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27 Cards in this Set
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Are you there my love? 'Tis I, George Villiers. |
I am here. |
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I am here. |
It was foolish to leave the secret chamber. |
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From who I wonder? |
Monsieur Gascon! |
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So I was right to think you a traitor. |
And I was wrong to think you so honorable. Were you then the Queen's double at the rendezvous? Jusaac must have been pleasantly surprised. |
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Let me show you just how pleasantly surprised he was. |
I really don't have time for this. The musketeers, for all I know, will be along any moment and it just wouldn't do for me to be caught dueling with the Queen of France. |
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Turn around or I will run you through. |
C'est la vie. One more thing before we begin. I am rather curious to know how you, of all people, managed to discover my betrayal? |
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You trained Jusaac too well. He quoted you and your poetry. |
Alas! I wished it to be a convincing performance. You have a very focused memory Monsieur Gascon. You seem to recollect with startling accuracy everything about everyone you... despise. Let us hope your sword is as keen as your intellect. |
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My turn to ask the questions. How did you know the Queen would be here tonight? |
You have not guessed? And here I was just gaining an appreciation for your brilliant mind. |
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You have been here before on a rendezvous with Her Highness. |
This chamber was only to be known to the Queen and the musketeers. A safety precaution for days like these. Unfortunately Her Highness trusted me a little too well. |
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I suppose you have been working for the Cardinal all along? |
I work for no man. However, I have been for quite some time what one may call an opportunist. |
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Then the affair with the Queen, that was not some elaborate plan concocted by you and that religious hypocrite? |
Au contraire Monsieur. The affair was merely a chance, an opportunity. I really had no idea the Cardinal intended to take advantage of my less than Christian behavior. |
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That is, not until Milady requested your help with the rendezvous this evening? |
Indeed. Believe it or not, I was more than willing to offer my services. I loved the Queen desperately. |
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Then what happened? What changed? |
Why, Milady informed me the Cardinal was attempting to start a war with England of course. |
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Suddenly you realized just how much you loved the Queen. |
The profits of war are naturally very appealing for one of my station. I entered the Cardinal's confidence immediately after speaking with Milady. Life is full of opportunities Monsieur Gascon, if you have the presence of mind to take them. |
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Shall I take the opportunity presented to me? |
If you have the presence of mind. Remember me fondly Monsieur. For if I judge rightly, we are more alike than an Englishman and a Frenchman care to admit. |
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I am nothing like you. |
Are you not? Are you not willing to give everything to achieve your desires? Would you not trade the very people you love to obtain honor? We might have done well together. |
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You can imagine the confusion the Duke and I felt when we heard that the Queen was in fact, in her personal chambers, when all along we had been certain she was in this very room. |
You have described your own confusion Cardinal. I never doubted she was here. And now you have let this simple handmaid draw you out into the open. C'est la vie. The French are ever reckless. |
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You are aware that the figure you hold at swordpoint is not in fact the Queen? Am I now the only one who was fooled? |
Her Highness, no doubt is here and has been listening to this entire conversation. If she wishes her two most loyal subjects to be spared, she will reveal herself now. |
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Your Highness! Go back. Lock the door. |
One last question remains. Shall only one Queen be assassinated this evening or shall we make it three? |
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Two I think. It would be well to keep one hostage alive, should things go awry. |
Very well. I suppose it's ladies first either way. |
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Bless you. Hello George. |
My Queen. You look lovely as always. |
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Sacrebleu! The Gascon is ever elusive. |
(Laugh suddenly) I did tell D'artagnan you know, we might have done well together. |
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You have Milady De Winter? Where are you keeping her? |
Who says I'm keeping her anywhere? |
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She met with you before the rendezvous. |
For all you know she was on my side the entire-- |
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Bonjour Monsieur Villiers. |
Exquisite timing Milady De Winter. I suppose my knot work does need a little improvement doesn't it? |
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Au contraire Monsieur. I have rarely faced such a challenge. You bind your captives very well. |
Not well enough it would seem. |
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Athos, I presume the Queen is no longer in danger, |
Not from me anyway. |
