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A Gascon a Match for Cupid

           Kittywenttohermistress,anddidnotleavethedooropen;butthepartitionwassothinthatonecouldhearnearlyallthatpassedbetweenthetwowomen.

           Miladyseemedovercomewithjoy,andmadeKittyrepeatthesmallestdetailsofthepretendedinterviewofthesoubrettewithdeWardeswhenhereceivedtheletter;howhehadresponded;whatwastheexpressionofhisface;ifheseemedveryamorous.AndtoallthesequestionspoorKitty,forcedtoputonapleasantface,respondedinastifledvoicewhosedolorousaccenthermistressdidnothoweverremark,solelybecausehappinessisegotistical.

           Finally,asthehourforherinterviewwiththecountapproached,Miladyhadeverythingaboutherdarkened,andorderedKittytoreturntoherownchamber,andintroducedeWardeswheneverhepresentedhimself.

           Kitty’sdetentionwasnotlong.Hardlyhadd’Artagnanseen,throughacreviceinhiscloset,thatthewholeapartmentwasinobscurity,thanheslippedoutofhisconcealment,attheverymomentwhenKittyreclosedthedoorofcommunication.

           "Whatisthatnoise?"demandedMilady.

           "ItisI,"saidd’Artagnaninasubduedvoice,"I,theComtedeWardes."

           "Oh,myGod,myGod!"murmuredKitty,"hehasnotevenwaitedforthehourhehimselfnamed!"

           "Well,"saidMilady,inatremblingvoice,"whydoyounotenter?Count,Count,"addedshe,"youknowthatIwaitforyou."

           Atthisappeald’ArtagnandrewKittyquietlyaway,andslippedintothechamber.

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