If she is a cardinalist, she has no fanaticism, at least." She then went on to describe the persecutions exercised by the cardinal upon his enemies.

The abbess only crossed herself, without approving or disapproving.
This confirmed Milady in her opinion that the abbess was rather royalist than cardinalist.

Milady therefore continued, coloring her narrations more and more.
"I am very ignorant of these matters," said the abbess, at length; "but however distant from the court we may be, however remote from the interests of the world we may be placed, we have very sad examples of what you have related.

And one of our boarders has suffered much from the vengeance and persecution of the cardinal!" "One of your boarders ?" said Milady; "oh, my God! Poor woman! I pity her, then." "And you have reason, for she is much to be pitied.

Imprisonment, menaces, ill treatment-she has suffered everything.