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A Mousetrap in the Seventeenth Century

           "Now,inmyturn,letmegiveyoumyinstructions."

           "Iamallattention."

           "PresentyourselfatthewicketoftheLouvre,onthesideoftheRuedel’Echelle,andaskforGermain."

           "Well,andthen?"

           "Hewillaskyouwhatyouwant,andyouwillanswerbythesetwowords,‘Tours’and‘Bruxelles.’Hewillatonceputhimselfatyourorders."

           "AndwhatshallIcommandhim?"

           "TogoandfetchMonsieurLaporte,thequeen’sVALETDECHAMBRE."

           "Andwhenheshallhaveinformedhim,andMonsieurLaporteiscome?"

           "Youwillsendhimtome."

           "Thatiswell;butwhereandhowshallIseeyouagain?"

           "Doyouwishtoseemeagain?"

           "Certainly."

           "Well,letthatcarebemine,andbeatease."

           "Idependuponyourword."

           "Youmay."

           D’ArtagnanbowedtoMme.Bonacieux,dartingatherthemostlovingglancethathecouldpossiblyconcentrateuponhercharminglittleperson;andwhilehedescendedthestairs,heheardthedoorclosedanddouble-locked.IntwoboundshewasattheLouvre;asheenteredthewicketofL’Echelle,teno’clockstruck.Alltheeventswehavedescribedhadtakenplacewithinahalfhour.

           EverythingfelloutasMme.Bonacieuxprophesied.Onhearingthepassword,Germainbowed.Inafewminutes,Laportewasatthelodge;intwowordsd’ArtagnaninformedhimwhereMme.Bonacieuxwas.Laporteassuredhimself,byhavingittwicerepeated,oftheaccurateaddress,andsetoffatarun.Hardly,however,hadhetakentenstepsbeforehereturned.

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