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           "Youlooklikefourconspirators."

           "Oh,astothat,Monseigneur,itistrue,"saidAthos;"wedoconspire,asyourEminencemighthaveseentheothermorning.OnlyweconspireagainsttheRochellais."

           "Ah,yougentlemenofpolicy!"repliedthecardinal,knittinghisbrowinhisturn,"thesecretofmanyunknownthingsmightperhapsbefoundinyourbrains,ifwecouldreadthemasyoureadthatletterwhichyouconcealedassoonasyousawmecoming."

           ThecolormountedtothefaceofAthos,andhemadeasteptowardhisEminence.

           "Onemightthinkyoureallysuspectedus,monseigneur,andwewereundergoingarealinterrogatory.Ifitbeso,wetrustyourEminencewilldeigntoexplainyourself,andweshouldthenatleastbeacquaintedwithourrealposition."

           "Andifitwereaninterrogatory!"repliedthecardinal."Othersbesidesyouhaveundergonesuch,MonsieurAthos,andhaverepliedthereto."

           "ThusIhavetoldyourEminencethatyouhadbuttoquestionus,andwearereadytoreply."

           "Whatwasthatletteryouwereabouttoread,MonsieurAramis,andwhichyousopromptlyconcealed?"

           "Awoman’sletter,monseigneur."

           "Ah,yes,Isee,"saidthecardinal;"wemustbediscreetwiththissortofletters;butnevertheless,wemayshowthemtoaconfessor,andyouknowIhavetakenorders."

           "Monseigneur,"saidAthos,withacalmnessthemoreterriblebecauseheriskedhisheadinmakingthisreply,"theletterisawoman’sletter,butitisneithersignedMariondeLorme,norMadamed’Aiguillon."

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