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The Three Musketeers, Chapter 66 summary

Chapter 66 of 68 · 6 min to read the chapter

In Chapter 66, Milady tries bribery, threats, and appeals for mercy, but Athos prevents D’Artagnan from intervening, and the executioner beheads her across the Lys. Her body disappears into the river, and three days afterward the four Musketeers return to Paris and visit M. de Tréville.

What happens

  1. Milady offers her guards money and threatens revenge, prompting their replacement before the executioner binds her.
  2. She demands a court hearing and offers to become a nun, but her captors reject her appeals.
  3. D’Artagnan moves toward Milady in pity, but Athos blocks him with a drawn sword.
  4. Athos, Lord de Winter, and D’Artagnan offer forgiveness, and the executioner rejects payment before taking Milady across the river.
  5. Milady frees her feet and tries to escape, but falls; the executioner beheads her and drops her remains into the Lys.
  6. Three days afterward, the four Musketeers visit M. de Tréville in Paris, and Athos claims they greatly enjoy their excursion.

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In this chapter

D’ArtagnanAthosMiladyTheme: Revenge and judgment

What to notice

Milady disputes the men’s right to sentence her. Her protest makes their claim to act as judges a central issue in the execution.

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