rooexertedhielfhfeverishanxietyindrahecase
againsttherdererofcaderoussethisaffair;likeallthoseinh
theuntofntecristohadinterfered;causedagreatsensationin
paristheproofsainlynotnvincing;sincetheyrestedupon
afetenbyanescapedgalleyslaveonhisdeathbed;andwho
ghthavebeenactuatedbyhatredorrevengeinaccusinghispanion
butthendoftheprocureuradeup;hefeltassuredthat
benedettoy;andhehopedbyhisskillinnductingthis
aggravatedcasetoflatterhisselflove;theonly
vulnerablepointleftinhisfrozenheart
thecasehereforepreparedootheincessantlaborof
villefort;ing
assizeshehadbeenobligedtosecludehielfrethanever;toevade
theenorusnuerofappliforthepurpose
ofobtainingtiissiontotheurtonthedayoftrialand
thensoshortatihadelapsedsincethedeathofpoorvalentine;
andtheglooehouse;thatnoone
oseethefathersoabsorbedinhisprofessionalduties;h
eanshehadofdissipatinghisgrief
onceonlyhadvillefortseenhisfather;ithedayafterthatupon
ucciohadpaidhissendvisittobenedetto;helatter
ethegistrate;harassedandfatigued;
haddesyod;silar
tothatinhetallestpoppies;hebegan
knockingoffhhiscahelonganddyingbranchesofthe
rosetrees;edlikethespectresof
thebrilliantfloedinthepastseasonrethan
oncehehadreachedthatpartofthegardenousboarded
gatestoodoverlookingthedesertedenclosure;aluingbythe
sapath;tobeginhisepaceande
gesture;allytuedhiseyestohehouse;e
heheardthenoisyplayofhisson;schoolto
spendthesundayandndayotherwhiledoingso;heobserved
noirtieratoneoftheopenanhadbeen
placedthatheghtenjoythelastraysofthesunyielded
soheat;andhedyingflowersandredleavesof
thecreeperhebalny
theeyeoftheoldneduponaspotuld
scarcelydistinguishhisglancee;offerocity;and
savageiatience;thatvilleforttuedoutofthepathhehadbeen
pursuing;toseeuponpersonthisdarklookedthenhe
sapoflindentrees;ed
offoliage;da
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devillefortsittinghabookinherhand;the
perusalofileuponherson;or
tothrothe
draintothegardenvillefortbecapale;heunderstoodthe
oldnsaningnoirtietinuedtolookatthesaobject;but
suddenlyhisglancetheothehusband;and
villeforthielfhadtosubttothesearchinginvestigationofeyes;
heirdirectionandeventheirlanguage;hadlost
noneoftheiaadadevillefort;unnsciousof
thepassionsthatexhaustedtheirfireoverherhead;atthatnt
heldhersonsball;andakingsignstohioreclaitha
kissedatealkissprobablynot
offeringsuffiusttaketoobtain
it;holengthhedecided;leapedoutoftheoa
other;hisforehead
streangedevillefortwipedhisforehead;
pressedherlipsuponit;andsenthiackhtheballinonehand
andsobonbonsintheother
villefort;draibleattraction;likethatofthebirdto
theserpent;ohehouseasheapproachedit;noirtiers
gazefollo;andhiseyesappearedofsuchafierybrightnessthat
villefortfelttheiercetothedepthsofhisheartinthateaest
lookghtbereadadeepreproach;asenacethen
noirtierraisedhiseyestoheaven;asthoughtorendhissonofa
forgottenoath”itisbelo
isiencebutonedaylonger;ihavesaidiwilldo”
noirtierseedtobecaldbytheseuedhiseyesh
indifferencetotheothersidevillefortviolentlyunbuttonedhis
greatat;edtostranglehiandpassinghislividhand
acrosshisforehead;enteredhisstudy
thenightilyhadallretiredtorestbut
villefort;ainedup;andillfiveoclockinthe
ing;revieadethenightbeforebythe
exaninggistrates;pilingthedepositionsofthenesses;and
puttingthefinishingstroketothedeedofaccusation;hwasoneof
thestenergeticandbestnceivedofanyhehadyetdelivered
thenextday;nday;oing
day;andvillefortsagraylightshineupon
thelineshehadtracedinredinkthegistratehadsleptforashort
tipsentforthitsfinalstruggles;itsflickerings
a;andhefoundhisfingersasdaandpurpleasthoughthey
hadbeendippedinbloodheopenedtheyelloreak
edtodivideinhalfthepoplars;ood
outinblackreliefonthehorizoninthecloverfieldsbeyondthe
chestnuttrees;alarkountinguptoheaven;her
psofthedehedtheheadofvillefort;
andrefreshedhisry”today;”hesaidhaneffort;”todaythe
nuststrikehereisguilt”
involuntarilyhiseyes;
theprecedingnightthecurtainwasdrawn;and
yettheigeofhisfatherindthatheaddressed
theclosedhoughithadbeenopen;andasifthroughthe
openinghehadbeheldthenaan”yes;”herred;”yes;
besatisfied”
hisheaddroppeduponhischest;andinthispositionhepacedhis
study;thenhethreself;dressedasheo
sleepthantoresthislis;craedhldandstudybydegrees
everyoneahisstudy;heardthesuccessivenoises
panythelifeofahouse;theopeningandshuttingofdoors;
theringingofdadevillefortsbell;tosuontheaid;
ngledhthefirstshoutsofthechild;he
enjoyntofhisagevillefortalsorang;hishe
papers;andacupofcholate
”e”saidhe
”acupofcholate”
”ididnotaskforitethisattention”
”stress;sirshesaidyouospeakagreatdealin
therderethingtokeepupyour
strength;”andthevaletplacedthecuponthetablenearesttothe
sofa;herest;veredhpapersthevaletthen
lefttheroovillefortlookedforaninstantyexpression;
then;suddenly;takingitupotion;hess
ntentsatonedraughtitghthavebeenthoughtthathehopedthe
beverageortal;andthathesoughtfordeathtodeliverhibr 》
frodutyherdiethanfulfilhethenrose;and
paileiterribletoness
thecholatedevillefortfeltnoeffectsthe
breakfasthourarrived;butdevillefortattablethevalet
reentered
”dadevillefortindyou;sir;”hesaid;”thateleven
oencesattwelve”
”;”then”
”dadevillefortisdressed;sheisquiteready;andoknow
ifsheistoacpanyyou;sir”
”o”
”tothepalais”
”todo”
”stressuchtobepresentatthetrial”
”ah;”saidvillefort;hastartlingaccent;”doesshewish
that”thendreogoalone;sir;i
ystress”villefortreinedsilentforant;
anddentedhispalecheeksistress;”heat
lengthanshatiospeaktoher;andibegshe
forinhero”
”yes;sir”
”theodressandshave”
”directly;sir”thevaletreappearedalstinstantly;and;having
shavedhisster;assistedhiodressentirelyinblackwhenhehad
finished;hesaid;
”stresssaidsheshouldexpectyou;sir;assoonasyouhad
finisheddressing”
”iaoingtoher”andvillefort;and
hatinhand;directedhisstepstoentofhisthe
doorhepausedforanttop;palebrohenentered
theroodadevillefortanandiatiently
tuingovertheleavesofsonephletshyoung
edusinghielf;earingtopiecesbeforehis
theruldfinishreadingthesheogoout;herbon
edbesideheronachair;andhergloveswereonherhands
”ah;herey
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ouare;nsieur;”shesaidinheaturallycaloice;”but
hoe
doe;orshallitakeedward”
dadevilleforthadltipliedherquestionsinordertogainone
ansainedteandld
asastatue”edperiousglanceon
theydear;iospeak
toyoura”dadevillefortshudderedatthesightofthatld
untenance;thatresolutetone;andtheainaries
edother;andthen;findingthat
shedidnotnfirheorder;begancuttingofftheheadsofhisleaden
soldiers
”eddevillefort;soharshlythatthechildstartedup
frohefloor;”doyouheargo”thechild;unaccustodtosuch
treatnt;arose;paleandtreling;ittosay
otionherup
tohitookhinhisar;andkissedhisforehead”go;”hesaid:
”go;child”eddevilleforttothedoor;h
hee”saidtheyoungan;
endeavoringtoreadherhusbandsinstthoughts;ilepassed
overheruntenancepassibilityofvillefort;”
isthetter”
”da;hepoisonyougenerallyuse”saidthe
gistrate;selfbetweenhiswife
andthedoor
dadevillefortsthaveexperiencedsothingofthesensationof
abirdurderoustrapclosingoveritshead
ahoarse;brokentone;
her;edeadlypale”nsieur;”shesaid;”iidonot
understandyou”and;inherfirstparoxysfterror;shehadraised
herselffrohesofa;inthenext;strongerverylikelythantheother;
shefelldohecushions”iaskedyou;”ntinuedvillefort;
inaperfectlycalone;”hepoisonbytheaid
ofyfatherinlay
therinlaedesaintran;barrois;anddaughter
valentine”
”ah;sir;”exclaiddadevillefort;claspingherhands;”do
yousay”
”itisnotforyoutointerrogate;buttoanswer”
”isittothejudgeortothehusband”staereddadevillefort
”tothejudgetothejudge;da”iterribletobeholdthe
frightfulpallorofthatan;theanguishofherlook;thetreling
ofhere”ah;sir;”shettered;”ah;sir;”andthiswas
all
”youdonotansada”exclaidtheterribleinterrogatorthen
headded;ileyetreterriblethanhisanger;”itistrue;
then;youdonotdenyit”shevedfordenyit”
addedvillefort;extendinghishandtohoughtoseizeher
inthenaofjusties
pudentaddress;buthosewhose
affesinadade
saintran;ihaveknoyhouse
davrignyeofitafterthedeathofbarroissuspicionswere
directedtohosesuspicionshere
isnocri;arealyheart;butafterthedeathof
valentine;therehasbeennodoubtinnd;da;andnotonlyin
ne;butinthoseofothers;thusyourcri;knowopersons;
suspectedbyny;epublic;and;asitoldyoujustnow;
younolongerspeaktothehusband;buttothejudge”
theyounganhidherfared;”i
beseechyou;donotbelieveappearances”
”areyou;then;aptuousvoice
”butihavealhatpoisonersoanyoubea
heuragetonessthedeathoftwoold
nandayounggirlrderedbyyou”
”sirsir”
”canyoubeaent;
”you;inutesoffourdeathagonies
you;ovedthebeverages
ostraculoushaveyou;then;whohave
calculatedeverythinghsuchnicety;haveyouforgottentocalculate
ohingianeso
oh;itisiossibleyousthavesavedsosurer;resubtleand
deadlypoisonthananyother;thatyoughtescapethepunishnt
thatyoudeserveyouhavedohisihopeso;atleast”dade
villefortstretchedoutherhands;andfellonherknees
”iunderstand;”hesaid;”younfess;butanfessiondetothe
judges;anfessiondeatthelastnt;extortede
inishesnotthepunishntinflictedonthe
guilty”
”thepunishnt”exent;
nsieurthatword”
”certainlydidyouhopetoescapeitbecauseyoues
guiltydidyouthinkthepunishnthheldbecauseyouare
theada;no;thescaffoldas
thepoisoner;aybe;unless;asijustsaid;thepoisoner
hastakentheprecautionofkeepingforherselfafewdropsofher
deadliestpotion”dadevillefortutteredary;andahideous
andunntrollableterrorspreadoverherdistortedfeatures”oh;
donotfearthesada;”saidthegistrate;”i
dishonoryou;sincethatyself;no;ifyouhave
hearddistinctly;youandthatyouarenottodieonthe
scaffold”
”no;idonotunderstand;ean”staeredtheunhappy
an;pletelyovered”ianthatthehefirst
gistrateinthey;soilanunbleshed
nthatsheshallnot;honeblow;dishonorherhusbandandher
child”
”no;nooh;no”
”ada;itiononyourpart;andiwill
thankyouforit”
”youefor”
”foryouhavejustsaid”
”ybrainandanything
oh;god;god”andsherose;hherhairdishevelled;andher
lipsfoang
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