It was a stormy and dark night; vast clouds covered the heavens, concealing the stars; the moon would not rise till midnight. Occasionally, by the

The despair of Athos had given place to a concentrated grief which only rendered more lucid the brilliant mental faculties of that extraordinary man. Possessed

Rochefort had scarcely departed when Mme. Bonacieux re-entered.  She found Milady with a smiling countenance. “Well,” said the young woman, “what you dreaded has happened.  This

“Ah,” cried Milady and Rochefort together, “it is you!” “Yes, it is I.” “And you come?” asked Milady. “From La Rochelle; and you?” “From England.”

Great criminals bear about them a kind of predestination which makes them surmount all obstacles, which makes them escape all dangers, up to the moment

The first fear of the King of England, Charles I, on learning of the death of the duke, was that such terrible news might discourage

Felton took leave of Milady as a brother about to go for a mere walk takes leave of his sister, kissing her hand. His whole

As Lord de Winter had thought, Milady’s wound was not dangerous.  So soon as she was left alone with the woman whom the baron had

After a moment of silence employed by Milady in observing the young man who listened to her, Milady continued her recital. “It was nearly three

Milady had however achieved a half-triumph, and success doubled her forces. It was not difficult to conquer, as she had hitherto done, men prompt to

The next day, when Felton entered Milady’s apartment he found her standing, mounted upon a chair, holding in her hands a cord made by means