The Three Musketeers, Chapter 35 summary
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In Chapter 35, D’Artagnan impersonates the Comte de Wardes during a secret meeting with Milady, receives her sapphire ring, and discovers that Athos recognizes its distinctive scratch. After Athos urges him to abandon her, D’Artagnan sends a contemptuous rejection under De Wardes’s name, leaving Kitty delighted and Milady intent on revenge.
What happens
- Despite Kitty’s distress, D’Artagnan hides near Milady’s bedroom and enters in darkness, claiming to be the Comte de Wardes.
- Milady declares her love, gives him a sapphire ring, and promises revenge against the Gascon who wounds her supposed lover.
- D’Artagnan feels both hatred and desire for Milady, and they arrange another meeting.
- Athos recognizes a scratch on the sapphire, identifies it as his family jewel, and urges D’Artagnan to leave Milady.
- D’Artagnan sends a dismissive letter signed as De Wardes, and Kitty joyfully delivers it.
- Milady reads the rejection, briefly loses her strength, rejects Kitty’s help, and declares her determination to avenge the insult.
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What to notice
Milady’s response turns the rejected meeting into a threat. It also supports Athos’s warning that D’Artagnan makes a dangerous enemy through deception.
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What detail strengthens Athos’s recognition of Milady’s sapphire?
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