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           "Andwhochargesmewiththis,monseigneur?"saidd’Artagnan,whohadnodoubttheaccusationcamefromMilady,"awomanbrandedbythejusticeofthecountry;awomanwhohasespousedonemaninFranceandanotherinEngland;awomanwhopoisonedhersecondhusbandandwhoattemptedbothtopoisonandassassinateme!"

           "Whatdoyousay,monsieur?"criedthecardinal,astonished;"andofwhatwomanareyouspeakingthus?"

           "OfMiladydeWinter,"repliedd’Artagnan,"yes,ofMiladydeWinter,ofwhosecrimesyourEminenceisdoubtlessignorant,sinceyouhavehonoredherwithyourconfidence."

           "Monsieur,"saidthecardinal,"ifMiladydeWinterhascommittedthecrimesyoulaytohercharge,sheshallbepunished."

           "Shehasbeenpunished,monseigneur."

           "Andwhohaspunishedher?"

           "We."

           "Sheisinprison?"

           "Sheisdead."

           "Dead!"repeatedthecardinal,whocouldnotbelievewhatheheard,"dead!Didyounotsayshewasdead?"

           "Threetimessheattemptedtokillme,andIpardonedher;butshemurderedthewomanIloved.ThenmyfriendsandItookher,triedher,andcondemnedher."

           D’ArtagnanthenrelatedthepoisoningofMme.BonacieuxintheconventoftheCarmelitesatBethune,thetrialintheisolatedhouse,andtheexecutiononthebanksoftheLys.

           Ashuddercreptthroughthebodyofthecardinal,whodidnotshudderreadily.

           Butallatonce,asifundergoingtheinfluenceofanunspokenthought,thecountenanceofthecardinal,tillthengloomy,clearedupbydegrees,andrecoveredperfectserenity.

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