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Chat Between Brother and Sister

           Thereisnoknight-erranttocomeandseekaquarrelwithmeonaccountofthefairladyIdetainaprisoner;butIhavejudgesquitereadywhowillquicklydisposeofawomansoshamelessastoglide,abigamist,intothebedofLorddeWinter,mybrother.Andthesejudges,Iwarnyou,willsoonsendyoutoanexecutionerwhowillmakebothyourshouldersalike."

           TheeyesofMiladydartedsuchflashesthatalthoughhewasamanandarmedbeforeanunarmedwoman,hefeltthechilloffearglidethroughhiswholeframe.However,hecontinuedallthesame,butwithincreasingwarmth:"Yes,Icanverywellunderstandthatafterhavinginheritedthefortuneofmybrotheritwouldbeveryagreeabletoyoutobemyheirlikewise;butknowbeforehand,ifyoukillmeorcausemetobekilled,myprecautionsaretaken.NotapennyofwhatIpossesswillpassintoyourhands.Wereyounotalreadyrichenoughyouwhopossessnearlyamillion?Andcouldyounotstopyourfatalcareer,ifyoudidnotdoevilfortheinfiniteandsupremejoyofdoingit?Oh,beassured,ifthememoryofmybrotherwerenotsacredtome,youshouldrotinastatedungeonorsatisfythecuriosityofsailorsatTyburn.Iwillbesilent,butyoumustendureyourcaptivityquietly.InfifteenortwentydaysIshallsetoutforLaRochellewiththearmy;butontheeveofmydepartureavesselwhichIshallseedepartwilltakeyouhenceandconveyyoutoourcoloniesinthesouth.

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