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The Drop of Water

           Bonacieuxcamein;andtoremoveallsuspicion,ifshehadany,Miladyrepeatedtothelackey,beforeher,thelatterpartofherinstructions.

           Miladyaskedsomequestionsaboutthecarriage.Itwasachaisedrawnbythreehorses,drivenbyapostillion;Rochefort’slackeywouldprecedeit,ascourier.

           MiladywaswronginfearingthatMme.Bonacieuxwouldhaveanysuspicion.Thepooryoungwomanwastoopuretosupposethatanyfemalecouldbeguiltyofsuchperfidy;besides,thenameoftheComtessedeWinter,whichshehadheardtheabbesspronounce,waswhollyunknowntoher,andshewasevenignorantthatawomanhadhadsogreatandsofatalashareinthemisfortuneofherlife.

           "Yousee,"saidshe,whenthelackeyhadgoneout,"everythingisready.Theabbesssuspectsnothing,andbelievesthatIamtakenbyorderofthecardinal.Thismangoestogivehislastorders;taketheleastthing,drinkafingerofwine,andletusbegone."

           "Yes,"saidMme.Bonacieux,mechanically,"yes,letusbegone."

           Miladymadeherasigntositdownopposite,pouredherasmallglassofSpanishwine,andhelpedhertothewingofachicken.

           "See,"saidshe,"ifeverythingdoesnotsecondus!Hereisnightcomingon;bydaybreakweshallhavereachedourretreat,andnobodycanguesswhereweare.Come,courage!takesomething."

           Mme.Bonacieuxateafewmouthfulsmechanically,andjusttouchedtheglasswithherlips.

           "Come,come!"saidMilady,liftingherstohermouth,"doasIdo."

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