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The Carmelite Convent at Bethune

           "Butwhyhaveyounotfled?"

           "WhithershouldIgo?Doyoubelievethereisaspotontheearthwhichthecardinalcannotreachifhetakesthetroubletostretchforthhishand?IfIwereaman,thatwouldbarelybepossible;butwhatcanawomando?Thisyoungboarderofyours,hasshetriedtofly?"

           "No,thatistrue;butshethatisanotherthing;IbelievesheisdetainedinFrancebysomeloveaffair."

           "Ah,"saidMilady,withasigh,"ifshelovessheisnotaltogetherwretched."

           "Then,"saidtheabbess,lookingatMiladywithincreasinginterest,"Ibeholdanotherpoorvictim?"

           "Alas,yes,"saidMilady.

           Theabbesslookedatherforaninstantwithuneasiness,asifafreshthoughtsuggesteditselftohermind.

           "Youarenotanenemyofourholyfaith?"saidshe,hesitatingly.

           "WhoI?"criedMilady;"IaProtestant?Oh,no!IcalltowitnesstheGodwhohearsus,thatonthecontraryIamaferventCatholic!"

           "Then,madame,"saidtheabbess,smiling,"bereassured;thehouseinwhichyouareshallnotbeaveryhardprison,andwewilldoallinourpowertomakeyoucherishyourcaptivity.Youwillfindhere,moreover,theyoungwomanofwhomIspoke,whoispersecuted,nodoubt,inconsequenceofsomecourtintrigue.Sheisamiableandwell-behaved."

           "Whatishername?"

           "Shewassenttomebysomeoneofhighrank,underthenameofKitty.Ihavenottriedtodiscoverherothername."

           "Kitty!"criedMilady."What?Areyousure?"

           "Thatsheiscalledso?Yes,madame.

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