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The Countess De Winter

           "IfmyLordsuspectstheyhavebeenstolen,perhapsthepersonwhostolethemstillhastheminhishands."

           "Wait,wait!"saidtheduke."TheonlytimeIhavewornthesestudswasataballgivenbythekingeightdaysagoatWindsor.TheComtessedeWinter,withwhomIhadquarreled,becamereconciledtomeatthatball.Thatreconciliationwasnothingbutthevengeanceofajealouswoman.Ihaveneverseenherfromthatday.Thewomanisanagentofthecardinal."

           "Hehasagents,then,throughouttheworld?"criedd’Artagnan.

           "Oh,yes,"saidBuckingham,gratinghisteethwithrage."Yes,heisaterribleantagonist.Butwhenisthisballtotakeplace?"

           "Mondaynext."

           "Mondaynext!Stillfivedaysbeforeus.That’smoretimethanwewant.Patrick!"criedtheduke,openingthedoorofthechapel,"Patrick!"Hisconfidentialvaletappeared.

           "Myjewelerandmysecretary."

           Thevaletwentoutwithamutepromptitudewhichshowedhimaccustomedtoobeyblindlyandwithoutreply.

           Butalthoughthejewelerhadbeenmentionedfirst,itwasthesecretarywhofirstmadehisappearance.Thiswassimplybecausehelivedinthehotel.HefoundBuckinghamseatedatatableinhisbedchamber,writingorderswithhisownhand.

           "Mr.Jackson,"saidhe,"goinstantlytotheLordChancellor,andtellhimthatIchargehimwiththeexecutionoftheseorders.Iwishthemtobepromulgatedimmediately."

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