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The Ballet of La Merlaison

           Thequeenattributedthisjoyousfeelingtothebeautyofthefete,tothepleasureshehadexperiencedintheballet;andasitisnotpermissibletocontradictaqueen,whethershesmileorweep,everybodyexpatiatedonthegallantryofthealdermenofthecityofParis.

           Althoughd’Artagnandidnotatallknowthequeen,hesoondistinguishedhervoicefromtheothers,atfirstbyaslightlyforeignaccent,andnextbythattoneofdominationnaturallyimpresseduponallroyalwords.Heheardherapproachandwithdrawfromthepartiallyopendoor;andtwiceorthreetimesheevensawtheshadowofapersoninterceptthelight.

           Atlengthahandandanarm,surpassinglybeautifulintheirformandwhiteness,glidedthroughthetapestry.D’Artagnanatoncecomprehendedthatthiswashisrecompense.Hecasthimselfonhisknees,seizedthehand,andtoucheditrespectfullywithhislips.Thenthehandwaswithdrawn,leavinginhisanobjectwhichheperceivedtobearing.Thedoorimmediatelyclosed,andd’Artagnanfoundhimselfagainincompleteobscurity.

           D’Artagnanplacedtheringonhisfinger,andagainwaited;itwasevidentthatallwasnotyetover.Aftertherewardofhisdevotion,thatofhislovewastocome.Besides,althoughtheballetwasdanced,theeveninghadscarcelybegun.Supperwastobeservedatthree,andtheclockofSt.Jeanhadstruckthreequarterspasttwo.

           Thesoundofvoicesdiminishedbydegreesintheadjoiningchamber.Thecompanywasthenhearddeparting;thenthedooroftheclosetinwhichd’Artagnanwas,wasopened,andMme

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