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agth obeyed, with clasped

maid of honour for

which mirth was pre-
th slid in the affected tone of fami-

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I have ever

confidence in you,

a are wise beyond your years,

maids of ho-nourthinli

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to their lovers, who take part_with

nemies. If any
ords that have just
er pleased, and, per-
appositions which they would
But as for you, I know that you

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titude. "But,"

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word, and

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serious tone,

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venture of yesterday. M. D'Hocquincourt was so exas-
perated in seeing the rabble insulting persons of quality,
and outraging the royal authority, that he does not dis-
tinctly recollect any thing that took place. The poor girls
that were with you appear to have fainted away : you
alone can tell me all that passed, if my conjectures are
well founded. Come, speak out with frankness ; is it not
true that those who stopped you on Pont Neuf wore the
yellow scarf, and were the partizans of the Prince of
Conde ?"

hither

"Madame," replied Elizabeth, with modesty, but with
canting in that respect I owe to
h if I allowed your suspicions to

firmness,
your majc

and to

rest upon persons who do not merit them. I must tell you,
then—in fact—l did see persons wearing the yellow scarf
in the crowd which surrounded the coach, but I can truly
d not behave in the least un-
I took no part in the rough
'impelled to submit."

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little a
me thi
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shames
foot, "

I cannot but tell you that you alone give
,n, and that the reports that have reached
present the Prince as the author of this
" repeated she, stamping her
I this disturbance, believing
ladies proceeding to the
axis. He it is
a nobility, the
Ile it is who
allow him to do so, and who
he poor Cardinal." The
As soon as she seemed
1-)ntglat replied with an

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pression to my opinion ; but I should not, I think, be
acting correctly if I did not tell you all I know. It does

your. M

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not become me to

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day I saw nothing which
he participated in so dis.

Madame, the
llow scarf."

of of t

pearing

" That you must discover," said the Queen, drily.
is the time for the grand reception. Go ; you can
traverse Paris, if you please, to find your knight-errant.
I give you permission to absent yourself for the rest of
v not how properly to, the day."

Then, with a return of affection so natural to her fickle
and capricious character, she held out her hand to the
young maiden, who kissed it with much respect, and mur-

" That will do," said Anne of Austria, waving her
hand ; " be careful that not a word of this interview es-
ca tell Madame Chevreuse, as you go out,

her previous to the reeeption-bu

no," added she, after a moment's reflection," she would
question you without doubt ; bid Roche de-Main to come

Elizabeth left the salon with all the speed that etiquette
would permit, forgetting one of the three courtesies
exacted by the court ceremonials.

In the adjoining room. where the women of the bed-
chamber assembled, as Elizabeth delivered the Queen's
commands to Mlle. Roche du Main, she felt her robe
slightly pulled. She turned round, and perceived the
little ple who had ushered her into the presence of the
Queen. The boy drew her, with a mysterious air, into the
deep embrasure of the nearest window.
" Well, what now, Monsieur de Masi?" said Elizabeth
de Montglat, with impatience ; " my duty calls me else-
where, and I have no time to jest."
" L sten to me, beautiful Montglat," whispered the lad
with a sly gesture ; " if you will give me a kiss I will give
you something that will please you.
" Monsieur de Bassi, I repeat, that time presses—
and—"

" Well," said the page;
your lover. If I thought—

"it is a letter, perhaps from

This supposition, hazarded by the boy, brought blushes
of the deepest hue into the cheeks of Elizabeth.
" A letter ; where, oh I where is it ?"
" It is here, in my pocket ; you shall have it when you
have paid for it. It was brought truly by a singular sort
of lacquey. He had a black dress, and an abominable
ugly face. He was talking tp one of the guards as I was
passing along the corridor. They saw me, and called me
to them. The, entleman in black insisted upon thrusting
this letter into my pocket. I really had half a mind to hit
him a few blows with the flat of my sword ; but as the
letter was for you. I ghdly took charge of it."
" But this letter, where is it ?" asked Elizabeth, with
impatience.

Elizabeth cast a rapid glance over the superscription,
and uttered a cry of joy. She recognised at once the
hand-writing of Fabien. " And this man—the bearer of
this letter—where is he ?" asked de Montglat, with ea-
gerness. _

" Below, with the guard, near the entrance to the kit-
chens."

The maiden made a sign of thanks to the page, and
darted through a doorway, and along a passage which led
to that part of the building.
" And my kiss, you little rogue," cried de Bussi, run-
ning after her.

"-When next we meet,"
" I must see him

exclaimed Elizabeth, disap-
All is not yet lost."

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