George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

           Mme.BonacieuxandthedukeenteredtheLouvrewithoutdifficulty.Mme.Bonacieuxwasknowntobelongtothequeen;thedukeworetheuniformoftheMusketeersofM.deTreville,who,aswehavesaid,werethateveningonguard.Besides,Germainwasintheinterestsofthequeen;andifanythingshouldhappen,Mme.BonacieuxwouldbeaccusedofhavingintroducedherloverintotheLouvre,thatwasall.Shetooktheriskuponherself.Herreputationwouldbelost,itistrue;butofwhatvalueintheworldwasthereputationofthelittlewifeofamercer?

           Oncewithintheinteriorofthecourt,thedukeandtheyoungwomanfollowedthewallforthespaceofabouttwenty-fivesteps.Thisspacepassed,Mme.Bonacieuxpushedalittleservants’door,openbydaybutgenerallyclosedatnight.Thedooryielded.Bothentered,andfoundthemselvesindarkness;butMme.BonacieuxwasacquaintedwithalltheturningsandwindingsofthispartoftheLouvre,appropriatedforthepeopleofthehousehold.Sheclosedthedoorafterher,tookthedukebythehand,andafterafewexperimentalsteps,graspedabalustrade,putherfootuponthebottomstep,andbegantoascendthestaircase.Thedukecountedtwostories.Shethenturnedtotheright,followedthecourseofalongcorridor,descendedaflight,wentafewstepsfarther,introducedakeyintoalock,openedadoor,andpushedthedukeintoanapartmentlightedonlybyalamp,saying,"Remainhere,myLordDuke;someonewillcome."

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