Apple Mail - why does it load messages so slowly?

On my old computer, running Snow Leopard, Apple Mail loaded messages instantly.
Now, on my new, and much, much faster retina MacBook Pro, it takes Apple Mail 2 to 4 seconds to load even a text-only message.
It doesn't even make a difference if there is a large image in the message, or not.
Mail just takes forever loading.
Have you noticed the slow-down of Mail as well?

Back up all data.
Select the named mailbox in the mailbox list, then select
Mailbox ▹ Rebuild
from the menu bar. Try to delete the message again.

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