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The Man of Meung

           "WhatareyourEminence’sorders?"

           "Notawordofwhathaspassed.Letthequeenremaininperfectsecurity;letherbeignorantthatweknowhersecret.Letherbelievethatweareinsearchofsomeconspiracyorother.Sendmethekeeperoftheseals,Seguier."

           "Andthatman,whathasyourEminencedonewithhim?"

           "Whatman?"askedthecardinal.

           "ThatBonacieux."

           "Ihavedonewithhimallthatcouldbedone.Ihavemadehimaspyuponhiswife."

           TheComtedeRochefortbowedlikeamanwhoacknowledgesthesuperiorityofthemasterasgreat,andretired.

           Leftalone,thecardinalseatedhimselfagainandwrotealetter,whichhesecuredwithhisspecialseal.Thenherang.Theofficerenteredforthefourthtime.

           "TellVitraytocometome,"saidhe,"andtellhimtogetreadyforajourney."

           Aninstantafter,themanheaskedforwasbeforehim,bootedandspurred.

           "Vitray,"saidhe,"youwillgowithallspeedtoLondon.Youmustnotstopaninstantontheway.YouwilldeliverthislettertoMilady.Hereisanorderfortwohundredpistoles;calluponmytreasurerandgetthemoney.Youshallhaveasmuchagainifyouarebackwithinsixdays,andhaveexecutedyourcommissionwell."

           Themessenger,withoutreplyingasingleword,bowed,tooktheletter,withtheorderforthetwohundredpistoles,andretired.

           Hereiswhatthelettercontained:

           MILADY,BeatthefirstballatwhichtheDukeofBuckinghamshallbepresent.Hewillwearonhisdoublettwelvediamondstuds;getasneartohimasyoucan,andcutofftwo

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