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Milady’s Secret

           Herecalledtohismindthedetailsofthefirstnight,andwithabeatingheartandabrainonfirehere-enteredthehotelandflewtowardKitty’schamber.

           Thepoorgirl,paleasdeathandtremblinginallherlimbs,wishedtodelayherlover;butMilady,withherearonthewatch,hadheardthenoised’Artagnanhadmade,andopeningthedoor,said,"Comein."

           Allthiswasofsuchincredibleimmodesty,ofsuchmonstrouseffrontery,thatd’Artagnancouldscarcelybelievewhathesaworwhatheheard.Heimaginedhimselftobedrawnintooneofthosefantasticintriguesonemeetsindreams.He,however,dartednotthelessquicklytowardMilady,yieldingtothatmagneticattractionwhichtheloadstoneexercisesoveriron.

           AsthedoorclosedafterthemKittyrushedtowardit.Jealousy,fury,offendedpride,allthepassionsinshortthatdisputetheheartofanoutragedwomaninlove,urgedhertomakearevelation;butshereflectedthatshewouldbetotallylostifsheconfessedhavingassistedinsuchamachination,andaboveall,thatd’Artagnanwouldalsobelosttoherforever.Thislastthoughtoflovecounseledhertomakethislastsacrifice.

           D’Artagnan,onhispart,hadgainedthesummitofallhiswishes.Itwasnolongerarivalwhowasbeloved;itwashimselfwhowasapparentlybeloved.Asecretvoicewhisperedtohim,atthebottomofhisheart,thathewasbutaninstrumentofvengeance,thathewasonlycaressedtillhehadgivendeath;butpride,butself-love,butmadnesssilencedthisvoiceandstifleditsmurmurs.

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