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1. Describe the woman who has been killed at the beginning of this section?

The woman is perhaps fifty with the look of a high class servant, perhaps a duenna. She has been strangled with a silk cord. In her hands she clutches 50 escudos and a note reading "For masses for your soul."

2. What does the Chief Constable find on the dead woman's body?

In the woman's purse the constable finds a rosary, a key, and a religious icon. Hanging around her neck is a golden chain of Saint Agueda. She bears no sign of trauma other than the marks the cord left on her neck.

3. Why is Alatriste thinking of returning to the Netherlands?

Alatriste tells Saldana that he is considering returning to the Netherlands where war between the two countries has reignited. Saldana agrees that given the enemies Alatriste has made in Madrid, it might be a prudent move and asks Alatriste if he intends to take Inigo. Alatriste says that Inigo is too young.

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