William Bouguereau Cupid and Psyche as Children painting

William Bouguereau Cupid and Psyche as Children painting
childe hassam The Sonata painting
Nevertheless, whether this cough had been answered by an equivalent signal which had driven away the hesitation of the nocturnal seeker, or whether she had recognized that she had arrived at the end of her journey, she boldly drew near to Aramis’s shutter, and tapped at three equal intervals with her bent finger.
The three blows were scarcely struck when the inside casement was opened, and a light appeared through the panes of the shutter.
At the end of some seconds two sharp taps were heard on the inside. The young woman in the street replied by a single tap, and the shutter was opened a little way.
D’Artagnan then saw that the young woman took from her pocket a white object which she unfolded quickly, and which took the form of a handkerchief. She made her interlocutor look at the corner of this unfolded object.