Eugene de Blaas paintings

Eugene de Blaas paintings
Eduard Manet paintings
They have been stolen,” replied the duke, “and it is the cardinal who has dealt me this blow. See! the ribbons which held them have been cut with scissors.”
“If milord suspects they have been stolen, perhaps the person who stole them still has them.”
“Let me reflect,” said the duke. “The only time I wore these studs was at a ball given by the king a week ago at Windsor. The Comtesse de Winter, with whom I had had a quarrel, became reconciled to me at that ball. That reconciliation was a jealous woman’s vengeance. I have never seen her since. The woman is an agent of the cardinal’s.”
“Why, then, he has agents throughout the whole world!” cried D’Artagnan.
“Yes, yes,” said Buckingham, gnashing his teeth with rage; “he is a terrible antagonist! But when is the ball to take place?”