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           Meanwhile,thecardinallookedanxiouslyfornewsfromEngland;butnonewsarrivedthatwasnotannoyingandthreatening.

           AlthoughLaRochellewasinvested,howevercertainsuccessmightappearthankstotheprecautionstaken,andabovealltothedyke,whichpreventedtheentranceofanyvesselintothebesiegedcitytheblockademightlastalongtimeyet.Thiswasagreataffronttotheking’sarmy,andagreatinconveniencetothecardinal,whohadnolonger,itistrue,toembroilLouisXIIIwithAnneofAustriaforthataffairwasoverbuthehadtoadjustmattersforM.deBassompierre,whowasembroiledwiththeDucd’Angouleme.

           AstoMonsieur,whohadbegunthesiege,helefttothecardinalthetaskoffinishingit.

           Thecity,notwithstandingtheincredibleperseveranceofitsmayor,hadattemptedasortofmutinyforasurrender;themayorhadhangedthemutineers.Thisexecutionquietedtheill-disposed,whoresolvedtoallowthemselvestodieofhungerthisdeathalwaysappearingtothemmoreslowandlesssurethanstrangulation.

           Ontheirside,fromtimetotime,thebesiegerstookthemessengerswhichtheRochellaissenttoBuckingham,orthespieswhichBuckinghamsenttotheRochellais.Inonecaseortheother,thetrialwassoonover.Thecardinalpronouncedthesingleword,"Hanged!"Thekingwasinvitedtocomeandseethehanging.Hecamelanguidly,placinghimselfinagoodsituationtoseeallthedetails.

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