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A Gascon a Match for Cupid

           "Intruth,myyoungfriend,youwillactrightly,"saidthegentleman,pressingtheGascon’shandwithanaffectionalmostpaternal;"andGodgrantthatthiswoman,whohasscarcelyenteredintoyourlife,maynotleaveaterribletraceinit!"AndAthosbowedtod’Artagnanlikeamanwhowishesitunderstoodthathewouldnotbesorrytobeleftalonewithhisthoughts.

           Onreachinghomed’ArtagnanfoundKittywaitingforhim.Amonthoffevercouldnothavechangedhermorethanthisonenightofsleeplessnessandsorrow.

           ShewassentbyhermistresstothefalsedeWardes.Hermistresswasmadwithlove,intoxicatedwithjoy.Shewishedtoknowwhenherloverwouldmeetherasecondnight;andpoorKitty,paleandtrembling,awaitedd’Artagnan’sreply.Thecounselsofhisfriend,joinedtothecriesofhisownheart,madehimdetermine,nowhispridewassavedandhisvengeancesatisfied,nottoseeMiladyagain.Asareply,hewrotethefollowingletter:

           Donotdependuponme,madame,forthenextmeeting.SincemyconvalescenceIhavesomanyaffairsofthiskindonmyhandsthatIamforcedtoregulatethemalittle.Whenyourturncomes,Ishallhavethehonortoinformyouofit.Ikissyourhands.

           ComtedeWardes

           Notawordaboutthesapphire.WastheGascondeterminedtokeepitasaweaponagainstMilady,orelse,letusbefrank,didhenotreservethesapphireasalastresourceforhisoutfit?Itwouldbewrongtojudgetheactionsofoneperiodfromthepointofviewofanother.

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