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Chat Between Brother and Sister

           "Yes,letuschat,brother,"saidshe,withakindofcheerfulness,decidedasshewastodrawfromtheconversation,inspiteofallthedissimulationLorddeWintercouldbring,therevelationsofwhichshestoodinneedtoregulateherfutureconduct.

           "Youhave,then,decidedtocometoEnglandagain,"saidLorddeWinter,"inspiteoftheresolutionsyousooftenexpressedinParisnevertosetyourfeetonBritishground?"

           Miladyrepliedtothisquestionbyanotherquestion."Tobeginwith,tellme,"saidshe,"howhaveyouwatchedmesocloselyastobeawarebeforehandnotonlyofmyarrival,butevenoftheday,thehour,andtheportatwhichIshouldarrive?"

           LorddeWinteradoptedthesametacticsasMilady,thinkingthatashissister-in-lawemployedthemtheymustbethebest.

           "Buttellme,mydearsister,"repliedhe,"whatmakesyoucometoEngland?"

           "Icometoseeyou,"repliedMilady,withoutknowinghowmuchsheaggravatedbythisreplythesuspicionstowhichd’Artagnan’sletterhadgivenbirthinthemindofherbrother-in-law,andonlydesiringtogainthegoodwillofherauditorbyafalsehood.

           "Ah,toseeme?"saiddeWinter,cunningly.

           "Tobesure,toseeyou.Whatisthereastonishinginthat?"

           "AndyouhadnootherobjectincomingtoEnglandbuttoseeme?"

           "No."

           "SoitwasformealoneyouhavetakenthetroubletocrosstheChannel?"

           "Foryoualone."

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