The intriguing duchess, Marie de Rohan, duchesse de Chevreuse . elible impression on the heart of King Marie had been her partner in the last threeplots and the House of Guise-Lorraine, to wliich Chev-reuse belonged, was a power in Europe. There was onlyone way out of the dilemma. He must keep her atTours, safely under his hand. She was too hot too holdtightly, too explosive to drop. Meanwhile Marie herself was in a state of restlessanxiety that bordered on panic. For three years she hadplotted under the very noses of the Cardinals spies andhad done her dangerous work with co
The intriguing duchess, Marie de Rohan, duchesse de Chevreuse . elible impression on the heart of King Marie had been her partner in the last threeplots and the House of Guise-Lorraine, to wliich Chev-reuse belonged, was a power in Europe. There was onlyone way out of the dilemma. He must keep her atTours, safely under his hand. She was too hot too holdtightly, too explosive to drop. Meanwhile Marie herself was in a state of restlessanxiety that bordered on panic. For three years she hadplotted under the very noses of the Cardinals spies andhad done her dangerous work with cool had come and gone, letters had been receivedand despatched with the regularity of a well-organizedpostal system. Then, in August, had come a suddenbreak-down in the service. La Porte had been arrestedand from that time there had been silence, utter andabsolute. Richelieu showed the greatest ingenuity in cutting alllines of communication. In that way he kept Anne shutoff from her allies and insured that Marie would remainat Cardinal Richelieu [Face page 192 THE INTRIGUIN(5 DUCHESS l^$ He was correct in his diagnosis. Although franticwith anxiety, it never occurred to Marie to escape withoutknowing wliether Anne was safe. She sent messengerafter messenger but without result. Instead of theinformation she wanted, there came a stream of lettersfrom the Cardinal, positively dripping with amiability. In an attempt to win her confidence, he used his vastinfluence on her behalf in the suit she was bringingagainst Chevreuse for separation of property. TheCourts decided in her favour and granted her an incomeof 8,000 crowns from the estate, but even at that timethe laws delays were notorious. Spontaneously, Richelieusent Marie a large sum of money to tide her over untilthe red tape should be untied. For three weeks Marie remained in suspense. She wason the alert, all a-tingle with a sense of danger, but afraidto make a decisive move. Richelieu, compl
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