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The Countess De Winter

           Infact,incrossingthecitytwoorthreeaccidentsofthiskindhappened;butBuckinghamdidnoteventurnhisheadtoseewhatbecameofthosehehadknockeddown.d’Artagnanfollowedhimamidcrieswhichstronglyresembledcurses.

           Onenteringthecourtofhishotel,Buckinghamsprangfromhishorse,andwithoutthinkingwhatbecameoftheanimal,threwthebridleonhisneck,andsprangtowardthevestibule.D’Artagnandidthesame,withalittlemoreconcern,however,forthenoblecreatures,whosemeritshefullyappreciated;buthehadthesatisfactionofseeingthreeorfourgroomsrunfromthekitchensandthestables,andbusythemselveswiththesteeds.

           Thedukewalkedsofastthatd’Artagnanhadsometroubleinkeepingupwithhim.Hepassedthroughseveralapartments,ofaneleganceofwhicheventhegreatestnoblesofFrancehadnotevenanidea,andarrivedatlengthinabedchamberwhichwasatonceamiracleoftasteandofrichness.Inthealcoveofthischamberwasadoorconcealedinthetapestrywhichthedukeopenedwithalittlegoldkeywhichheworesuspendedfromhisneckbyachainofthesamemetal.Withdiscretiond’Artagnanremainedbehind;butatthemomentwhenBuckinghamcrossedthethreshold,heturnedround,andseeingthehesitationoftheyoungman,"Comein!"criedhe,"andifyouhavethegoodfortunetobeadmittedtoherMajesty’spresence,tellherwhatyouhaveseen."

           Encouragedbythisinvitation,d’Artagnanfollowedtheduke,whoclosedthedoorafterthem.

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