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D’artagnan and the Englishman

           "Well,goandtalkwiththeboy,"saidd’Artagnan,"andmakeoutifyoucanfromhisconversationwhetherhismasterisdead."

           PlanchetdismountedandwentstraightuptoLubin,whodidnotatallrememberhim,andthetwolackeysbegantochatwiththebestunderstandingpossible;whiled’Artagnanturnedthetwohorsesintoalane,wentroundthehouse,andcamebacktowatchtheconferencefrombehindahedgeoffilberts.

           Attheendofaninstant’sobservationheheardthenoiseofavehicle,andsawMilady’scarriagestopoppositetohim.Hecouldnotbemistaken;Miladywasinit.D’Artagnanleanedupontheneckofhishorse,inorderthathemightseewithoutbeingseen.

           Miladyputhercharmingblondheadoutatthewindow,andgaveherorderstohermaid.

           Thelatteraprettygirlofabouttwentyortwenty-twoyears,activeandlively,thetrueSOUBRETTEofagreatladyjumpedfromthestepuponwhich,accordingtothecustomofthetime,shewasseated,andtookherwaytowardtheterraceuponwhichd’ArtagnanhadperceivedLubin.

           D’Artagnanfollowedthesoubrettewithhiseyes,andsawhergotowardtheterrace;butithappenedthatsomeoneinthehousecalledLubin,sothatPlanchetremainedalone,lookinginalldirectionsfortheroadwhered’Artagnanhaddisappeared.

           ThemaidapproachedPlanchet,whomshetookforLubin,andholdingoutalittlebillettohimsaid,"Foryourmaster."

           "Formymaster?"repliedPlanchet,astonished.

           "Yes,andimportant.Takeitquickly."

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