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The Countess De Winter

           "But,myLord,iftheLordChancellorinterrogatesmeuponthemotiveswhichmayhaveledyourGracetoadoptsuchanextraordinarymeasure,whatshallIreply?"

           "Thatsuchismypleasure,andthatIanswerformywilltonoman."

           "Willthatbetheanswer,"repliedthesecretary,smiling,"whichhemusttransmittohisMajestyif,bychance,hisMajestyshouldhavethecuriositytoknowwhynovesselistoleaveanyoftheportsofGreatBritain?"

           "Youareright,Mr.Jackson,"repliedBuckingham."Hewillsay,inthatcase,tothekingthatIamdeterminedonwar,andthatthismeasureismyfirstactofhostilityagainstFrance."

           Thesecretarybowedandretired.

           "Wearesafeonthatside,"saidBuckingham,turningtowardd’Artagnan."IfthestudsarenotyetgonetoParis,theywillnotarrivetillafteryou."

           "Howso?"

           "IhavejustplacedanembargoonallvesselsatpresentinhisMajesty’sports,andwithoutparticularpermission,notonedareliftananchor."

           D’Artagnanlookedwithstupefactionatamanwhothusemployedtheunlimitedpowerwithwhichhewasclothedbytheconfidenceofakingintheprosecutionofhisintrigues.Buckinghamsawbytheexpressionoftheyoungman’sfacewhatwaspassinginhismind,andhesmiled.

           "Yes,"saidhe,"yes,AnneofAustriaismytruequeen.Uponawordfromher,Iwouldbetraymycountry,Iwouldbetraymyking,IwouldbetraymyGod.SheaskedmenottosendtheProtestantsofLaRochelletheassistanceIpromisedthem;Ihavenotdoneso.

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