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The Carmelite Convent at Bethune

           Shehadsucceeded;d’Artagnanwastheninherpower!

           Onethingalonefrightenedher;thatwastheremembranceofherhusband,theComtedelaFere,whomshehadbelieveddead,oratleastexpatriated,andwhomshefoundagaininAthos-thebestfriendofd’Artagnan.

           Butalas,ifhewasthefriendofd’Artagnan,hemusthavelenthimhisassistanceinalltheproceedingsbywhoseaidthequeenhaddefeatedtheprojectofhisEminence;ifhewasthefriendofd’Artagnan,hewastheenemyofthecardinal;andshedoubtlesswouldsucceedininvolvinghiminthevengeancebywhichshehopedtodestroytheyoungMusketeer.

           AllthesehopesweresomanysweetthoughtsforMilady;so,rockedbythem,shesoonfellasleep.

           Shewasawakenedbyasoftvoicewhichsoundedatthefootofherbed.Sheopenedhereyes,andsawtheabbess,accompaniedbyayoungwomanwithlighthairanddelicatecomplexion,whofixeduponheralookfullofbenevolentcuriosity.

           Thefaceoftheyoungwomanwasentirelyunknowntoher.Eachexaminedtheotherwithgreatattention,whileexchangingthecustomarycompliments;bothwereveryhandsome,butofquitedifferentstylesofbeauty.Milady,however,smiledinobservingthatsheexcelledtheyoungwomanbyfarinherhighairandaristocraticbearing.Itistruethatthehabitofanovice,whichtheyoungwomanwore,wasnotveryadvantageousinacontestofthiskind.

           Theabbessintroducedthemtoeachother.Whenthisformalitywasended,asherdutiescalledhertochapel,sheleftthetwoyoungwomenalone.

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