Excerpt from The Man in the Iron Mask, Vol. 2: Being Adventures of the Vicomte De Bragelonne; The D'artagnan Romances
In all probability she did not recognize him, for she uttered a deep sigh of anguish and distress. Louis fixed his eyes devouringly upon her face; and when in the course of a few moments her wandering looks returned to the king, she recognized him and endeavored to tear herself from his embrace.
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