Lord de Winter is Milady’s brother-in-law. After fighting a duel with d’Artagnan, the two become friends and allies. D’Artagnan writes to Lord de Winter to warn him that Milady wants him and the duke dead. In response, Lord de Winter imprisons Milady, though he fails to save the duke’s life.
Lord de Winter Quotes in The Three Musketeers
The The Three Musketeers quotes below are all either spoken by Lord de Winter or refer to Lord de Winter. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 50
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“Look at this woman,” said de Winter. “She’s young and beautiful, and she has every kind of charm imaginable; yet she’s a monster who, at the age of twenty-five, has already committed as many crimes as you’ll find in the records of our law courts for a year. Her body speaks in her favor, her beauty lures her victims, and I must say in all fairness that her body pays what she’s promised. She’ll try to seduce you, she may even try to kill you.”
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Lord de Winter (speaker), John Felton
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Chapter 52
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She sat motionless, her eyes glowing with murderous hatred. Now and then an angry sound like the low growl of a tigress rose from deep inside her and mingled with the roar of the waves breaking against the cliff on which the forbidding castle stood.
Chapter 59
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“It was God’s will,” Felton said with a fanatic’s resignation. But he could not take his eyes off the sloop, and he imagined that he could see a woman on its deck, the woman to whom he had sacrificed his life.
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John Felton (speaker), Lord de Winter, The Duke of Buckingham
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Chapter 66
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Perhaps she was struck by a superstitious idea and took her fall as a sign that fate was against her; in any case, she remained as she had fallen, on her knees, with her head bowed and her hands still tied.
The silent witnesses on the other side of the river saw the executioner raise his arms. Moonlight glittered on the broad blade of this sword. There was a scream as he swiftly brought down his arms, then a truncated mass collapsed beneath the blow.
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The Executioner , Lord de Winter
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Lord de Winter Character Timeline in The Three Musketeers
The timeline below shows where the character Lord de Winter appears in The Three Musketeers. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 30
...man who is arguing with her. As it turns out, the man is Milady’s brother-in-law, Lord de Winter . Additionally, it is the same man who took d’Artagnan’s horses because Athos lost them...
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Chapter 31
...away, and Athos kills his as promised. At the end of the duel, D’Artagnan spares Lord de Winter ’s life because of his interest in Milady. Lord de Winter is impressed with the...
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While conversing with Lord de Winter , d’Artagnan manages to secure an invite to Milady’s residence. Lord de Winter tells him...
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...everything he can about her and flirts with her constantly. He learns that she married Lord de Winter ’s younger brother and had a child with him. However, her husband is now dead....
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Chapter 33
...the diamond tags) and she admits to being angry with him because he didn’t kill Lord de Winter when he had the chance. When d’Artagnan hears this, he realizes that Milady is terrifying...
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Chapter 47
...queen about the threat to the duke’s life. Meanwhile, d’Artagnan can send a letter to Lord de Winter explaining that Milady is dangerous to both the duke and Lord de Winter himself.
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Chapter 48
...letters and decide who will carry them. D’Artagnan attempts to write the letter meant for Lord de Winter , but quickly realizes that he doesn’t have the skill. Instead, he turns the writing...
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...in the allotted amount of time. D'Artagnan also tells Planchet that he should openly inform Lord de Winter that the duke’s life is in danger. Planchet agrees to do so.
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...better. Planchet returns with not a minute to spare and hands d’Artagnan a note from Lord de Winter . The note promises d’Artagnan that Lord de Winter will take care of Milady. Athos...
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Chapter 49
...cell. This terrifies Milady, who still has no idea what is going on. Moments later, Lord de Winter enters the room. He tells her that this whole thing was his doing and that...
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Chapter 50
...she doesn’t understand how they could have acted so quickly. She is also surprised by Lord de Winter ’s resourcefulness; she always took him to be a bit of an oaf. Lord de...
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Before long, Milady realizes that d’Artagnan told Lord de Winter that she wants to kill him for his money. This scares her because she knows...
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Before he leaves, Lord de Winter warns Milady that her jail cell is impossible to escape from. He also lets her...
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Chapter 52
...he is not sure what to do. Instead of deciding himself, he goes and fetches Lord de Winter .
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Lord de Winter comes to look at Milady’s performance and immediately starts laughing. He tells Felton that this...
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After Lord de Winter leaves, Milady angrily grabs the knife that came with her dinner. She is disappointed when...
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Chapter 53
Later in the day, Lord de Winter visits Milady and mocks her for her supposed religious views. Felton hears this conversation but...
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Chapter 54
...his attention, Milady schemes up ways to get Felton alone. She even starts to enjoy Lord de Winter ’s harsh treatment of her because she knows it pits Felton against him. During her...
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...she hears Felton approaching. When Felton reaches her, she asks him if he knows what Lord de Winter has planned for her. Felton claims that he does not. Milady implies that Lord de...
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That night, Lord de Winter comes to Milady and asks her what penal colony she would like to go to....
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Chapter 55
...reveal to him. He asks her to tell him about herself, but before she can, Lord de Winter comes into the cell. He looks at Felton and wonders whether Milady’s managed to corrupt...
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Lord de Winter asks Felton what Milady was asking for and he replies honestly and says that she...
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Chapter 56
...to put every ounce of her talent into her upcoming meeting with Felton. As usual, Lord de Winter comes by to make sure that everything is up to his approval. When he is...
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Chapter 57
Milady also tells Felton that Lord de Winter ’s brother, her former husband, had planned to kill the duke himself, but he never...
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Some of Lord de Winter ’s guards hear voices coming from Milady’s cell so they decide to check up on...
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Chapter 58
Just as Lord de Winter assumed, Milady’s wound is minor. Milady is satisfied with herself; she knows she’s done what...
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Chapter 59
...the duke. The duke cries for help and many people rush to his aid, including Lord de Winter , who realizes immediately what’s happened.
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As the duke is dying, Lord de Winter apologizes to him for his grave error. Once he realized that Felton and Milady had...
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The duke dies and no one knows what to do. Lord de Winter angrily insults Felton for his foolishness. Felton tells Lord de Winter that he killed the...
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Chapter 63
Shortly after Madame Bonacieux’s death, Lord de Winter arrives on the scene. They explain to him what happened and together all five men...
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Chapter 65
...a small house by herself. No one else is around except the musketeers, their servants, Lord de Winter , and the man in red.
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Chapter 66
Once she is in the boat, d’Artagnan, Athos, and Lord De Winter all offer her their respective pardons. The executioner gets in the boat and takes it...
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