Soubrette and Mistress

           Meantime,aswehavesaid,despitethecriesofhisconscienceandthewisecounselsofAthos,d’ArtagnanbecamehourlymoreinlovewithMilady.Thusheneverfailedtopayhisdiurnalcourttoher;andtheself-satisfiedGasconwasconvincedthatsoonerorlatershecouldnotfailtorespond.

           Oneday,whenhearrivedwithhisheadintheair,andaslightatheartasamanwhoawaitsashowerofgold,hefoundtheSOUBRETTEunderthegatewayofthehotel;butthistimetheprettyKittywasnotcontentedwithtouchinghimashepassed,shetookhimgentlybythehand.

           "Good!"thoughtd’Artagnan,"Sheischargedwithsomemessageformefromhermistress;sheisabouttoappointsomerendezvousofwhichshehadnotcouragetospeak."Andhelookeddownattheprettygirlwiththemosttriumphantairimaginable.

           "Iwishtosaythreewordstoyou,MonsieurChevalier,"stammeredtheSOUBRETTE.

           "Speak,mychild,speak,"saidd’Artagnan;"Ilisten."

           "Here?Impossible!ThatwhichIhavetosayistoolong,andaboveall,toosecret."

           "Well,whatistobedone?"

           "IfMonsieurChevalierwouldfollowme?"saidKitty,timidly.

           "Whereyouplease,mydearchild."

           "Come,then."

           AndKitty,whohadnotletgothehandofd’Artagnan,ledhimupalittledark,windingstaircase,andafterascendingaboutfifteensteps,openedadoor.

           "Comeinhere,MonsieurChevalier,"saidshe;"hereweshallbealone,andcantalk."

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