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Tonight, I'll be reading The Three Musketeers by Alexander DeMass.

Chapter 25

In the previous chapter, D'Artagnan waits for Madame Bonacieux at their rendezvous spot alone.

However, after waiting for an hour,

he starts to grow anxious and looks inside the house to find that there has clearly been a struggle and she is not there. Mad with worry, D'Artagnan finds out from a local peasant that a group of men, including

one smaller than the rest, who identifies Madame Bonnassou, came and kidnapped her.

After a night of worrisome drinking in a local tavern, D'Artagnol meets again with Planchet, ready to head back to the city.

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Instead of returning directly home, D'Artagnan alighted at the door of Monsieur de Treville and ran quickly up the stairs.

This time he had decided to relate all that had passed.

Monsieur de Treville would doubtless give him good advice as to the whole affair.

Besides, as Monsieur de Treville saw the queen almost daily, he might be able to draw from her majesty some intelligence of the poor young woman,

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