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Captivity: The Third Day

           "AndIreplytoyou,sir,thatthisabuseofpower,thisexileunderafictitiousname,areinfamous!"

           "Wouldyoulikebettertobehangedinyourtruename,Milady?YouknowthattheEnglishlawsareinexorableontheabuseofmarriage.Speakfreely.Althoughmyname,orratherthatofmybrother,wouldbemixedupwiththeaffair,Iwillriskthescandalofapublictrialtomakemyselfcertainofgettingridofyou."

           Miladymadenoreply,butbecameaspaleasacorpse.

           "Oh,Iseeyoupreferperegrination.That’swellmadame;andthereisanoldproverbthatsays,‘Travelingtrainsyouth.’Myfaith!youarenotwrongafterall,andlifeissweet.That’sthereasonwhyItakesuchcareyoushallnotdeprivemeofmine.Thereonlyremains,then,thequestionofthefiveshillingstobesettled.Youthinkmeratherparsimonious,don’tyou?That’sbecauseIdon’tcaretoleaveyouthemeansofcorruptingyourjailers.Besides,youwillalwayshaveyourcharmslefttoseducethemwith.Employthem,ifyourcheckwithregardtoFeltonhasnotdisgustedyouwithattemptsofthatkind."

           "Feltonhasnottoldhim,"saidMiladytoherself."Nothingislost,then."

           "Andnow,madame,tillIseeyouagain!TomorrowIwillcomeandannouncetoyouthedepartureofmymessenger."

           LorddeWinterrose,salutedherironically,andwentout.

           Miladybreathedagain.Shehadstillfourdaysbeforeher.FourdayswouldquitesufficetocompletetheseductionofFelton.

           Aterribleidea,however,rushedintohermind

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