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A Family Affair

           "Well,thisiswhatyouhavetosay,"saidd’Artagnan:"MyLord,yoursister-in-lawisaninfamouswoman,whowishedtohaveyoukilledthatshemightinherityourwealth;butshecouldnotmarryyourbrother,beingalreadymarriedinFrance,andhavingbeen—"d’Artagnanstopped,asifseekingfortheword,andlookedatAthos.

           "Repudiatedbyherhusband,"saidAthos.

           "Becauseshehadbeenbranded,"continuedd’Artagnan.

           "Bah!"criedPorthos."Impossible!Whatdoyousaythatshewantedtohaveherbrother-in-lawkilled?"

           "Yes."

           "Shewasmarried?"askedAramis.

           "Yes."

           "Andherhusbandfoundoutthatshehadafleur-de-lisonhershoulder?"criedPorthos.

           "Yes."

           ThesethreeyeseshadbeenpronouncedbyAthos,eachwithasadderintonation.

           "Andwhohasseenthisfleur-de-lis?"inquiredAramis.

           "d’ArtagnanandI.Orrather,toobservethechronologicalorder,Iandd’Artagnan,"repliedAthos.

           "Anddoesthehusbandofthisfrightfulcreaturestilllive?"saidAramis.

           "Hestilllives."

           "Areyouquitesureofit?"

           "Iamhe."

           Therewasamomentofcoldsilence,duringwhicheveryonewasaffectedaccordingtohisnature.

           "Thistime,"saidAthos,firstbreakingthesilence,"d’Artagnanhasgivenusanexcellentprogram,andthelettermustbewrittenatonce."

           "Thedevil!Youareright,Athos,"saidAramis;"anditisaratherdifficultmatter.Thechancellorhimselfwouldbepuzzledhowtowritesuchaletter,andyetthechancellordrawsupanofficialreportveryreadily.

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