chambers\tfree\tin\tthe\thotel,\t\u201clet\teveryone\tretire\tto\this\town\tapartment.\td\u2019Artagnan needs\tto\tbe\talone,\tto\tweep\tand\tto\tsleep.\tI\ttake\tcharge\tof\teverything;\tbe\teasy.\u201d \u201cIt\t appears,\t however,\u201d\t said\t Lord\t de\t Winter,\t \u201cif\t there\t are\t any\t measures\t to take\tagainst\tthe\tcountess,\tit\tconcerns\tme;\tshe\tis\tmy\tsister-in-law.\u201d \u201cAnd\tme,\u201d\tsaid\tAthos,\t\u201c--she\tis\tmy\twife!\u201d D\u2019Artagnan\tsmiled--for\the\tunderstood\tthat\tAthos\twas\tsure\tof\this\tvengeance when\t he\t revealed\t such\t a\t secret.\t Porthos\t and\t Aramis\t looked\t at\t each\t other,\t and grew\tpale.\tLord\tde\tWinter\tthought\tAthos\twas\tmad. \u201cNow,\tretire\tto\tyour\tchambers,\u201d\tsaid\tAthos,\t\u201cand\tleave\tme\tto\tact.\tYou\tmust perceive\tthat\tin\tmy\tquality\tof\ta\thusband\tthis\tconcerns\tme.\tOnly,\td\u2019Artagnan,\tif you\t have\t not\t lost\t it,\t give\t me\t the\t paper\t which\t fell\t from\t that\t man\u2019s\t hat,\t upon which\tis\twritten\tthe\tname\tof\tthe\tvillage\tof--\u201d \u201cAh,\u201d\tsaid\td\u2019Artagnan,\t\u201cI\tcomprehend!\tthat\tname\twritten\tin\ther\thand.\u201d","\u201cYou\tsee,\tthen,\u201d\tsaid\tAthos,\t\u201cthere\tis\ta\tgod\tin\theaven\tstill!\u201d","64\tTHE\tMAN\tIN\tTHE\tRED\tCLOAK The\t despair\t of\t Athos\t had\t given\t place\t to\t a\t concentrated\t grief\t which\t only rendered\tmore\tlucid\tthe\tbrilliant\tmental\tfaculties\tof\tthat\textraordinary\tman. Possessed\t by\t one\t single\t thought--that\t of\t the\t promise\t he\t had\t made,\t and\t of the\tresponsibility\the\thad\ttaken--he\tretired\tlast\tto\this\tchamber,\tbegged\tthe\thost\tto procure\thim\ta\tmap\tof\tthe\tprovince,\tbent\tover\tit,\texamined\tevery\tline\ttraced\tupon it,\tperceived\tthat\tthere\t were\tfour\tdifferent\troads\tfrom\tBethune\tto\tArmentieres, and\tsummoned\tthe\tlackeys. Planchet,\t Grimaud,\t Bazin,\t and\t Mousqueton\t presented\t themselves,\t and received\tclear,\tpositive,\tand\tserious\torders\tfrom\tAthos. They\t must\t set\t out\t the\t next\t morning\t at\t daybreak,\t and\t go\t to\t Armentieres-- each\tby\ta\tdifferent\troute.\tPlanchet,\tthe\tmost\tintelligent\tof\tthe\tfour,\twas\tto\tfollow that\t by\t which\t the\t carriage\t had\t gone\t upon\t which\t the\t four\t friends\t had\t fired,\t and which\twas\taccompanied,\tas\tmay\tbe\tremembered,\tby\tRochefort\u2019s\tservant. Athos\tset\tthe\tlackeys\tto\twork\tfirst\tbecause,\tsince\tthese\tmen\thad\tbeen\tin\tthe service\t of\t himself\t and\t his\t friends\t he\t had\t discovered\t in\t each\t of\t them\t different and\t essential\t qualities.\t Then,\t lackeys\t who\t ask\t questions\t inspire\t less\t mistrust than\tmasters,\tand\tmeet\twith\tmore\tsympathy\tamong\tthose\tto\twhom\tthey\taddress themselves.\tBesides,\tMilady\tknew\tthe\tmasters,\tand\tdid\tnot\tknow\tthe\tlackeys;\ton the\tcontrary,\tthe\tlackeys\tknew\tMilady\tperfectly. All\tfour\twere\tto\tmeet\tthe\tnext\tday\tat\televen\to\u2019clock.\tIf\tthey\thad\tdiscovered Milady\u2019s\t retreat,\t three\t were\t to\t remain\t on\t guard;\t the\t fourth\t was\t to\t return\t to Bethune\tin\torder\tto\tinform\tAthos\tand\tserve\tas\ta\tguide\tto\tthe\tfour\tfriends.\tThese arrangements\tmade,\tthe\tlackeys\tretired.","Athos\tthen\tarose\tfrom\this\tchair,\tgirded\ton\this\tsword,\tenveloped\thimself\tin his\t cloak,\t and\t left\t the\t hotel.\t It\t was\t nearly\t ten\t o\u2019clock.\t At\t ten\t o\u2019clock\t in\t the evening,\t it\t is\t well\t known,\t the\t streets\t in\t provincial\t towns\t are\t very\t little frequented.\tAthos\tnevertheless\twas\tvisibly\tanxious\tto\tfind\tsomeone\tof\twhom\the could\task\ta\tquestion.\tAt\tlength\the\tmet\ta\tbelated\tpassenger,\twent\tup\tto\thim,\tand spoke\ta\tfew\twords\tto\thim.\tThe\tman\the\taddressed\trecoiled\twith\tterror,\tand\tonly answered\t the\t few\t words\t of\t the\t Musketeer\t by\t pointing.\t Athos\t offered\t the\t man half\ta\tpistole\tto\taccompany\thim,\tbut\tthe\tman\trefused. Athos\tthen\tplunged\tinto\tthe\tstreet\tthe\tman\thad\tindicated\twith\this\tfinger;\tbut arriving\tat\tfour\tcrossroads,\the\tstopped\tagain,\tvisibly\tembarrassed.\tNevertheless, as\t the\t crossroads\t offered\t him\t a\t better\t chance\t than\t any\t other\t place\t of\t meeting somebody,\the\tstood\tstill.\tIn\ta\tfew\tminutes\ta\tnight\twatch\tpassed.\tAthos\trepeated to\thim\tthe\tsame\tquestion\the\thad\tasked\tthe\tfirst\tperson\the\tmet.\tThe\tnight\twatch evinced\t the\t same\t terror,\t refused,\t in\t his\t turn,\t to\t accompany\t Athos,\t and\t only pointed\twith\this\thand\tto\tthe\troad\the\twas\tto\ttake. Athos\twalked\tin\tthe\tdirection\tindicated,\tand\treached\tthe\tsuburb\tsituated\tat the\t opposite\t extremity\t of\t the\t city\t from\t that\t by\t which\t he\t and\t his\t friends\t had entered\tit.\tThere\the\tagain\tappeared\tuneasy\tand\tembarrassed,\tand\tstopped\tfor\tthe third\ttime. Fortunately,\t a\t mendicant\t passed,\t who,\t coming\t up\t to\t Athos\t to\t ask\t charity, Athos\t offered\t him\t half\t a\t crown\t to\t accompany\t him\t where\t he\t was\t going.\t The mendicant\thesitated\tat\tfirst,\tbut\tat\tthe\tsight\tof\tthe\tpiece\tof\tsilver\twhich\tshone\tin the\tdarkness\the\tconsented,\tand\twalked\ton\tbefore\tAthos. Arrived\t at\t the\t angle\t of\t a\t street,\t he\t pointed\t to\t a\t small\t house,\t isolated, solitary,\tand\tdismal.\tAthos\twent\ttoward\tthe\thouse,\twhile\tthe\tmendicant,\twho\thad received\this\treward,\tleft\tas\tfast\tas\this\tlegs\tcould\tcarry\thim. Athos\twent\tround\tthe\thouse\tbefore\the\tcould\tdistinguish\tthe\tdoor,\tamid\tthe red\tcolor\tin\twhich\tthe\thouse\twas\tpainted.\tNo\tlight\tappeared\tthrough\tthe\tchinks of\tthe\tshutters;\tno\tnoise\tgave\treason\tto\tbelieve\tthat\tit\twas\tinhabited.\tIt\twas\tdark and\tsilent\tas\tthe\ttomb.","Three\t times\t Athos\t knocked\t without\t receiving\t an\t answer.\t At\t the\t third knock,\thowever,\tsteps\twere\theard\tinside.\tThe\tdoor\tat\tlength\twas\topened,\tand\ta man\tappeared,\tof\thigh\tstature,\tpale\tcomplexion,\tand\tblack\thair\tand\tbeard. Athos\tand\the\texchanged\tsome\twords\tin\ta\tlow\tvoice,\tthen\tthe\ttall\tman\tmade a\t sign\t to\t the\t Musketeer\t that\t he\t might\t come\t in.\t Athos\t immediately\t profited\t by the\tpermission,\tand\tthe\tdoor\twas\tclosed\tbehind\thim. The\t man\t whom\t Athos\t had\t come\t so\t far\t to\t seek,\t and\t whom\t he\t had\t found with\tso\tmuch\ttrouble,\tintroduced\thim\tinto\this\tlaboratory,\twhere\the\twas\tengaged in\t fastening\t together\t with\t iron\t wire\t the\t dry\t bones\t of\t a\t skeleton.\t All\t the\t frame was\tadjusted\texcept\tthe\thead,\twhich\tlay\ton\tthe\ttable. All\tthe\trest\tof\tthe\tfurniture\tindicated\tthat\tthe\tdweller\tin\tthis\thouse\toccupied himself\t with\t the\t study\t of\t natural\t science.\t There\t were\t large\t bottles\t filled\t with serpents,\tticketed\taccording\tto\ttheir\tspecies;\tdried\tlizards\tshone\tlike\temeralds\tset in\tgreat\tsquares\tof\tblack\twood,\tand\tbunches\tof\twild\todoriferous\therbs,\tdoubtless possessed\tof\tvirtues\tunknown\tto\tcommon\tmen,\twere\tfastened\tto\tthe\tceiling\tand hung\tdown\tin\tthe\tcorners\tof\tthe\tapartment.\tThere\twas\tno\tfamily,\tno\tservant;\tthe tall\tman\talone\tinhabited\tthis\thouse. Athos\t cast\t a\t cold\t and\t indifferent\t glance\t upon\t the\t objects\t we\t have described,\tand\tat\tthe\tinvitation\tof\thim\twhom\the\tcame\tto\tseek\tsat\tdown\tnear\thim. Then\the\texplained\tto\thim\tthe\tcause\tof\this\tvisit,\tand\tthe\tservice\the\trequired of\t him.\t But\t scarcely\t had\t he\t expressed\t his\t request\t when\t the\t unknown,\t who remained\t standing\t before\t the\t Musketeer,\t drew\t back\t with\t signs\t of\t terror,\t and refused.\tThen\tAthos\ttook\tfrom\this\tpocket\ta\tsmall\tpaper,\ton\twhich\ttwo\tlines\twere written,\taccompanied\tby\ta\tsignature\tand\ta\tseal,\tand\tpresented\tthem\tto\thim\twho had\tmade\ttoo\tprematurely\tthese\tsigns\tof\trepugnance.\tThe\ttall\tman\thad\tscarcely read\t these\t lines,\t seen\t the\t signature,\t and\t recognized\t the\t seal,\t when\t he\t bowed\t to denote\t that\t he\t had\t no\t longer\t any\t objection\t to\t make,\t and\t that\t he\t was\t ready\t to obey. Athos\t required\t no\t more.\t He\t arose,\t bowed,\t went\t out,\t returned\t by\t the\t same way\the\tcame,\tre-entered\tthe\thotel,\tand\twent\tto\this\tapartment.","At\t daybreak\t d\u2019Artagnan\t entered\t the\t chamber,\t and\t demanded\t what\t was\t to be\tdone. \u201cTo\twait,\u201d\treplied\tAthos. Some\t minutes\t after,\t the\t superior\t of\t the\t convent\t sent\t to\t inform\t the Musketeers\tthat\tthe\tburial\twould\ttake\tplace\tat\tmidday.\tAs\tto\tthe\tpoisoner,\tthey had\t heard\t no\t tidings\t of\t her\t whatever,\t only\t that\t she\t must\t have\t made\t her\t escape through\tthe\tgarden,\ton\tthe\tsand\tof\twhich\ther\tfootsteps\tcould\tbe\ttraced,\tand\tthe door\tof\twhich\thad\tbeen\tfound\tshut.\tAs\tto\tthe\tkey,\tit\thad\tdisappeared. At\t the\t hour\t appointed,\t Lord\t de\t Winter\t and\t the\t four\t friends\t repaired\t to\t the convent;\t the\t bells\t tolled,\t the\t chapel\t was\t open,\t the\t grating\t of\t the\t choir\t was closed.\tIn\tthe\tmiddle\tof\tthe\tchoir\tthe\tbody\tof\tthe\tvictim,\tclothed\tin\ther\tnovitiate dress,\t was\t exposed.\t On\t each\t side\t of\t the\t choir\t and\t behind\t the\t gratings\t opening into\t the\t convent\t was\t assembled\t the\t whole\t community\t of\t the\t Carmelites,\t who listened\t to\t the\t divine\t service,\t and\t mingled\t their\t chant\t with\t the\t chant\t of\t the priests,\twithout\tseeing\tthe\tprofane,\tor\tbeing\tseen\tby\tthem. At\t the\t door\t of\t the\t chapel\t d\u2019Artagnan\t felt\t his\t courage\t fall\t anew,\t and returned\tto\tlook\tfor\tAthos;\tbut\tAthos\thad\tdisappeared. Faithful\tto\this\tmission\tof\tvengeance,\tAthos\thad\trequested\tto\tbe\tconducted to\t the\t garden;\t and\t there\t upon\t the\t sand\t following\t the\t light\t steps\t of\t this\t woman, who\tleft\tsharp\ttracks\twherever\tshe\twent,\the\tadvanced\ttoward\tthe\tgate\twhich\tled into\tthe\twood,\tand\tcausing\tit\tto\tbe\topened,\the\twent\tout\tinto\tthe\tforest. Then\tall\this\tsuspicions\twere\tconfirmed;\tthe\troad\tby\twhich\tthe\tcarriage\thad disappeared\tencircled\tthe\tforest.\tAthos\tfollowed\tthe\troad\tfor\tsome\ttime,\this\teyes fixed\t upon\t the\t ground;\t slight\t stains\t of\t blood,\t which\t came\t from\t the\t wound inflicted\t upon\t the\t man\t who\t accompanied\t the\t carriage\t as\t a\t courier,\t or\t from\t one of\t the\t horses,\t dotted\t the\t road.\t At\t the\t end\t of\t three-quarters\t of\t a\t league,\t within fifty\t paces\t of\t Festubert,\t a\t larger\t bloodstain\t appeared;\t the\t ground\t was\t trampled by\thorses.\tBetween\tthe\tforest\tand\tthis\taccursed\tspot,\ta\tlittle\tbehind\tthe\ttrampled ground,\t was\t the\t same\t track\t of\t small\t feet\t as\t in\t the\t garden;\t the\t carriage\t had stopped\t here.\t At\t this\t spot\t Milady\t had\t come\t out\t of\t the\t wood,\t and\t entered\t the","carriage. Satisfied\t with\t this\t discovery\t which\t confirmed\t all\t his\t suspicions,\t Athos returned\tto\tthe\thotel,\tand\tfound\tPlanchet\timpatiently\twaiting\tfor\thim. Everything\twas\tas\tAthos\thad\tforeseen. Planchet\thad\tfollowed\tthe\troad;\tlike\tAthos,\the\thad\tdiscovered\tthe\tstains\tof blood;\tlike\tAthos,\the\thad\tnoted\tthe\tspot\twhere\tthe\thorses\thad\thalted.\tBut\the\thad gone\tfarther\tthan\tAthos--for\tat\tthe\tvillage\tof\tFestubert,\twhile\tdrinking\tat\tan\tinn, he\thad\tlearned\twithout\tneeding\tto\task\ta\tquestion\tthat\tthe\tevening\tbefore,\tat\thalf- past\t eight,\t a\t wounded\t man\t who\t accompanied\t a\t lady\t traveling\t in\t a\t post-chaise had\tbeen\tobliged\tto\tstop,\tunable\tto\tgo\tfurther.\tThe\taccident\twas\tset\tdown\tto\tthe account\tof\trobbers,\twho\thad\tstopped\tthe\tchaise\tin\tthe\twood.\tThe\tman\tremained in\tthe\tvillage;\tthe\twoman\thad\thad\ta\trelay\tof\thorses,\tand\tcontinued\ther\tjourney. Planchet\t went\t in\t search\t of\t the\t postillion\t who\t had\t driven\t her,\t and\t found him.\tHe\thad\ttaken\tthe\tlady\tas\tfar\tas\tFromelles;\tand\tfrom\tFromelles\tshe\thad\tset out\t for\t Armentieres.\t Planchet\t took\t the\t crossroad,\t and\t by\t seven\t o\u2019clock\t in\t the morning\the\twas\tat\tArmentieres. There\twas\tbut\tone\ttavern,\tthe\tPost.\tPlanchet\twent\tand\tpresented\thimself\tas a\tlackey\tout\tof\ta\tplace,\twho\twas\tin\tsearch\tof\ta\tsituation.\tHe\thad\tnot\tchatted\tten minutes\twith\tthe\tpeople\tof\tthe\ttavern\tbefore\the\tlearned\tthat\ta\twoman\thad\tcome there\t alone\t about\t eleven\t o\u2019clock\t the\t night\t before,\t had\t engaged\t a\t chamber,\t had sent\tfor\tthe\tmaster\tof\tthe\thotel,\tand\ttold\thim\tshe\tdesired\tto\tremain\tsome\ttime\tin the\tneighborhood. Planchet\t had\t no\t need\t to\t learn\t more.\t He\t hastened\t to\t the\t rendezvous,\t found the\tlackeys\tat\ttheir\tposts,\tplaced\tthem\tas\tsentinels\tat\tall\tthe\toutlets\tof\tthe\thotel, and\tcame\tto\tfind\tAthos,\twho\thad\tjust\treceived\tthis\tinformation\twhen\this\tfriends returned. All\t their\t countenances\t were\t melancholy\t and\t gloomy,\t even\t the\t mild countenance\tof\tAramis. \u201cWhat\tis\tto\tbe\tdone?\u201d\tasked\td\u2019Artagnan. \u201cTo\twait!\u201d\treplied\tAthos.","Each\tretired\tto\this\town\tapartment. At\teight\to\u2019clock\tin\tthe\tevening\tAthos\tordered\tthe\thorses\tto\tbe\tsaddled,\tand Lord\tde\tWinter\tand\this\tfriends\tnotified\tthat\tthey\tmust\tprepare\tfor\tthe\texpedition. In\tan\tinstant\tall\tfive\twere\tready.\tEach\texamined\this\tarms,\tand\tput\tthem\tin order.\t Athos\t came\t down\t last,\t and\t found\t d\u2019Artagnan\t already\t on\t horseback,\t and growing\timpatient. \u201cPatience!\u201d\tcried\tAthos;\t\u201cone\tof\tour\tparty\tis\tstill\twanting.\u201d The\t four\t horsemen\t looked\t round\t them\t with\t astonishment,\t for\t they\t sought vainly\tin\ttheir\tminds\tto\tknow\twho\tthis\tother\tperson\tcould\tbe. At\t this\t moment\t Planchet\t brought\t out\t Athos\u2019s\t horse;\t the\t Musketeer\t leaped lightly\tinto\tthe\tsaddle. \u201cWait\tfor\tme,\u201d\tcried\the,\t\u201cI\twill\tsoon\tbe\tback,\u201d\tand\the\tset\toff\tat\ta\tgallop. In\ta\tquarter\tof\tan\thour\the\treturned,\taccompanied\tby\ta\ttall\tman,\tmasked,\tand wrapped\tin\ta\tlarge\tred\tcloak. Lord\tde\tWinter\tand\tthe\tthree\tMusketeers\tlooked\tat\tone\tanother\tinquiringly. Neither\t could\t give\t the\t others\t any\t information,\t for\t all\t were\t ignorant\t who\t this man\tcould\tbe;\tnevertheless,\tthey\tfelt\tconvinced\tthat\tall\twas\tas\tit\tshould\tbe,\tas\tit was\tdone\tby\tthe\torder\tof\tAthos. At\tnine\to\u2019clock,\tguided\tby\tPlanchet,\tthe\tlittle\tcavalcade\tset\tout,\ttaking\tthe route\tthe\tcarriage\thad\ttaken. It\t was\t a\t melancholy\t sight--that\t of\t these\t six\t men,\t traveling\t in\t silence,\t each plunged\tin\this\town\tthoughts,\tsad\tas\tdespair,\tgloomy\tas\tchastisement.","65\tTRIAL It\twas\ta\tstormy\tand\tdark\tnight;\tvast\tclouds\tcovered\tthe\theavens,\tconcealing\tthe stars;\tthe\tmoon\twould\tnot\trise\ttill\tmidnight. Occasionally,\t by\t the\t light\t of\t a\t flash\t of\t lightning\t which\t gleamed\t along\t the horizon,\t the\t road\t stretched\t itself\t before\t them,\t white\t and\t solitary;\t the\t flash extinct,\tall\tremained\tin\tdarkness. Every\t minute\t Athos\t was\t forced\t to\t restrain\t d\u2019Artagnan,\t constantly\t in advance\tof\tthe\tlittle\ttroop,\tand\tto\tbeg\thim\tto\tkeep\tin\tthe\tline,\twhich\tin\tan\tinstant he\tagain\tdeparted\tfrom.\tHe\thad\tbut\tone\tthought--to\tgo\tforward;\tand\the\twent. They\t passed\t in\t silence\t through\t the\t little\t village\t of\t Festubert,\t where\t the wounded\t servant\t was,\t and\t then\t skirted\t the\t wood\t of\t Richebourg.\t At\t Herlier, Planchet,\twho\tled\tthe\tcolumn,\tturned\tto\tthe\tleft. Several\ttimes\tLord\tde\tWinter,\tPorthos,\tor\tAramis\ttried\tto\ttalk\twith\tthe\tman in\t the\t red\t cloak;\t but\t to\t every\t interrogation\t which\t they\t put\t to\t him\t he\t bowed, without\t response.\t The\t travelers\t then\t comprehended\t that\t there\t must\t be\t some reason\t why\t the\t unknown\t preserved\t such\t a\t silence,\t and\t ceased\t to\t address themselves\tto\thim. The\t storm\t increased,\t the\t flashes\t succeeded\t one\t another\t more\t rapidly,\t the thunder\t began\t to\t growl,\t and\t the\t wind,\t the\t precursor\t of\t a\t hurricane,\t whistled\t in the\tplumes\tand\tthe\thair\tof\tthe\thorsemen. The\tcavalcade\ttrotted\ton\tmore\tsharply. A\t little\t before\t they\t came\t to\t Fromelles\t the\t storm\t burst.\t They\t spread\t their cloaks.\t There\t remained\t three\t leagues\t to\t travel,\t and\t they\t did\t it\t amid\t torrents\t of rain.","D\u2019Artagnan\ttook\toff\this\that,\tand\tcould\tnot\tbe\tpersuaded\tto\tmake\tuse\tof\this cloak.\tHe\tfound\tpleasure\tin\tfeeling\tthe\twater\ttrickle\tover\this\tburning\tbrow\tand over\this\tbody,\tagitated\tby\tfeverish\tshudders. The\tmoment\tthe\tlittle\ttroop\tpassed\tGoskal\tand\twere\tapproaching\tthe\tPost,\ta man\tsheltered\tbeneath\ta\ttree\tdetached\thimself\tfrom\tthe\ttrunk\twith\twhich\the\thad been\t confounded\t in\t the\t darkness,\t and\t advanced\t into\t the\t middle\t of\t the\t road, putting\this\tfinger\ton\this\tlips. Athos\trecognized\tGrimaud. \u201cWhat\u2019s\tthe\tmanner?\u201d\tcried\tAthos.\t\u201cHas\tshe\tleft\tArmentieres?\u201d Grimaud\tmade\ta\tsign\tin\tthe\taffirmative.\tD\u2019Artagnan\tground\this\tteeth. \u201cSilence,\td\u2019Artagnan!\u201d\tsaid\tAthos.\t\u201cI\thave\tcharged\tmyself\twith\tthis\taffair. It\tis\tfor\tme,\tthen,\tto\tinterrogate\tGrimaud.\u201d \u201cWhere\tis\tshe?\u201d\tasked\tAthos. Grimaud\textended\t his\thands\t in\tthe\tdirection\t of\t the\tLys.\t\u201cFar\tfrom\there?\u201d asked\tAthos. Grimaud\tshowed\this\tmaster\this\tforefinger\tbent. \u201cAlone?\u201d\tasked\tAthos. Grimaud\tmade\tthe\tsign\tyes. \u201cGentlemen,\u201d\t said\t Athos,\t \u201cshe\t is\t alone\t within\t half\t a\t league\t of\t us,\t in\t the direction\tof\tthe\triver.\u201d \u201cThat\u2019s\twell,\u201d\tsaid\td\u2019Artagnan.\t\u201cLead\tus,\tGrimaud.\u201d Grimaud\t took\t his\t course\t across\t the\t country,\t and\t acted\t as\t guide\t to\t the cavalcade. At\t the\t end\t of\t five\t hundred\t paces,\t more\t or\t less,\t they\t came\t to\t a\t rivulet, which\tthey\tforded. By\tthe\taid\tof\tthe\tlightning\tthey\tperceived\tthe\tvillage\tof\tErquinheim. \u201cIs\tshe\tthere,\tGrimaud?\u201d\tasked\tAthos. Grimaud\tshook\this\thead\tnegatively. \u201cSilence,\tthen!\u201d\tcried\tAthos. And\tthe\ttroop\tcontinued\ttheir\troute.","Another\tflash\tilluminated\tall\taround\tthem.\tGrimaud\textended\this\tarm,\tand by\t the\t bluish\t splendor\t of\t the\t fiery\t serpent\t they\t distinguished\t a\t little\t isolated house\ton\tthe\tbanks\tof\tthe\triver,\twithin\ta\thundred\tpaces\tof\ta\tferry. One\twindow\twas\tlighted. \u201cHere\twe\tare!\u201d\tsaid\tAthos. At\tthis\t moment\ta\tman\t who\thad\tbeen\t crouching\tin\ta\tditch\tjumped\tup\tand came\t towards\t them.\t It\t was\t Mousqueton.\t He\t pointed\t his\t finger\t to\t the\t lighted window. \u201cShe\tis\tthere,\u201d\tsaid\the. \u201cAnd\tBazin?\u201d\tasked\tAthos. \u201cWhile\tI\twatched\tthe\twindow,\the\tguarded\tthe\tdoor.\u201d \u201cGood!\u201d\tsaid\tAthos.\t\u201cYou\tare\tgood\tand\tfaithful\tservants.\u201d Athos\t sprang\t from\t his\t horse,\t gave\t the\t bridle\t to\t Grimaud,\t and\t advanced toward\tthe\twindow,\tafter\thaving\tmade\ta\tsign\tto\tthe\trest\tof\tthe\ttroop\tto\tgo\ttoward the\tdoor. The\tlittle\thouse\twas\tsurrounded\tby\ta\tlow,\tquickset\thedge,\ttwo\tor\tthree\tfeet high.\t Athos\t sprang\t over\t the\t hedge\t and\t went\t up\t to\t the\t window,\t which\t was without\tshutters,\tbut\thad\tthe\thalf-curtains\tclosely\tdrawn. He\tmounted\tthe\tskirting\tstone\tthat\this\teyes\tmight\tlook\tover\tthe\tcurtain. By\t the\t light\t of\t a\t lamp\t he\t saw\t a\t woman,\t wrapped\t in\t a\t dark\t mantle,\t seated upon\t a\t stool\t near\t a\t dying\t fire.\t Her\t elbows\t were\t placed\t upon\t a\t mean\t table,\t and she\tleaned\ther\thead\tupon\ther\ttwo\thands,\twhich\twere\twhite\tas\tivory. He\t could\t not\t distinguish\t her\t countenance,\t but\t a\t sinister\t smile\t passed\t over the\tlips\tof\tAthos.\tHe\twas\tnot\tdeceived;\tit\twas\tshe\twhom\the\tsought. At\t this\t moment\t a\t horse\t neighed.\t Milady\t raised\t her\t head,\t saw\t close\t to\t the panes\tthe\tpale\tface\tof\tAthos,\tand\tscreamed. Athos,\tperceiving\tthat\tshe\tknew\thim,\tpushed\tthe\twindow\twith\this\tknee\tand hand.\tThe\twindow\tyielded.\tThe\tsquares\twere\tbroken\tto\tshivers;\tand\tAthos,\tlike the\tspectre\tof\tvengeance,\tleaped\tinto\tthe\troom. Milady\t rushed\t to\t the\t door\t and\t opened\t it.\t More\t pale\t and\t menacing\t than","Athos,\td\u2019Artagnan\tstood\ton\tthe\tthreshold. Milady\t recoiled,\t uttering\t a\t cry.\t D\u2019Artagnan,\t believing\t she\t might\t have means\tof\tflight\tand\tfearing\tshe\tshould\tescape,\tdrew\t a\tpistol\tfrom\this\tbelt;\tbut Athos\traised\this\thand. \u201cPut\t back\t that\t weapon,\t d\u2019Artagnan!\u201d\t said\t he;\t \u201cthis\t woman\t must\t be\t tried, not\tassassinated.\tWait\tan\tinstant,\tmy\tfriend,\tand\tyou\tshall\tbe\tsatisfied.\tCome\tin, gentlemen.\u201d D\u2019Artagnan\t obeyed;\t for\t Athos\t had\t the\t solemn\t voice\t and\t the\t powerful gesture\tof\ta\tjudge\tsent\tby\tthe\tLord\thimself.\tBehind\td\u2019Artagnan\tentered\tPorthos, Aramis,\tLord\tde\tWinter,\tand\tthe\tman\tin\tthe\tred\tcloak. The\tfour\tlackeys\tguarded\tthe\tdoor\tand\tthe\twindow. Milady\thad\tsunk\tinto\ta\tchair,\twith\ther\thands\textended,\tas\tif\tto\tconjure\tthis terrible\tapparition.\tPerceiving\ther\tbrother-in-law,\tshe\tuttered\ta\tterrible\tcry. \u201cWhat\tdo\tyou\twant?\u201d\tscreamed\tMilady. \u201cWe\twant,\u201d\tsaid\tAthos,\t\u201cCharlotte\tBackson,\twho\tfirst\twas\tcalled\tComtesse de\tla\tFere,\tand\tafterwards\tMilady\tde\tWinter,\tBaroness\tof\tSheffield.\u201d \u201cThat\t is\t I!\t that\t is\t I!\u201d\t murmured\t Milady,\t in\t extreme\t terror;\t \u201cwhat\t do\t you want?\u201d \u201cWe\twish\tto\tjudge\tyou\taccording\tto\tyour\tcrime,\u201d\tsaid\tAthos;\t\u201cyou\tshall\tbe free\tto\tdefend\tyourself.\tJustify\tyourself\tif\tyou\tcan.\tM.\td\u2019Artagnan,\tit\tis\tfor\tyou to\taccuse\ther\tfirst.\u201d D\u2019Artagnan\tadvanced. \u201cBefore\t God\t and\t before\t men,\u201d\t said\t he,\t \u201cI\t accuse\t this\t woman\t of\t having poisoned\tConstance\tBonacieux,\twho\tdied\tyesterday\tevening.\u201d He\tturned\ttowards\tPorthos\tand\tAramis. \u201cWe\tbear\twitness\tto\tthis,\u201d\tsaid\tthe\ttwo\tMusketeers,\twith\tone\tvoice. D\u2019Artagnan\t continued:\t \u201cBefore\t God\t and\t before\t men,\t I\t accuse\t this\t woman of\thaving\tattempted\tto\tpoison\tme,\tin\twine\twhich\tshe\tsent\tme\tfrom\tVilleroy,\twith a\t forged\t letter,\t as\t if\t that\t wine\t came\t from\t my\t friends.\t God\t preserved\t me,\t but\t a man\tnamed\tBrisemont\tdied\tin\tmy\tplace.\u201d","\u201cWe\tbear\twitness\tto\tthis,\u201d\tsaid\tPorthos\tand\tAramis,\tin\tthe\tsame\tmanner\tas before. \u201cBefore\t God\t and\t before\t men,\t I\t accuse\t this\t woman\t of\t having\t urged\t me\t to the\tmurder\tof\tthe\tBaron\tde\tWardes;\tbut\tas\tno\tone\telse\tcan\tattest\tthe\ttruth\tof\tthis accusation,\t I\t attest\t it\t myself.\t I\t have\t done.\u201d\t And\t d\u2019Artagnan\t passed\t to\t the\t other side\tof\tthe\troom\twith\tPorthos\tand\tAramis. \u201cYour\tturn,\tmy\tLord,\u201d\tsaid\tAthos. The\tbaron\tcame\tforward. \u201cBefore\t God\t and\t before\t men,\u201d\t said\t he,\t \u201cI\t accuse\t this\t woman\t of\t having caused\tthe\tassassination\tof\tthe\tDuke\tof\tBuckingham.\u201d \u201cThe\tDuke\tof\tBuckingham\tassassinated!\u201d\tcried\tall\tpresent,\twith\tone\tvoice. \u201cYes,\u201d\t said\t the\t baron,\t \u201cassassinated.\t On\t receiving\t the\t warning\t letter\t you wrote\tto\tme,\tI\thad\tthis\twoman\tarrested,\tand\tgave\ther\tin\tcharge\tto\ta\tloyal\tservant. She\t corrupted\t this\t man;\t she\t placed\t the\t poniard\t in\t his\t hand;\t she\t made\t him\t kill the\t duke.\t And\t at\t this\t moment,\t perhaps,\t Felton\t is\t paying\t with\t his\t head\t for\t the crime\tof\tthis\tfury!\u201d A\t shudder\t crept\t through\t the\t judges\t at\t the\t revelation\t of\t these\t unknown crimes. \u201cThat\tis\tnot\tall,\u201d\tresumed\tLord\tde\tWinter.\t\u201cMy\tbrother,\twho\tmade\tyou\this heir,\tdied\tin\tthree\thours\tof\ta\tstrange\tdisorder\twhich\tleft\tlivid\ttraces\tall\tover\tthe body.\tMy\tsister,\thow\tdid\tyour\thusband\tdie?\u201d \u201cHorror!\u201d\tcried\tPorthos\tand\tAramis. \u201cAssassin\t of\t Buckingham,\t assassin\t of\t Felton,\t assassin\t of\t my\t brother,\t I demand\t justice\t upon\t you,\t and\t I\t swear\t that\t if\t it\t be\t not\t granted\t to\t me,\t I\t will execute\tit\tmyself.\u201d And\tLord\tde\tWinter\tranged\thimself\tby\tthe\tside\tof\td\u2019Artagnan,\tleaving\tthe place\tfree\tfor\tanother\taccuser. Milady\t let\t her\t head\t sink\t between\t her\t two\t hands,\t and\t tried\t to\t recall\t her ideas,\twhirling\tin\ta\tmortal\tvertigo. \u201cMy\tturn,\u201d\tsaid\tAthos,\thimself\ttrembling\tas\tthe\tlion\ttrembles\tat\tthe\tsight\tof","the\t serpent--\u201cmy\t turn.\t I\t married\t that\t woman\t when\t she\t was\t a\t young\t girl;\t I married\ther\tin\topposition\tto\tthe\twishes\tof\tall\tmy\tfamily;\tI\tgave\ther\tmy\twealth,\tI gave\ther\tmy\tname;\tand\tone\tday\tI\tdiscovered\tthat\tthis\twoman\twas\tbranded--this woman\twas\tmarked\twith\ta\tFLEUR-DE-LIS\ton\ther\tleft\tshoulder.\u201d \u201cOh,\u201d\t said\t Milady,\t raising\t herself,\t \u201cI\t defy\t you\t to\t find\t any\t tribunal\t which pronounced\t that\t infamous\t sentence\t against\t me.\t I\t defy\t you\t to\t find\t him\t who executed\tit.\u201d \u201cSilence!\u201d\tsaid\ta\thollow\tvoice.\t\u201cIt\tis\tfor\tme\tto\treply\tto\tthat!\u201d\tAnd\tthe\tman in\tthe\tred\tcloak\tcame\tforward\tin\this\tturn. \u201cWhat\t man\t is\t that?\t What\t man\t is\t that?\u201d\t cried\t Milady,\t suffocated\t by\t terror, her\thair\tloosening\titself,\tand\trising\tabove\ther\tlivid\tcountenance\tas\tif\talive. All\t eyes\t were\t turned\t towards\t this\t man--for\t to\t all\t except\t Athos\t he\t was unknown. Even\t Athos\t looked\t at\t him\t with\t as\t much\t stupefaction\t as\t the\t others,\t for\t he knew\t not\t how\t he\t could\t in\t any\t way\t find\t himself\t mixed\t up\t with\t the\t horrible drama\tthen\tunfolded. After\t approaching\t Milady\t with\t a\t slow\t and\t solemn\t step,\t so\t that\t the\t table alone\tseparated\tthem,\tthe\tunknown\ttook\toff\this\tmask. Milady\t for\t some\t time\t examined\t with\t increasing\t terror\t that\t pale\t face, framed\t with\t black\t hair\t and\t whiskers,\t the\t only\t expression\t of\t which\t was\t icy impassibility.\tThen\tshe\tsuddenly\tcried,\t\u201cOh,\tno,\tno!\u201d\trising\tand\tretreating\tto\tthe very\t wall.\t \u201cNo,\t no!\t it\t is\t an\t infernal\t apparition!\t It\t is\t not\t he!\t Help,\t help!\u201d screamed\tshe,\tturning\ttowards\tthe\twall,\tas\tif\tshe\twould\ttear\tan\topening\twith\ther hands. \u201cWho\tare\tyou,\tthen?\u201d\tcried\tall\tthe\twitnesses\tof\tthis\tscene. \u201cAsk\tthat\twoman,\u201d\tsaid\tthe\tman\tin\tthe\tred\tcloak,\t\u201cfor\tyou\tmay\tplainly\tsee she\tknows\tme!\u201d \u201cThe\texecutioner\tof\tLille,\tthe\texecutioner\tof\tLille!\u201d\tcried\tMilady,\ta\tprey\tto insensate\tterror,\tand\tclinging\twith\ther\thands\tto\tthe\twall\tto\tavoid\tfalling. Every\tone\tdrew\tback,\tand\tthe\tman\tin\tthe\tred\tcloak\tremained\tstanding\talone","in\tthe\tmiddle\tof\tthe\troom. \u201cOh,\tgrace,\tgrace,\tpardon!\u201d\tcried\tthe\twretch,\tfalling\ton\ther\tknees. The\t unknown\t waited\t for\t silence,\t and\t then\t resumed,\t \u201cI\t told\t you\t well\t that she\twould\tknow\tme.\tYes,\tI\tam\tthe\texecutioner\tof\tLille,\tand\tthis\tis\tmy\thistory.\u201d All\t eyes\t were\t fixed\t upon\t this\t man,\t whose\t words\t were\t listened\t to\t with anxious\tattention. \u201cThat\twoman\twas\tonce\ta\tyoung\tgirl,\tas\tbeautiful\tas\tshe\tis\ttoday.\tShe\twas\ta nun\t in\t the\t convent\t of\t the\t Benedictines\t of\t Templemar.\t A\t young\t priest,\t with\t a simple\tand\ttrustful\theart,\tperformed\tthe\tduties\tof\tthe\tchurch\tof\tthat\tconvent.\tShe undertook\this\tseduction,\tand\tsucceeded;\tshe\twould\thave\tseduced\ta\tsaint. \u201cTheir\t vows\t were\t sacred\t and\t irrevocable.\t Their\t connection\t could\t not\t last long\t without\t ruining\t both.\t She\t prevailed\t upon\t him\t to\t leave\t the\t country;\t but\t to leave\t the\t country,\t to\t fly\t together,\t to\t reach\t another\t part\t of\t France,\t where\t they might\tlive\tat\tease\tbecause\tunknown,\tmoney\twas\tnecessary.\tNeither\thad\tany.\tThe priest\tstole\tthe\tsacred\tvases,\tand\tsold\tthem;\tbut\tas\tthey\twere\tpreparing\tto\tescape together,\tthey\twere\tboth\tarrested. \u201cEight\t days\t later\t she\t had\t seduced\t the\t son\t of\t the\t jailer,\t and\t escaped.\t The young\tpriest\twas\tcondemned\tto\tten\tyears\tof\timprisonment,\tand\tto\tbe\tbranded.\tI was\t executioner\t of\t the\t city\t of\t Lille,\t as\t this\t woman\t has\t said.\t I\t was\t obliged\t to brand\tthe\tguilty\tone;\tand\the,\tgentlemen,\twas\tmy\tbrother! \u201cI\tthen\tswore\tthat\tthis\twoman\twho\thad\truined\thim,\twho\twas\tmore\tthan\this accomplice,\t since\t she\t had\t urged\t him\t to\t the\t crime,\t should\t at\t least\t share\t his punishment.\tI\tsuspected\twhere\tshe\twas\tconcealed.\tI\tfollowed\ther,\tI\tcaught\ther,\tI bound\t her;\t and\t I\t imprinted\t the\t same\t disgraceful\t mark\t upon\t her\t that\t I\t had imprinted\tupon\tmy\tpoor\tbrother. \u201cThe\t day\t after\t my\t return\t to\t Lille,\t my\t brother\t in\t his\t turn\t succeeded\t in making\t his\t escape;\t I\t was\t accused\t of\t complicity,\t and\t was\t condemned\t to\t remain in\t his\t place\t till\t he\t should\t be\t again\t a\t prisoner.\t My\t poor\t brother\t was\t ignorant\t of this\tsentence.\tHe\trejoined\tthis\twoman;\tthey\tfled\ttogether\tinto\tBerry,\tand\tthere\the obtained\ta\tlittle\tcuracy.\tThis\twoman\tpassed\tfor\this\tsister.","\u201cThe\tLord\tof\tthe\testate\ton\twhich\tthe\tchapel\tof\tthe\tcuracy\twas\tsituated\tsaw this\tpretend\tsister,\tand\tbecame\tenamoured\tof\ther--amorous\tto\tsuch\ta\tdegree\tthat he\tproposed\tto\tmarry\ther.\tThen\tshe\tquitted\thim\tshe\thad\truined\tfor\thim\tshe\twas destined\tto\truin,\tand\tbecame\tthe\tComtesse\tde\tla\tFere--\u201d All\t eyes\t were\t turned\t towards\t Athos,\t whose\t real\t name\t that\t was,\t and\t who made\ta\tsign\twith\this\thead\tthat\tall\twas\ttrue\twhich\tthe\texecutioner\thad\tsaid. \u201cThen,\u201d\tresumed\the,\t\u201cmad,\tdesperate,\tdetermined\tto\tget\trid\tof\tan\texistence from\t which\t she\t had\t stolen\t everything,\t honor\t and\t happiness,\t my\t poor\t brother returned\t to\t Lille,\t and\t learning\t the\t sentence\t which\t had\t condemned\t me\t in\t his place,\tsurrendered\thimself,\tand\thanged\thimself\tthat\tsame\tnight\tfrom\tthe\tiron\tbar of\tthe\tloophole\tof\this\tprison. \u201cTo\t do\t justice\t to\t them\t who\t had\t condemned\t me,\t they\t kept\t their\t word.\t As soon\tas\tthe\tidentity\tof\tmy\tbrother\twas\tproved,\tI\twas\tset\tat\tliberty. \u201cThat\tis\tthe\tcrime\tof\twhich\tI\taccuse\ther;\tthat\tis\tthe\tcause\tfor\twhich\tshe\twas branded.\u201d \u201cMonsieur\t d\u2019Artagnan,\u201d\t said\t Athos,\t \u201cwhat\t is\t the\t penalty\t you\t demand against\tthis\twoman?\u201d \u201cThe\tpunishment\tof\tdeath,\u201d\treplied\td\u2019Artagnan. \u201cMy\t Lord\t de\t Winter,\u201d\t continued\t Athos,\t \u201cwhat\t is\t the\t penalty\t you\t demand against\tthis\twoman?\u201d \u201cThe\tpunishment\tof\tdeath,\u201d\treplied\tLord\tde\tWinter. \u201cMessieurs\tPorthos\tand\tAramis,\u201d\trepeated\tAthos,\t\u201cyou\twho\tare\ther\tjudges, what\tis\tthe\tsentence\tyou\tpronounce\tupon\tthis\twoman?\u201d \u201cThe\tpunishment\tof\tdeath,\u201d\treplied\tthe\tMusketeers,\tin\ta\thollow\tvoice. Milady\t uttered\t a\t frightful\t shriek,\t and\t dragged\t herself\t along\t several\t paces upon\ther\tknees\ttoward\ther\tjudges. Athos\tstretched\tout\this\thand\ttoward\ther. \u201cCharlotte\tBackson,\tComtesse\tde\tla\tFere,\tMilady\tde\tWinter,\u201d\tsaid\the,\t\u201cyour crimes\thave\twearied\tmen\ton\tearth\tand\tGod\tin\theaven.\tIf\tyou\tknow\ta\tprayer,\tsay it--for\tyou\tare\tcondemned,\tand\tyou\tshall\tdie.\u201d","At\t these\t words,\t which\t left\t no\t hope,\t Milady\t raised\t herself\t in\t all\t her\t pride, and\t wished\t to\t speak;\t but\t her\t strength\t failed\t her.\t She\t felt\t that\t a\t powerful\t and implacable\thand\tseized\ther\tby\tthe\thair,\tand\tdragged\ther\taway\tas\tirrevocably\tas fatality\tdrags\thumanity.\tShe\tdid\tnot,\ttherefore,\teven\tattempt\tthe\tleast\tresistance, and\twent\tout\tof\tthe\tcottage. Lord\t de\t Winter,\t d\u2019Artagnan,\t Athos,\t Porthos,\t and\t Aramis,\t went\t out\t close behind\t her.\t The\t lackeys\t followed\t their\t masters,\t and\t the\t chamber\t was\t left solitary,\t with\t its\t broken\t window,\t its\t open\t door,\t and\t its\t smoky\t lamp\t burning sadly\ton\tthe\ttable.","66\tEXECUTION It\t was\t near\t midnight;\t the\t moon,\t lessened\t by\t its\t decline,\t and\t reddened\t by\t the last\t traces\t of\t the\t storm,\t arose\t behind\t the\t little\t town\t of\t Armentieres,\t which showed\tagainst\tits\tpale\tlight\tthe\tdark\toutline\tof\tits\thouses,\tand\tthe\tskeleton\tof\tits high\t belfry.\t In\t front\t of\t them\t the\t Lys\t rolled\t its\t waters\t like\t a\t river\t of\t molten\t tin; while\t on\t the\t other\t side\t was\t a\t black\t mass\t of\t trees,\t profiled\t on\t a\t stormy\t sky, invaded\tby\tlarge\tcoppery\tclouds\twhich\tcreated\ta\tsort\tof\ttwilight\tamid\tthe\tnight. On\tthe\tleft\twas\tan\told\tabandoned\tmill,\twith\tits\tmotionless\twings,\tfrom\tthe\truins of\twhich\tan\towl\tthrew\tout\tits\tshrill,\tperiodical,\tand\tmonotonous\tcry.\tOn\tthe\tright and\ton\tthe\tleft\tof\tthe\troad,\twhich\tthe\tdismal\tprocession\tpursued,\tappeared\ta\tfew low,\tstunted\ttrees,\twhich\tlooked\tlike\tdeformed\tdwarfs\tcrouching\tdown\tto\twatch men\ttraveling\tat\tthis\tsinister\thour. From\t time\t to\t time\t a\t broad\t sheet\t of\t lightning\t opened\t the\t horizon\t in\t its whole\twidth,\tdarted\tlike\ta\tserpent\tover\tthe\tblack\tmass\tof\ttrees,\tand\tlike\ta\tterrible scimitar\tdivided\tthe\theavens\tand\tthe\twaters\tinto\ttwo\tparts.\tNot\ta\tbreath\tof\twind now\t disturbed\t the\t heavy\t atmosphere.\t A\t deathlike\t silence\t oppressed\t all\t nature. The\t soil\t was\t humid\t and\t glittering\t with\t the\t rain\t which\t had\t recently\t fallen,\t and the\trefreshed\therbs\tsent\tforth\ttheir\tperfume\twith\tadditional\tenergy. Two\tlackeys\tdragged\tMilady,\twhom\teach\theld\tby\tone\tarm.\tThe\texecutioner walked\t behind\t them,\t and\t Lord\t de\t Winter,\t d\u2019Artagnan,\t Porthos,\t and\t Aramis walked\tbehind\tthe\texecutioner.\tPlanchet\tand\tBazin\tcame\tlast. The\ttwo\tlackeys\tconducted\tMilady\tto\tthe\tbank\tof\tthe\triver.\tHer\tmouth\twas mute;\t but\t her\t eyes\t spoke\t with\t their\t inexpressible\t eloquence,\t supplicating\t by turns\teach\tof\tthose\ton\twhom\tshe\tlooked.","Being\t a\t few\t paces\t in\t advance\t she\t whispered\t to\t the\t lackeys,\t \u201cA\t thousand pistoles\tto\teach\tof\tyou,\tif\tyou\twill\tassist\tmy\tescape;\tbut\tif\tyou\tdeliver\tme\tup\tto your\tmasters,\tI\thave\tnear\tat\thand\tavengers\twho\twill\tmake\tyou\tpay\tdearly\tfor\tmy death.\u201d Grimaud\thesitated.\tMousqueton\ttrembled\tin\tall\this\tmembers. Athos,\twho\theard\tMilady\u2019s\tvoice,\tcame\tsharply\tup.\tLord\tde\tWinter\tdid\tthe same. \u201cChange\t these\t lackeys,\u201d\t said\t he;\t \u201cshe\t has\t spoken\t to\t them.\t They\t are\t no longer\tsure.\u201d Planchet\t and\t Bazin\t were\t called,\t and\t took\t the\t places\t of\t Grimaud\t and Mousqueton. On\tthe\tbank\tof\tthe\triver\tthe\texecutioner\tapproached\tMilady,\tand\tbound\ther hands\tand\tfeet. Then\t she\t broke\t the\t silence\t to\t cry\t out,\t \u201cYou\t are\t cowards,\t miserable assassins--ten\tmen\tcombined\tto\tmurder\tone\twoman.\tBeware!\tIf\tI\tam\tnot\tsaved\tI shall\tbe\tavenged.\u201d \u201cYou\tare\tnot\ta\twoman,\u201d\tsaid\tAthos,\tcoldly\tand\tsternly.\t\u201cYou\tdo\tnot\tbelong to\tthe\thuman\tspecies;\tyou\tare\ta\tdemon\tescaped\tfrom\thell,\twhither\twe\tsend\tyou back\tagain.\u201d \u201cAh,\t you\t virtuous\t men!\u201d\t said\t Milady;\t \u201cplease\t to\t remember\t that\t he\t who shall\ttouch\ta\thair\tof\tmy\thead\tis\thimself\tan\tassassin.\u201d \u201cThe\texecutioner\tmay\tkill,\twithout\tbeing\ton\tthat\taccount\tan\tassassin,\u201d\tsaid the\t man\t in\t the\t red\t cloak,\t rapping\t upon\t his\t immense\t sword.\t \u201cThis\t is\t the\t last judge;\tthat\tis\tall.\tNACHRICHTER,\tas\tsay\tour\tneighbors,\tthe\tGermans.\u201d And\tas\the\tbound\ther\twhile\tsaying\tthese\twords,\tMilady\tuttered\ttwo\tor\tthree savage\t cries,\t which\t produced\t a\t strange\t and\t melancholy\t effect\t in\t flying\t away into\tthe\tnight,\tand\tlosing\tthemselves\tin\tthe\tdepths\tof\tthe\twoods. \u201cIf\tI\tam\tguilty,\tif\tI\thave\tcommitted\tthe\tcrimes\tyou\taccuse\tme\tof,\u201d\tshrieked Milady,\t \u201ctake\t me\t before\t a\t tribunal.\t You\t are\t not\t judges!\t You\t cannot\t condemn me!\u201d","\u201cI\toffered\tyou\tTyburn,\u201d\tsaid\tLord\tde\tWinter.\t\u201cWhy\tdid\tyou\tnot\taccept\tit?\u201d \u201cBecause\tI\tam\tnot\twilling\tto\tdie!\u201d\tcried\tMilady,\tstruggling.\t\u201cBecause\tI\tam too\tyoung\tto\tdie!\u201d \u201cThe\twoman\tyou\tpoisoned\tat\tBethune\twas\tstill\tyounger\tthan\tyou,\tmadame, and\tyet\tshe\tis\tdead,\u201d\tsaid\td\u2019Artagnan. \u201cI\twill\tenter\ta\tcloister;\tI\twill\tbecome\ta\tnun,\u201d\tsaid\tMilady. \u201cYou\t were\t in\t a\t cloister,\u201d\t said\t the\t executioner,\t \u201cand\t you\t left\t it\t to\t ruin\t my brother.\u201d Milady\t uttered\t a\t cry\t of\t terror\t and\t sank\t upon\t her\t knees.\t The\t executioner took\ther\tup\tin\this\tarms\tand\twas\tcarrying\ther\ttoward\tthe\tboat. \u201cOh,\tmy\tGod!\u201d\tcried\tshe,\t\u201cmy\tGod!\tare\tyou\tgoing\tto\tdrown\tme?\u201d These\t cries\t had\t something\t so\t heartrending\t in\t them\t that\t M.\t d\u2019Artagnan, who\thad\tbeen\tat\tfirst\tthe\tmost\teager\tin\tpursuit\tof\tMilady,\tsat\tdown\ton\tthe\tstump of\t a\t tree\t and\t hung\t his\t head,\t covering\t his\t ears\t with\t the\t palms\t of\t his\t hands;\t and yet,\tnotwithstanding,\the\tcould\tstill\thear\ther\tcry\tand\tthreaten. D\u2019Artagnan\twas\tthe\tyoungest\tof\tall\tthese\tmen.\tHis\theart\tfailed\thim. \u201cOh,\t I\t cannot\t behold\t this\t frightful\t spectacle!\u201d\t said\t he.\t \u201cI\t cannot\t consent that\tthis\twoman\tshould\tdie\tthus!\u201d Milady\theard\tthese\tfew\twords\tand\tcaught\tat\ta\tshadow\tof\thope. \u201cd\u2019Artagnan,\td\u2019Artagnan!\u201d\tcried\tshe;\t\u201cremember\tthat\tI\tloved\tyou!\u201d The\tyoung\tman\trose\tand\ttook\ta\tstep\ttoward\ther. But\tAthos\trose\tlikewise,\tdrew\this\tsword,\tand\tplaced\thimself\tin\tthe\tway. \u201cIf\t you\t take\t one\t step\t farther,\t d\u2019Artagnan,\u201d\t said\t he,\t \u201cwe\t shall\t cross\t swords together.\u201d D\u2019Artagnan\tsank\ton\this\tknees\tand\tprayed. \u201cCome,\u201d\tcontinued\tAthos,\t\u201cexecutioner,\tdo\tyour\tduty.\u201d \u201cWillingly,\t monseigneur,\u201d\t said\t the\t executioner;\t \u201cfor\t as\t I\t am\t a\t good Catholic,\t I\t firmly\t believe\t I\t am\t acting\t justly\t in\t performing\t my\t functions\t on\t this woman.\u201d \u201cThat\u2019s\twell.\u201d","Athos\tmade\ta\tstep\ttoward\tMilady. \u201cI\t pardon\t you,\u201d\t said\t he,\t \u201cthe\t ill\t you\t have\t done\t me.\t I\t pardon\t you\t for\t my blasted\t future,\t my\t lost\t honor,\t my\t defiled\t love,\t and\t my\t salvation\t forever compromised\tby\tthe\tdespair\tinto\twhich\tyou\thave\tcast\tme.\tDie\tin\tpeace!\u201d Lord\tde\tWinter\tadvanced\tin\this\tturn. \u201cI\t pardon\t you,\u201d\t said\t he,\t \u201cfor\t the\t poisoning\t of\t my\t brother,\t and\t the assassination\tof\this\tGrace,\tLord\tBuckingham.\tI\tpardon\tyou\tfor\tthe\tdeath\tof\tpoor Felton;\tI\tpardon\tyou\tfor\tthe\tattempts\tupon\tmy\town\tperson.\tDie\tin\tpeace!\u201d \u201cAnd\t I,\u201d\t said\t M.\t d\u2019Artagnan.\t \u201cPardon\t me,\t madame,\t for\t having\t by\t a\t trick unworthy\t of\t a\t gentleman\t provoked\t your\t anger;\t and\t I,\t in\t exchange,\t pardon\t you the\tmurder\tof\tmy\tpoor\tlove\tand\tyour\tcruel\tvengeance\tagainst\tme.\tI\tpardon\tyou, and\tI\tweep\tfor\tyou.\tDie\tin\tpeace!\u201d \u201cI\tam\tlost!\u201d\tmurmured\tMilady\tin\tEnglish.\t\u201cI\tmust\tdie!\u201d Then\t she\t arose\t of\t herself,\t and\t cast\t around\t her\t one\t of\t those\t piercing\t looks which\tseemed\tto\tdart\tfrom\tan\teye\tof\tflame. She\tsaw\tnothing;\tshe\tlistened,\tand\tshe\theard\tnothing. \u201cWhere\tam\tI\tto\tdie?\u201d\tsaid\tshe. \u201cOn\tthe\tother\tbank,\u201d\treplied\tthe\texecutioner. Then\the\tplaced\ther\tin\tthe\tboat,\tand\tas\the\twas\tgoing\tto\tset\tfoot\tin\tit\thimself, Athos\thanded\thim\ta\tsum\tof\tsilver. \u201cHere,\u201d\tsaid\the,\t\u201cis\tthe\tprice\tof\tthe\texecution,\tthat\tit\tmay\tbe\tplain\twe\tact\tas judges.\u201d \u201cThat\tis\tcorrect,\u201d\tsaid\tthe\texecutioner;\t\u201cand\tnow\tin\ther\tturn,\tlet\tthis\twoman see\tthat\tI\tam\tnot\tfulfilling\tmy\ttrade,\tbut\tmy\tdebt.\u201d And\the\tthrew\tthe\tmoney\tinto\tthe\triver. The\tboat\tmoved\toff\ttoward\tthe\tleft-hand\tshore\tof\tthe\tLys,\tbearing\tthe\tguilty woman\t and\t the\t executioner;\t all\t the\t others\t remained\t on\t the\t right-hand\t bank, where\tthey\tfell\ton\ttheir\tknees. The\t boat\t glided\t along\t the\t ferry\t rope\t under\t the\t shadow\t of\t a\t pale\t cloud which\thung\tover\tthe\twater\tat\tthat\tmoment.","The\ttroop\tof\tfriends\tsaw\tit\tgain\tthe\topposite\tbank;\tthe\tfigures\twere\tdefined like\tblack\tshadows\ton\tthe\tred-tinted\thorizon. Milady,\t during\t the\t passage\t had\t contrived\t to\t untie\t the\t cord\t which\t fastened her\t feet.\t On\t coming\t near\t the\t bank,\t she\t jumped\t lightly\t on\t shore\t and\t took\t to flight.\t But\t the\t soil\t was\t moist;\t on\t reaching\t the\t top\t of\t the\t bank,\t she\t slipped\t and fell\tupon\ther\tknees. She\t was\t struck,\t no\t doubt,\t with\t a\t superstitious\t idea;\t she\t conceived\t that heaven\t denied\t its\t aid,\t and\t she\t remained\t in\t the\t attitude\t in\t which\t she\t had\t fallen, her\thead\tdrooping\tand\ther\thands\tclasped. Then\t they\t saw\t from\t the\t other\t bank\t the\t executioner\t raise\t both\t his\t arms slowly;\t a\t moonbeam\t fell\t upon\t the\t blade\t of\t the\t large\t sword.\t The\t two\t arms\t fell with\t a\t sudden\t force;\t they\t heard\t the\t hissing\t of\t the\t scimitar\t and\t the\t cry\t of\t the victim,\tthen\ta\ttruncated\tmass\tsank\tbeneath\tthe\tblow. The\texecutioner\tthen\ttook\toff\this\tred\tcloak,\tspread\tit\tupon\tthe\tground,\tlaid the\t body\t in\t it,\t threw\t in\t the\t head,\t tied\t all\t up\t by\t the\t four\t corners,\t lifted\t it\t on\t his back,\tand\tentered\tthe\tboat\tagain. In\tthe\tmiddle\tof\tthe\tstream\the\tstopped\tthe\tboat,\tand\tsuspending\this\tburden over\tthe\twater\tcried\tin\ta\tloud\tvoice,\t\u201cLet\tthe\tjustice\tof\tGod\tbe\tdone!\u201d\tand\the\tlet the\tcorpse\tdrop\tinto\tthe\tdepths\tof\tthe\twaters,\twhich\tclosed\tover\tit. Three\t days\t afterward\t the\t four\t Musketeers\t were\t in\t Paris;\t they\t had\t not exceeded\t their\t leave\t of\t absence,\t and\t that\t same\t evening\t they\t went\t to\t pay\t their customary\tvisit\tto\tM.\tde\tTreville. \u201cWell,\t gentlemen,\u201d\t said\t the\t brave\t captain,\t \u201cI\t hope\t you\t have\t been\t well amused\tduring\tyour\texcursion.\u201d \u201cProdigiously,\u201d\treplied\tAthos\tin\tthe\tname\tof\thimself\tand\this\tcomrades.","67\tCONCLUSION On\tthe\tsixth\tof\tthe\tfollowing\tmonth\tthe\tking,\tin\tcompliance\twith\tthe\tpromise he\t had\t made\t the\t cardinal\t to\t return\t to\t La\t Rochelle,\t left\t his\t capital\t still\t in amazement\t at\t the\t news\t which\t began\t to\t spread\t itself\t of\t Buckingham\u2019s assassination. Although\twarned\tthat\tthe\tman\tshe\thad\tloved\tso\tmuch\twas\tin\tgreat\tdanger, the\tqueen,\twhen\this\tdeath\twas\tannounced\tto\ther,\twould\tnot\tbelieve\tthe\tfact,\tand even\timprudently\texclaimed,\t\u201cit\tis\tfalse;\the\thas\tjust\twritten\tto\tme!\u201d But\tthe\tnext\tday\tshe\twas\tobliged\tto\tbelieve\tthis\tfatal\tintelligence;\tLaporte, detained\t in\t England,\t as\t everyone\t else\t had\t been,\t by\t the\t orders\t of\t Charles\t I, arrived,\tand\twas\tthe\tbearer\tof\tthe\tduke\u2019s\tdying\tgift\tto\tthe\tqueen. The\tjoy\tof\tthe\tking\twas\tlively.\tHe\tdid\tnot\teven\tgive\thimself\tthe\ttrouble\tto dissemble,\t and\t displayed\t it\t with\t affectation\t before\t the\t queen.\t Louis\t XIII,\t like every\tweak\tmind,\twas\twanting\tin\tgenerosity. But\tthe\tking\tsoon\tagain\tbecame\tdull\tand\tindisposed;\this\tbrow\twas\tnot\tone of\tthose\t that\t long\tremain\t clear.\tHe\tfelt\tthat\tin\treturning\tto\tcamp\the\tshould\tre- enter\tslavery;\tnevertheless,\the\tdid\treturn. The\t cardinal\t was\t for\t him\t the\t fascinating\t serpent,\t and\t himself\t the\t bird which\tflies\tfrom\tbranch\tto\tbranch\twithout\tpower\tto\tescape. The\treturn\tto\tLa\tRochelle,\ttherefore,\twas\tprofoundly\tdull.\tOur\tfour\tfriends, in\tparticular,\tastonished\ttheir\tcomrades;\tthey\ttraveled\ttogether,\tside\tby\tside,\twith sad\teyes\tand\theads\tlowered.\tAthos\talone\tfrom\ttime\tto\ttime\traised\this\texpansive brow;\t a\t flash\t kindled\t in\t his\t eyes,\t and\t a\t bitter\t smile\t passed\t over\t his\t lips,\t then, like\this\tcomrades,\the\tsank\tagain\tinto\treverie.","As\tsoon\tas\tthe\tescort\tarrived\tin\ta\tcity,\twhen\tthey\thad\tconducted\tthe\tking\tto his\t quarters\t the\t four\t friends\t either\t retired\t to\t their\t own\t or\t to\t some\t secluded cabaret,\t where\t they\t neither\t drank\t nor\t played;\t they\t only\t conversed\t in\t a\t low voice,\tlooking\taround\tattentively\tto\tsee\tthat\tno\tone\toverheard\tthem. One\tday,\twhen\tthe\tking\thad\thalted\tto\tfly\tthe\tmagpie,\tand\tthe\tfour\tfriends, according\tto\ttheir\tcustom,\tinstead\tof\tfollowing\tthe\tsport\thad\tstopped\tat\ta\tcabaret on\tthe\thigh\troad,\ta\tman\tcoming\tfrom\tla\tRochelle\ton\thorseback\tpulled\tup\tat\tthe door\tto\tdrink\ta\tglass\tof\twine,\tand\tdarted\ta\tsearching\tglance\tinto\tthe\troom\twhere the\tfour\tMusketeers\twere\tsitting. \u201cHolloa,\t Monsieur\t d\u2019Artagnan!\u201d\t said\t he,\t \u201cis\t not\t that\t you\t whom\t I\t see yonder?\u201d D\u2019Artagnan\t raised\t his\t head\t and\t uttered\t a\t cry\t of\t joy.\t It\t was\t the\t man\t he called\this\tphantom;\tit\twas\this\tstranger\tof\tMeung,\tof\tthe\tRue\tdes\tFossoyeurs\tand of\tArras. D\u2019Artagnan\tdrew\this\tsword,\tand\tsprang\ttoward\tthe\tdoor. But\t this\t time,\t instead\t of\t avoiding\t him\t the\t stranger\t jumped\t from\t his\t horse, and\tadvanced\tto\tmeet\td\u2019Artagnan. \u201cAh,\t monsieur!\u201d\t said\t the\t young\t man,\t \u201cI\t meet\t you,\t then,\t at\t last!\t This\t time you\tshall\tnot\tescape\tme!\u201d \u201cNeither\tis\tit\tmy\tintention,\tmonsieur,\tfor\tthis\ttime\tI\twas\tseeking\tyou;\tin\tthe name\tof\tthe\tking,\tI\tarrest\tyou.\u201d \u201cHow!\twhat\tdo\tyou\tsay?\u201d\tcried\td\u2019Artagnan. \u201cI\t say\t that\t you\t must\t surrender\t your\t sword\t to\t me,\t monsieur,\t and\t that without\tresistance.\tThis\tconcerns\tyour\thead,\tI\twarn\tyou.\u201d \u201cWho\t are\t you,\t then?\u201d\t demanded\t d\u2019Artagnan,\t lowering\t the\t point\t of\t his sword,\tbut\twithout\tyet\tsurrendering\tit. \u201cI\t am\t the\t Chevalier\t de\t Rochefort,\u201d\t answered\t the\t other,\t \u201cthe\t equerry\t of Monsieur\t le\t Cardinal\t Richelieu,\t and\t I\t have\t orders\t to\t conduct\t you\t to\t his Eminence.\u201d \u201cWe\t are\t returning\t to\t his\t Eminence,\t monsieur\t the\t Chevalier,\u201d\t said\t Athos,","advancing;\t\u201cand\tyou\twill\tplease\tto\taccept\tthe\tword\tof\tMonsieur\td\u2019Artagnan\tthat he\twill\tgo\tstraight\tto\tLa\tRochelle.\u201d \u201cI\tmust\tplace\thim\tin\tthe\thands\tof\tguards\twho\twill\ttake\thim\tinto\tcamp.\u201d \u201cWe\t will\t be\t his\t guards,\t monsieur,\t upon\t our\t word\t as\t gentlemen;\t but likewise,\t upon\t our\t word\t as\t gentlemen,\u201d\t added\t Athos,\t knitting\t his\t brow, \u201cMonsieur\td\u2019Artagnan\tshall\tnot\tleave\tus.\u201d The\t Chevalier\t de\t Rochefort\t cast\t a\t glance\t backward,\t and\t saw\t that\t Porthos and\tAramis\thad\tplaced\tthemselves\tbetween\thim\tand\tthe\tgate;\the\tunderstood\tthat he\twas\tcompletely\tat\tthe\tmercy\tof\tthese\tfour\tmen. \u201cGentlemen,\u201d\tsaid\the,\t\u201cif\tMonsieur\td\u2019Artagnan\twill\tsurrender\this\tsword\tto me\t and\t join\t his\t word\t to\t yours,\t I\t shall\t be\t satisfied\t with\t your\t promise\t to\t convey Monsieur\td\u2019Artagnan\tto\tthe\tquarters\tof\tMonseigneur\tthe\tCardinal.\u201d \u201cYou\thave\tmy\tword,\tmonsieur,\tand\there\tis\tmy\tsword.\u201d \u201cThis\t suits\t me\t the\t better,\u201d\t said\t Rochefort,\t \u201cas\t I\t wish\t to\t continue\t my journey.\u201d \u201cIf\t it\t is\t for\t the\t purpose\t of\t rejoining\t Milady,\u201d\t said\t Athos,\t coolly,\t \u201cit\t is useless;\tyou\twill\tnot\tfind\ther.\u201d \u201cWhat\thas\tbecome\tof\ther,\tthen?\u201d\tasked\tRochefort,\teagerly. \u201cReturn\tto\tcamp\tand\tyou\tshall\tknow.\u201d Rochefort\t remained\t for\t a\t moment\t in\t thought;\t then,\t as\t they\t were\t only\t a day\u2019s\tjourney\tfrom\tSurgeres,\twhither\tthe\tcardinal\twas\tto\tcome\tto\tmeet\tthe\tking, he\tresolved\tto\tfollow\tthe\tadvice\tof\tAthos\tand\tgo\twith\tthem.\tBesides,\tthis\treturn offered\thim\tthe\tadvantage\tof\twatching\this\tprisoner. They\tresumed\ttheir\troute. On\t the\t morrow,\t at\t three\t o\u2019clock\t in\t the\t afternoon,\t they\t arrived\t at\t Surgeres. The\t cardinal\t there\t awaited\t Louis\t XIII.\t The\t minister\t and\t the\t king\t exchanged numerous\t caresses,\t felicitating\t each\t other\t upon\t the\t fortunate\t chance\t which\t had freed\t France\t from\t the\t inveterate\t enemy\t who\t set\t all\t Europe\t against\t her.\t After which,\t the\t cardinal,\t who\t had\t been\t informed\t that\t d\u2019Artagnan\t was\t arrested\t and who\t was\t anxious\t to\t see\t him,\t took\t leave\t of\t the\t king,\t inviting\t him\t to\t come\t the","next\tday\tto\tview\tthe\twork\talready\tdone\tupon\tthe\tdyke. On\t returning\t in\t the\t evening\t to\t his\t quarters\t at\t the\t bridge\t of\t La\t Pierre,\t the cardinal\t found,\t standing\t before\t the\t house\t he\t occupied,\t d\u2019Artagnan,\t without\t his sword,\tand\tthe\tthree\tMusketeers\tarmed. This\t time,\t as\t he\t was\t well\t attended,\t he\t looked\t at\t them\t sternly,\t and\t made\t a sign\twith\this\teye\tand\thand\tfor\td\u2019Artagnan\tto\tfollow\thim. D\u2019Artagnan\tobeyed. \u201cWe\t shall\t wait\t for\t you,\t d\u2019Artagnan,\u201d\t said\t Athos,\t loud\t enough\t for\t the cardinal\tto\thear\thim. His\t Eminence\t bent\t his\t brow,\t stopped\t for\t an\t instant,\t and\t then\t kept\t on\t his way\twithout\tuttering\ta\tsingle\tword. D\u2019Artagnan\tentered\tafter\tthe\tcardinal,\tand\tbehind\td\u2019Artagnan\tthe\tdoor\twas guarded. His\tEminence\tentered\tthe\tchamber\twhich\tserved\thim\tas\ta\tstudy,\tand\tmade a\tsign\tto\tRochefort\tto\tbring\tin\tthe\tyoung\tMusketeer. Rochefort\tobeyed\tand\tretired. D\u2019Artagnan\t remained\t alone\t in\t front\t of\t the\t cardinal;\t this\t was\t his\t second interview\twith\tRichelieu,\tand\the\tafterward\tconfessed\tthat\the\tfelt\twell\tassured\tit would\tbe\this\tlast. Richelieu\t remained\t standing,\t leaning\t against\t the\t mantelpiece;\t a\t table\t was between\thim\tand\td\u2019Artagnan. \u201cMonsieur,\u201d\tsaid\tthe\tcardinal,\t\u201cyou\thave\tbeen\tarrested\tby\tmy\torders.\u201d \u201cSo\tthey\ttell\tme,\tmonseigneur.\u201d \u201cDo\tyou\tknow\twhy?\u201d \u201cNo,\tmonseigneur,\tfor\tthe\tonly\tthing\tfor\t which\t I\tcould\tbe\tarrested\tis\tstill unknown\tto\tyour\tEminence.\u201d Richelieu\tlooked\tsteadfastly\tat\tthe\tyoung\tman. \u201cHolloa!\u201d\tsaid\the,\t\u201cwhat\tdoes\tthat\tmean?\u201d \u201cIf\t Monseigneur\t will\t have\t the\t goodness\t to\t tell\t me,\t in\t the\t first\t place,\t what crimes\tare\timputed\tto\tme,\tI\twill\tthen\ttell\thim\tthe\tdeeds\tI\thave\treally\tdone.\u201d","\u201cCrimes\tare\timputed\tto\tyou\twhich\thad\tbrought\tdown\tfar\tloftier\theads\tthan yours,\tmonsieur,\u201d\tsaid\tthe\tcardinal. \u201cWhat,\t monseigneur?\u201d\t said\t d\u2019Artagnan,\t with\t a\t calmness\t which\t astonished the\tcardinal\thimself. \u201cYou\t are\t charged\t with\t having\t corresponded\t with\t the\t enemies\t of\t the kingdom;\t you\t are\t charged\t with\t having\t surprised\t state\t secrets;\t you\t are\t charged with\thaving\ttried\tto\tthwart\tthe\tplans\tof\tyour\tgeneral.\u201d \u201cAnd\t who\t charges\t me\t with\t this,\t monseigneur?\u201d\t said\t d\u2019Artagnan,\t who\t had no\tdoubt\tthe\taccusation\tcame\tfrom\tMilady,\t\u201ca\twoman\tbranded\tby\tthe\tjustice\tof the\t country;\t a\t woman\t who\t has\t espoused\t one\t man\t in\t France\t and\t another\t in England;\ta\twoman\twho\tpoisoned\ther\tsecond\thusband\tand\twho\tattempted\tboth\tto poison\tand\tassassinate\tme!\u201d \u201cWhat\tdo\tyou\tsay,\tmonsieur?\u201d\tcried\tthe\tcardinal,\tastonished;\t\u201cand\tof\twhat woman\tare\tyou\tspeaking\tthus?\u201d \u201cOf\t Milady\t de\t Winter,\u201d\t replied\t d\u2019Artagnan,\t \u201cyes,\t of\t Milady\t de\t Winter,\t of whose\tcrimes\tyour\tEminence\tis\tdoubtless\tignorant,\tsince\tyou\thave\thonored\ther with\tyour\tconfidence.\u201d \u201cMonsieur,\u201d\t said\t the\t cardinal,\t \u201cif\t Milady\t de\t Winter\t has\t committed\t the crimes\tyou\tlay\tto\ther\tcharge,\tshe\tshall\tbe\tpunished.\u201d \u201cShe\thas\tbeen\tpunished,\tmonseigneur.\u201d \u201cAnd\twho\thas\tpunished\ther?\u201d \u201cWe.\u201d \u201cShe\tis\tin\tprison?\u201d \u201cShe\tis\tdead.\u201d \u201cDead!\u201d\trepeated\tthe\tcardinal,\twho\tcould\tnot\tbelieve\twhat\the\theard,\t\u201cdead! Did\tyou\tnot\tsay\tshe\twas\tdead?\u201d \u201cThree\t times\t she\t attempted\t to\t kill\t me,\t and\t I\t pardoned\t her;\t but\t she murdered\t the\t woman\t I\t loved.\t Then\t my\t friends\t and\t I\t took\t her,\t tried\t her,\t and condemned\ther.\u201d D\u2019Artagnan\t then\t related\t the\t poisoning\t of\t Mme.\t Bonacieux\t in\t the\t convent","of\tthe\tCarmelites\tat\tBethune,\tthe\ttrial\tin\tthe\tisolated\thouse,\tand\tthe\texecution\ton the\tbanks\tof\tthe\tLys. A\t shudder\t crept\t through\t the\t body\t of\t the\t cardinal,\t who\t did\t not\t shudder readily. But\tall\tat\tonce,\tas\tif\tundergoing\tthe\tinfluence\tof\tan\tunspoken\tthought,\tthe countenance\t of\t the\t cardinal,\t till\t then\t gloomy,\t cleared\t up\t by\t degrees,\t and recovered\tperfect\tserenity. \u201cSo,\u201d\t said\t the\t cardinal,\t in\t a\t tone\t that\t contrasted\t strongly\t with\t the\t severity of\this\twords,\t\u201cyou\thave\tconstituted\tyourselves\tjudges,\twithout\tremembering\tthat they\twho\tpunish\twithout\tlicense\tto\tpunish\tare\tassassins?\u201d \u201cMonseigneur,\tI\tswear\tto\tyou\tthat\tI\tnever\tfor\tan\tinstant\thad\tthe\tintention\tof defending\t my\t head\t against\t you.\t I\t willingly\t submit\t to\t any\t punishment\t your Eminence\t may\t please\t to\t inflict\t upon\t me.\t I\t do\t not\t hold\t life\t dear\t enough\t to\t be afraid\tof\tdeath.\u201d \u201cYes,\t I\t know\t you\t are\t a\t man\t of\t a\t stout\t heart,\t monsieur,\u201d\t said\t the\t cardinal, with\t a\t voice\t almost\t affectionate;\t \u201cI\t can\t therefore\t tell\t you\t beforehand\t you\t shall be\ttried,\tand\teven\tcondemned.\u201d \u201cAnother\t might\t reply\t to\t your\t Eminence\t that\t he\t had\t his\t pardon\t in\t his pocket.\tI\tcontent\tmyself\twith\tsaying:\tCommand,\tmonseigneur;\tI\tam\tready.\u201d \u201cYour\tpardon?\u201d\tsaid\tRichelieu,\tsurprised. \u201cYes,\tmonseigneur,\u201d\tsaid\td\u2019Artagnan. \u201cAnd\t signed\t by\t whom--by\t the\t king?\u201d\t And\t the\t cardinal\t pronounced\t these words\twith\ta\tsingular\texpression\tof\tcontempt. \u201cNo,\tby\tyour\tEminence.\u201d \u201cBy\tme?\tYou\tare\tinsane,\tmonsieur.\u201d \u201cMonseigneur\twill\tdoubtless\trecognize\this\town\thandwriting.\u201d And\td\u2019Artagnan\tpresented\tto\tthe\tcardinal\tthe\tprecious\tpiece\tof\tpaper\twhich Athos\t had\t forced\t from\t Milady,\t and\t which\t he\t had\t given\t to\t d\u2019Artagnan\t to\t serve him\tas\ta\tsafeguard. His\tEminence\ttook\tthe\tpaper,\tand\tread\tin\ta\tslow\tvoice,\tdwelling\tupon\tevery","syllable: \u201cDec.\t3,\t1627 \u201cIt\t is\t by\t my\t order\t and\t for\t the\t good\t of\t the\t state\t that\t the\t bearer\t of\t this\t has done\twhat\the\thas\tdone. \u201cRICHELIEU\u201d The\t cardinal,\t after\t having\t read\t these\t two\t lines,\t sank\t into\t a\t profound reverie;\tbut\the\tdid\tnot\treturn\tthe\tpaper\tto\td\u2019Artagnan. \u201cHe\t is\t meditating\t by\t what\t sort\t of\t punishment\t he\t shall\t cause\t me\t to\t die,\u201d said\t the\t Gascon\t to\t himself.\t \u201cWell,\t my\t faith!\t he\t shall\t see\t how\t a\t gentleman\t can die.\u201d The\tyoung\tMusketeer\twas\tin\texcellent\tdisposition\tto\tdie\theroically. Richelieu\t still\t continued\t thinking,\t rolling\t and\t unrolling\t the\t paper\t in\t his hands. At\tlength\the\traised\this\thead,\tfixed\this\teagle\tlook\tupon\tthat\tloyal,\topen,\tand intelligent\t countenance,\t read\t upon\t that\t face,\t furrowed\t with\t tears,\t all\t the sufferings\t its\t possessor\t had\t endured\t in\t the\t course\t of\t a\t month,\t and\t reflected\t for the\t third\t or\t fourth\t time\t how\t much\t there\t was\t in\t that\t youth\t of\t twenty-one\t years before\t him,\t and\t what\t resources\t his\t activity,\t his\t courage,\t and\t his\t shrewdness might\t offer\t to\t a\t good\t master.\t On\t the\t other\t side,\t the\t crimes,\t the\t power,\t and\t the infernal\t genius\t of\t Milady\t had\t more\t than\t once\t terrified\t him.\t He\t felt\t something like\ta\tsecret\tjoy\tat\tbeing\tforever\trelieved\tof\tthis\tdangerous\taccomplice. Richelieu\t slowly\t tore\t the\t paper\t which\t d\u2019Artagnan\t had\t generously relinquished. \u201cI\t am\t lost!\u201d\t said\t d\u2019Artagnan\t to\t himself.\t And\t he\t bowed\t profoundly\t before the\tcardinal,\tlike\ta\tman\twho\tsays,\t\u201cLord,\tThy\twill\tbe\tdone!\u201d The\t cardinal\t approached\t the\t table,\t and\t without\t sitting\t down,\t wrote\t a\t few lines\t upon\t a\t parchment\t of\t which\t two-thirds\t were\t already\t filled,\t and\t affixed\t his seal. \u201cThat\t is\t my\t condemnation,\u201d\t thought\t d\u2019Artagnan;\t \u201che\t will\t spare\t me\t the ENNUI\tof\tthe\tBastille,\tor\tthe\ttediousness\tof\ta\ttrial.\tThat\u2019s\tvery\tkind\tof\thim.\u201d","\u201cHere,\t monsieur,\u201d\t said\t the\t cardinal\t to\t the\t young\t man.\t \u201cI\t have\t taken\t from you\t one\t CARTE\t BLANCHE\t to\t give\t you\t another.\t The\t name\t is\t wanting\t in\t this commission;\tyou\tcan\twrite\tit\tyourself.\u201d D\u2019Artagnan\t took\t the\t paper\t hesitatingly\t and\t cast\t his\t eyes\t over\t it;\t it\t was\t a lieutenant\u2019s\tcommission\tin\tthe\tMusketeers. D\u2019Artagnan\tfell\tat\tthe\tfeet\tof\tthe\tcardinal. \u201cMonseigneur,\u201d\tsaid\the,\t\u201cmy\tlife\tis\tyours;\thenceforth\tdispose\tof\tit.\tBut\tthis favor\t which\t you\t bestow\t upon\t me\t I\t do\t not\t merit.\t I\t have\t three\t friends\t who\t are more\tmeritorious\tand\tmore\tworthy--\u201d \u201cYou\tare\ta\tbrave\tyouth,\td\u2019Artagnan,\u201d\tinterrupted\tthe\tcardinal,\ttapping\thim familiarly\ton\tthe\tshoulder,\tcharmed\tat\thaving\tvanquished\tthis\trebellious\tnature. \u201cDo\t with\t this\t commission\t what\t you\t will;\t only\t remember,\t though\t the\t name\t be blank,\tit\tis\tto\tyou\tI\tgive\tit.\u201d \u201cI\t shall\t never\t forget\t it,\u201d\t replied\t d\u2019Artagnan.\t \u201cYour\t Eminence\t may\t be certain\tof\tthat.\u201d The\t cardinal\t turned\t and\t said\t in\t a\t loud\t voice,\t \u201cRochefort!\u201d\t The\t chevalier, who\tno\tdoubt\twas\tnear\tthe\tdoor,\tentered\timmediately. \u201cRochefort,\u201d\t said\t the\t cardinal,\t \u201cyou\t see\t Monsieur\t d\u2019Artagnan.\t I\t receive him\tamong\tthe\tnumber\tof\tmy\tfriends.\tGreet\teach\tother,\tthen;\tand\tbe\twise\tif\tyou wish\tto\tpreserve\tyour\theads.\u201d Rochefort\tand\td\u2019Artagnan\tcoolly\tgreeted\teach\tother\twith\ttheir\tlips;\tbut\tthe cardinal\twas\tthere,\tobserving\tthem\twith\this\tvigilant\teye. They\tleft\tthe\tchamber\tat\tthe\tsame\ttime. \u201cWe\tshall\tmeet\tagain,\tshall\twe\tnot,\tmonsieur?\u201d \u201cWhen\tyou\tplease,\u201d\tsaid\td\u2019Artagnan. \u201cAn\topportunity\twill\tcome,\u201d\treplied\tRochefort. \u201cHey?\u201d\tsaid\tthe\tcardinal,\topening\tthe\tdoor. The\ttwo\tmen\tsmiled\tat\teach\tother,\tshook\thands,\tand\tsaluted\this\tEminence. \u201cWe\twere\tbeginning\tto\tgrow\timpatient,\u201d\tsaid\tAthos. \u201cHere\tI\tam,\tmy\tfriends,\u201d\treplied\td\u2019Artagnan;\t\u201cnot\tonly\tfree,\tbut\tin\tfavor.\u201d","\u201cTell\tus\tabout\tit.\u201d \u201cThis\tevening;\tbut\tfor\tthe\tmoment,\tlet\tus\tseparate.\u201d Accordingly,\t that\t same\t evening\t d\u2019Artagnan\t repaired\t to\t the\t quarters\t of Athos,\t whom\t he\t found\t in\t a\t fair\t way\t to\t empty\t a\t bottle\t of\t Spanish\t wine--an occupation\twhich\the\treligiously\taccomplished\tevery\tnight. D\u2019Artagnan\trelated\twhat\thad\ttaken\tplace\tbetween\tthe\tcardinal\tand\thimself, and\t drawing\t the\t commission\t from\t his\t pocket,\t said,\t \u201cHere,\t my\t dear\t Athos,\t this naturally\tbelongs\tto\tyou.\u201d Athos\tsmiled\twith\tone\tof\this\tsweet\tand\texpressive\tsmiles. \u201cFriend,\u201d\tsaid\the,\t\u201cfor\tAthos\tthis\tis\ttoo\tmuch;\tfor\tthe\tComte\tde\tla\tFere\tit\tis too\t little.\t Keep\t the\t commission;\t it\t is\t yours.\t Alas!\t you\t have\t purchased\t it\t dearly enough.\u201d D\u2019Artagnan\tleft\tAthos\u2019s\tchamber\tand\twent\tto\tthat\tof\tPorthos.\tHe\tfound\thim clothed\t in\t a\t magnificent\t dress\t covered\t with\t splendid\t embroidery,\t admiring himself\tbefore\ta\tglass. \u201cAh,\t ah!\t is\t that\t you,\t dear\t friend?\u201d\t exclaimed\t Porthos.\t \u201cHow\t do\t you\t think these\tgarments\tfit\tme?\u201d \u201cWonderfully,\u201d\tsaid\td\u2019Artagnan;\t\u201cbut\tI\tcome\tto\toffer\tyou\ta\tdress\twhich\twill become\tyou\tstill\tbetter.\u201d \u201cWhat?\u201d\tasked\tPorthos. \u201cThat\tof\ta\tlieutenant\tof\tMusketeers.\u201d D\u2019Artagnan\t related\t to\t Porthos\t the\t substance\t of\t his\t interview\t with\t the cardinal,\t and\t said,\t taking\t the\t commission\t from\t his\t pocket,\t \u201cHere,\t my\t friend, write\tyour\tname\tupon\tit\tand\tbecome\tmy\tchief.\u201d Porthos\tcast\this\teyes\tover\tthe\tcommission\tand\treturned\tit\tto\td\u2019Artagnan,\tto the\tgreat\tastonishment\tof\tthe\tyoung\tman. \u201cYes,\u201d\tsaid\the,\t\u201cyes,\tthat\twould\tflatter\tme\tvery\tmuch;\tbut\tI\tshould\tnot\thave time\t enough\t to\t enjoy\t the\t distinction.\t During\t our\t expedition\t to\t Bethune\t the husband\t of\t my\t duchess\t died;\t so,\t my\t dear,\t the\t coffer\t of\t the\t defunct\t holding\t out its\tarms\tto\tme,\tI\tshall\tmarry\tthe\twidow.\tLook\there!\tI\twas\ttrying\ton\tmy\twedding","suit.\tKeep\tthe\tlieutenancy,\tmy\tdear,\tkeep\tit.\u201d The\t young\t man\t then\t entered\t the\t apartment\t of\t Aramis.\t He\t found\t him kneeling\tbefore\ta\tPRIEDIEU\twith\this\thead\tleaning\ton\tan\topen\tprayer\tbook. He\tdescribed\tto\thim\this\tinterview\twith\tthe\tcardinal,\tand\tsaid,\tfor\tthe\tthird time\tdrawing\this\tcommission\tfrom\this\tpocket,\t\u201cYou,\tour\tfriend,\tour\tintelligence, our\t invisible\t protector,\t accept\t this\t commission.\t You\t have\t merited\t it\t more\t than any\t of\t us\t by\t your\t wisdom\t and\t your\t counsels,\t always\t followed\t by\t such\t happy results.\u201d \u201cAlas,\t dear\t friend!\u201d\t said\t Aramis,\t \u201cour\t late\t adventures\t have\t disgusted\t me with\t military\t life.\t This\t time\t my\t determination\t is\t irrevocably\t taken.\t After\t the siege\tI\tshall\tenter\tthe\thouse\tof\tthe\tLazarists.\tKeep\tthe\tcommission,\td\u2019Artagnan; the\tprofession\tof\tarms\tsuits\tyou.\tYou\twill\tbe\ta\tbrave\tand\tadventurous\tcaptain.\u201d D\u2019Artagnan,\t his\t eye\t moist\t with\t gratitude\t though\t beaming\t with\t joy,\t went back\tto\tAthos,\twhom\the\tfound\tstill\tat\ttable\tcontemplating\tthe\tcharms\tof\this\tlast glass\tof\tMalaga\tby\tthe\tlight\tof\this\tlamp. \u201cWell,\u201d\tsaid\the,\t\u201cthey\tlikewise\thave\trefused\tme.\u201d \u201cThat,\tdear\tfriend,\tis\tbecause\tnobody\tis\tmore\tworthy\tthan\tyourself.\u201d He\t took\t a\t quill,\t wrote\t the\t name\t of\t d\u2019Artagnan\t in\t the\t commission,\t and returned\tit\tto\thim. \u201cI\tshall\tthen\thave\tno\tmore\tfriends,\u201d\tsaid\tthe\tyoung\tman.\t\u201cAlas!\tnothing\tbut bitter\trecollections.\u201d And\the\tlet\this\thead\tsink\tupon\this\thands,\twhile\ttwo\tlarge\ttears\trolled\tdown his\tcheeks. \u201cYou\tare\tyoung,\u201d\treplied\tAthos;\t\u201cand\tyour\tbitter\trecollections\thave\ttime\tto change\tthemselves\tinto\tsweet\tremembrances.\u201d","EPILOGUE La\tRochelle,\tdeprived\tof\tthe\tassistance\tof\tthe\tEnglish\tfleet\tand\tof\tthe\tdiversion promised\t by\t Buckingham,\t surrendered\t after\t a\t siege\t of\t a\t year.\t On\t the\t twenty- eighth\tof\tOctober,\t1628,\tthe\tcapitulation\twas\tsigned. The\t king\t made\t his\t entrance\t into\t Paris\t on\t the\t twenty-third\t of\t December\t of the\t same\t year.\t He\t was\t received\t in\t triumph,\t as\t if\t he\t came\t from\t conquering\t an enemy\t and\t not\t Frenchmen.\t He\t entered\t by\t the\t Faubourg\t St.\t Jacques,\t under verdant\tarches. D\u2019Artagnan\t took\t possession\t of\t his\t command.\t Porthos\t left\t the\t service,\t and in\tthe\tcourse\tof\tthe\tfollowing\tyear\tmarried\tMme.\tCoquenard;\tthe\tcoffer\tso\tmuch coveted\tcontained\teight\thundred\tthousand\tlivres. Mousqueton\thad\ta\tmagnificent\tlivery,\tand\tenjoyed\tthe\tsatisfaction\tof\twhich he\thad\tbeen\tambitious\tall\this\tlife--that\tof\tstanding\tbehind\ta\tgilded\tcarriage. Aramis,\tafter\ta\tjourney\tinto\tLorraine,\tdisappeared\tall\tat\tonce,\tand\tceased\tto write\t to\t his\t friends;\t they\t learned\t at\t a\t later\t period\t through\t Mme.\t de\t Chevreuse, who\ttold\tit\tto\ttwo\tor\tthree\tof\ther\tintimates,\tthat,\tyielding\tto\this\tvocation,\the\thad retired\tinto\ta\tconvent--only\tinto\twhich,\tnobody\tknew. Bazin\tbecame\ta\tlay\tbrother. Athos\tremained\ta\tMusketeer\tunder\tthe\tcommand\tof\td\u2019Artagnan\ttill\tthe\tyear 1633,\t at\t which\t period,\t after\t a\t journey\t he\t made\t to\t Touraine,\t he\t also\t quit\t the service,\tunder\tthe\tpretext\tof\thaving\tinherited\ta\tsmall\tproperty\tin\tRoussillon. Grimaud\tfollowed\tAthos. D\u2019Artagnan\t fought\t three\t times\t with\t Rochefort,\t and\t wounded\t him\t three times.","\u201cI\t shall\t probably\t kill\t you\t the\t fourth,\u201d\t said\t he\t to\t him,\t holding\t out\t his\t hand to\tassist\thim\tto\trise. \u201cIt\tis\tmuch\tbetter\tboth\tfor\tyou\tand\tfor\tme\tto\tstop\twhere\twe\tare,\u201d\tanswered the\twounded\tman.\t\u201cCORBLEU--I\tam\tmore\tyour\tfriend\tthan\tyou\tthink--for\tafter our\tvery\tfirst\tencounter,\tI\tcould\tby\tsaying\ta\tword\tto\tthe\tcardinal\thave\thad\tyour throat\tcut!\u201d They\tthis\ttime\tembraced\theartily,\tand\twithout\tretaining\tany\tmalice. Planchet\t obtained\t from\t Rochefort\t the\t rank\t of\t sergeant\t in\t the\t Piedmont regiment. M\tBonacieux\tlived\ton\tvery\tquietly,\twholly\tignorant\tof\twhat\thad\tbecome\tof his\twife,\tand\tcaring\tvery\tlittle\tabout\tit.\tOne\tday\the\thad\tthe\timprudence\tto\trecall himself\t to\t the\t memory\t of\t the\t cardinal.\t The\t cardinal\t had\t him\t informed\t that\t he would\t provide\t for\t him\t so\t that\t he\t should\t never\t want\t for\t anything\t in\t future.\t In fact,\tM.\tBonacieux,\thaving\tleft\this\thouse\tat\tseven\to\u2019clock\tin\tthe\tevening\tto\tgo\tto the\t Louvre,\t never\t appeared\t again\t in\t the\t Rue\t des\t Fossoyeurs;\t the\t opinion\t of those\twho\tseemed\tto\tbe\tbest\tinformed\twas\tthat\the\twas\tfed\tand\tlodged\tin\tsome royal\tcastle,\tat\tthe\texpense\tof\this\tgenerous\tEminence."]
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