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In which the Plot Thickens

           Afineandwhitestocking,asilkenrobe,alacekerchief,aprettyslipperonthefoot,atastyribbonontheheaddonotmakeanuglywomanpretty,buttheymakeaprettywomanbeautiful,withoutreckoningthehands,whichgainbyallthis;thehands,amongwomenparticularly,tobebeautifulmustbeidle.

           Thend’Artagnan,asthereader,fromwhomwehavenotconcealedthestateofhisfortune,verywellknowsd’Artagnanwasnotamillionaire;hehopedtobecomeonesomeday,butthetimewhichinhisownmindhefixeduponforthishappychangewasstillfardistant.Inthemeanwhile,howdishearteningtoseethewomanoneloveslongforthosethousandsofnothingswhichconstituteawoman’shappiness,andbeunabletogiveherthosethousandsofnothings.Atleast,whenthewomanisrichandtheloverisnot,thatwhichhecannotoffersheofferstoherself;andalthoughitisgenerallywithherhusband’smoneythatsheprocuresherselfthisindulgence,thegratitudeforitseldomrevertstohim.

           Thend’Artagnan,disposedtobecomethemosttenderoflovers,wasatthesametimeaverydevotedfriend,Inthemidstofhisamorousprojectsforthemercer’swife,hedidnotforgethisfriends.TheprettyMme.BonacieuxwasjustthewomantowalkwithinthePlainSt.DenisorinthefairofSt.Germain,incompanywithAthos,Porthos,andAramis,towhomd’Artagnanhadoftenremarkedthis.Thenonecouldenjoycharminglittledinners,whereonetouchesononesidethehandofafriend,andontheotherthefootofamistress.

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