Wait an instant, my friend, and you shall be satisfied.

Come in, gentlemen." D'Artagnan obeyed; for Athos had the solemn voice and the powerful gesture of a judge sent by the Lord himself.

Behind d'Artagnan entered Porthos, Aramis, Lord de Winter, and the man in the red cloak.
The four lackeys guarded the door and the window.
Milady had sunk into a chair, with her hands extended, as if to conjure this terrible apparition.

Perceiving her brother-in-law, she uttered a terrible cry.
"What do you want ?" screamed Milady.
"We want," said Athos, "Charlotte Backson, who first was called Comtesse de la Fere, and afterwards Milady de Winter, Baroness of Sheffield." "That is I! that is I!" murmured Milady, in extreme terror; "what do you want ?" "We wish to judge you according to your crime," said Athos; "you shall be free to defend yourself.

Justify yourself if you can.