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Bonacieux at Home

           "Iamsorryforit,madame,butIacknowledgenotherpowerbutthatofthegreatmanwhomIhavethehonortoserve."

           "Youservethecardinal?"

           "Yes,madame;andashisservant,Iwillnotallowyoutobeconcernedinplotsagainstthesafetyofthestate,ortoservetheintriguesofawomanwhoisnotFrenchandwhohasaSpanishheart.Fortunatelywehavethegreatcardinal;hisvigilanteyewatchesoverandpenetratestothebottomoftheheart."

           Bonacieuxwasrepeating,wordforword,asentencewhichhehadheardfromtheComtedeRochefort;butthepoorwife,whohadreckonedonherhusband,andwho,inthathope,hadansweredforhimtothequeen,didnottrembletheless,bothatthedangerintowhichshehadnearlycastherselfandatthehelplessstatetowhichshewasreduced.Nevertheless,knowingtheweaknessofherhusband,andmoreparticularlyhiscupidity,shedidnotdespairofbringinghimroundtoherpurpose.

           "Ah,youareacardinalist,then,monsieur,areyou?"criedshe;"andyouservethepartyofthosewhomaltreatyourwifeandinsultyourqueen?"

           "Privateinterestsareasnothingbeforetheinterestsofall.Iamforthosewhosavethestate,"saidBonacieux,emphatically.

           "Andwhatdoyouknowaboutthestateyoutalkof?"saidMme.Bonacieux,shrugginghershoulders."Besatisfiedwithbeingaplain,straightforwardcitizen,andturntothatsidewhichoffersthemostadvantages."

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