Dream of Vengeance

           ThateveningMiladygaveordersthatwhenM.d’Artagnancameasusual,heshouldbeimmediatelyadmitted;buthedidnotcome.

           ThenextdayKittywenttoseetheyoungmanagain,andrelatedtohimallthathadpassedontheprecedingevening.d’Artagnansmiled;thisjealousangerofMiladywashisrevenge.

           ThateveningMiladywasstillmoreimpatientthanontheprecedingevening.SherenewedtheorderrelativetotheGascon;butasbeforesheexpectedhiminvain.

           Thenextmorning,whenKittypresentedherselfatd’Artagnan’s,shewasnolongerjoyousandalertasonthetwoprecedingdays;butonthecontrarysadasdeath.

           D’Artagnanaskedthepoorgirlwhatwasthematterwithher;butshe,asheronlyreply,drewaletterfromherpocketandgaveittohim.

           ThisletterwasinMilady’shandwriting;onlythistimeitwasaddressedtoM.d’Artagnan,andnottoM.deWardes.

           Heopeneditandreadasfollows:

           DearM.d’Artagnan,Itiswrongthustoneglectyourfriends,particularlyatthemomentyouareabouttoleavethemforsolongatime.Mybrother-in-lawandmyselfexpectedyouyesterdayandthedaybefore,butinvain.Willitbethesamethisevening?

           Yourverygrateful,MiladyClarik

           "That’sallverysimple,"saidd’Artagnan;"Iexpectedthisletter.MycreditrisesbythefallofthatoftheComtedeWardes."

           "Andwillyougo?"askedKitty.

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