aliveandaenot
deceiveddehershudderthepressureshefeltlyintended
toarrestherarandsheslo
sheuldnotdetachhereyes;andoreprotecting
thannacing;tooktheglass;andohenightlightheld
itup;asiftotestitstransparensufficient;
then;orrathertheghostforhetrodsosoftlythatnosoundwas
heardthenpouredoutaboutaspoonfulintotheglass;anddrankit
valentineentofstupefactionevery
nuteshehadexpectedthatitoanother
vision;butthen;insteadofdissolvinglikeashadow;again
approachedher;andsaidinanagitatedvoice;”noaydrink”
valentineshudderediteoneofthesevisionshad
everaddressedherinalivingvoice;andshetoutteran
exanplaonte
urred
itainedintheyounggirlsnd
astotherealityofthescene;hereyesstartedhterror;herhands
treled;andsherapidlydrehebedclothesclosertoherstill;the
presenonteysterious;fanciful;and
extraordinaryentranthroughtheight
iossibilitiestohershatteredreason”donotcallanyonedonotbe
alard;”saidtheunt;”donotletashadeofsuspicionoruneasiness
reininyourbreast;thenstandingbeforeyou;valentineforthis
tiitisnoghost;isnothingrethanthetenderestfatherandthe
strespeof”
valentineuldnotreply;thevoiceedtherealpresence
ofabeingintherooalardhersochthatshefearedtouttera
syllable;stilltheexpressionofhereyesseedtoinquire;”ifyour
intentionsarepure;arvelloussagacity
understoodallthatind
”listento;”hesaid;”or;rather;lookupon;lookatface;
palereventhanusual;andeyes;redhwearinessforfourdays
ihavenot;forihavebeennstantlychingyou;to
proteaxilian”theblooduntedrapidly
totheejustannouncedbytheunt
dispelledallthefearhhhispresencehadinspiredher
”xilian”sheexclaid;andsosdidthesoundappeartoher;
thatsherepeatedit”xilianhashethenooyou”
”everythinghetoldyourlifeisedhihat
youshalllive”
”youhaveprosedhihatishalllive”
”yes”
”but;sir;youspokeofvigilanceandprotectionareyouadoctor”
”yes;thebestyouuldhaveatthepresentti;believe”
”butyousayyouhaveched”saidvalentineuneasily;”wherehave
youbeenihavenotseenyou”theuntextendedhishandtohe
library”ihatdoor;”hesaid;”othe
nexthouse;ed”valentiuedhereyesaway;and;
odestfear;exclaid:”sir;
ithinkyouhavebeenguiltyofanunparalleledintrusion;andthat
youorelikeaninsult”
”valentine;”heansylongchoveryou;alli
haveobservedhasbeenentwas
prepared;andbeveragehen;helatterappeared
dangerousto;ientered;asihavenoituted;inthe
placeofthepoison;ahealthfuldraught;eadofproducing
thedeathintended;causedlifetocirculateinyourveins”
”poisondeath”exclaidvalentine;halfbelievingherselfunderthe
influenefeverishhallucination;”areyousaying;sir”
”hush;child;”saidntecristo;againplacinghisfingeruponher
lips;”ididsaypoisonanddeathbutdrinksoofthis;”andthe
unttookabottlefroispocket;ntainingaredliquid;ofh
hepouredafeotheglass”drinkthis;andthentakenothing
retonight”valentinestretchedoutherhand;butscarcelyhadshe
touchedtheglassontecristotookthe
glass;drankhalfitsntents;andthenpresentedittovalentine;who
sledandsed;”iregnize
theflavorofnoctualbeverageesoch;and
seedtoeaseachingbrainthankyou;sir;thankyou”
”thisishohelastfouights;valentine;”
saidtheunt”but;oh;hoeoh;thechedhours
ihaveenduredthetorturetoittedhe
deadlypoisonpouredintoyourglass;andhobledlestyoushould
drinkitbeforeiuldfindtitothroaway”
”sir;”saidvalentine;attheheightofherterror;”yousayyouendured
torturesyglass;butifyou
saustalsohaveseentheperson”
”yes”valentineraisedherselfinbed;anddre;h
appearedbroideredcaric;stillisththe
ldde;tohoseofterror”yousaw
theperson”repeatedtheyounggirl”yes;”repeatedtheunt
”eishorrible;siryouakebelieve
sothingtoodreadfulpttorderinfathers
house;inrooonbedofsie;sir;you
aretetingyoukedoubtthegoodnessofprovidenceitis
iossible;itcannotbe”
”areyouthefirstthatthishandhasstrickenhaveyounotseen
desaintran;dadesaintran;barrois;allfall
noirtieralsohavefallenavienthehas
beenpursuingforthelastthreeyearsneutralizedtheeffectsofthe
poison”
”oh;
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heaven;”saidvalentine;”isthisthereasonade
shareallhisbeveragesduringthelastnth”
”andhavetheyalltastedofaslightlybitterflavor;likethatof
driedorangepeel”
”oh;yes;yes”
”thenthatexplainsall;”saidntecristo”yourgrandfatherknows;
then;thatapoisonerliveshere;perhapsheevensuspectstheperson
hehasbeenfortifyingyou;hisbelovedchild;againstthefatal
effectsofthepoison;wasalready
iregnatedhitbuteventhistleagainsta
redeadlydiufdeatheloyedfourdaysago;hisgenerally
buttoofatal”
”buturderer”
”letalsoaskyouaquestionhaveyouneverseenanyoneenteryour
rootnight”
”oh;yes;ihavefrequentlyseenshadoe;approach;
anddisappear;butitooktheorvisionsraisedbyfeverish
igination;andindeederedithoughtihe
influen”
”thenyoudonotknoptsyourlife”
”no;”saidvalentine;”ydeath”
”youshallknoontecristo;listening
”hoean”saidvalentine;lookinganxiouslyaround
”becauseyouarenotfeverishordelirioustonight;butthoroughly
aidnightisstriking;urdererschoose”
”oh;heavens;”exclaidvalentine;hedropshrandown
herforeheaddnightstrucksloedto
strikehleadenupontheheartofthepoorgirl”valentine;”
saidtheunt;”suonupallyoururage;stillthebeatingsofyour
heart;donotletasoundescapeyou;andfeigntobeasleep;thenyou
ineseizedtheuntshand”ithinkihearanoise;”
shesaid;”leave”
”goodby;forthepresent;”repliedtheunt;iptoe
toilinghanexpressionsosadand
patealthattheyounggirlshearthgratitude
beforeore;andsaid;”nota
ventnotathinkyouasleep;orperhapsyouybe
killedbeforeihavethepohthisfearful
injunctiontheuntdisappearedthroughthedoor;hnoiselessly
chapter101locusta
valentineherclocks;slohanthatof
saintphilippeduroule;struidnightfroifferent
direblingofafearriagesallwas
silentthenvalentinesattentionheclockinher
rooarkedthesendsshebeganuntingthererkingthat
theyuchslohanthebeatingsofherheart;andstillshe
doubted;theinoffensivevalentineuldnotigihatanyone
shoulddesireherdeathheytoendhadshe
dooexytherewasnofearofherfalling
asleepoerribleideapresseduponhed;thatsooneexisted
intheptedtoassassinateher;and
toendeavortodosoagainsupposingthisperson;the
ineffionteated;have
reursetosteeletoruntoher
rescueontshing;andsheshouldnever
againseerrelhisterriblechainofideaspresenteditself;
valentineoringthebell;andcallforhelpbut
throughthedoorshefanciedshesainouseyeoftheuntthat
eyeery;andtherellectionoveredherh
sochshathatsheaskedherselfountofgratitude
uldeverrepayhisadventurousanddevotedfriendship
tinutes;tinutes;passedthus;thentenre;
andatlasttheclockstruckthehalfhourjustthenthesoundof
fingeailsslightlygratingagainstthedoorofthelibraryinford
valentihattheuntndedherto
dothesatthesati;ontheoppositeside;thatistowards
ed;valentinefanciedthatsheheardthecreakingofthe
floor;shelistenedattentively;holdingherbreathtillshewasnearly
suffocated;thelocktued;andthedoorsloinehad
raisedherselfuponherelboetothrowherself
do;then;treling;
agitated;andherheartbeatinghindescribableterror;sheaed
theevent
sooneapproachedthebedanddrehecurtainsvalentine
suonedeveryeffort;andbreathedhthatregularrespirationh
announcestranquilsleep”valentine”saidaloillsilent:
valentinehadprosednottoahingill;
exeliquid
beingpouredintotheglassshehadjustetiedthensheventuredto
openhereyelids;andglanshesaanina
edressinggoaphialintoherglassduring
thisshorttivalentinesthaveheldherbreath;orvedinso
slightdegree;forthean;disturbed;stoppedandleanedoverthe
bed;inorderthebettertoascertainhervalentinesleptitwas
dadevillefort
onregnizingherstepther;valentineuldnotrepressashudder;
edevillefortinstantly
steppedbackclosetothehere;shadedbythebedcurtains;
shesilentlyandattentivelyoventof
valentinethelatterrelleontecristo;
shefanciedthatthehandnotholdingthephialclaspedalongsharp
knifethenllectingallherreiningstrength;sheforcedherselfto
pleoperationuponthestdelicateorgans
ofourfra;generallysoeasytoapossible
atthisnt;sochdidcuriositystruggletoretaintheeyelid
openandleathetruthdadevillefort;however;reassuredby
thesilence;urbedbytheregularbreathingof
valentine;againextendedherhand;andhalfhiddenbythecurtains
succeededinetyingthententsofthephialintotheglassthenshe
retiredsogentlythatvalentinedidnotknoshe
onlythefairroundarfaan
buttyfiveyearsold;andspreaddeatharoundher
itisiossibletodescribethesensationsexperiencedbyvalentine
duringthenuteandahalfdadevillefortreinedintheroo
thegratingagainstthelibrarydoorarousedtheyounggirlfrobr 》
thestuporinostauntedto
insensibilitysheraisedherheadhaneffortthenoi
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selessdoor
againtuedonitshinges;andtheuntofntecristoreappeared
”illdoubt”
”oh;”rredtheyounggirl
”haveyouseen”
”alas”
”didyouregnize”valentinegroaned”oh;yes;”shesaid;”isa
icannotbelieve”
”iliansdeath”
”oh;”repeatedtheyounggirl;alstbeleavethe
housecaninotescape”
”valentine;thehandhreatensyouwillpursueyoueverywhere;
yourservantshgold;anddeatho
youdisguisedineveryshapeyouintheeryoudrink
frohespring;inthefruityoupluckfrohetree”
”butdidyounotsaythatkindgrandfathersprecautionhad
neutralizedthepoison”
”yes;butnotagainstastrongdose;thepoisonhe
quantityincreased”hetooktheglassandraisedittohislips”it
isalreadydone;”hesaid;”bruployed;butasile
narticicanregnizetheflavorofthealholinhasbeen
dissolvedifyouhadtakenedevilleforthaspouredinto
yourglass;valentinevalentineyoued”
”but;”exclaidtheyounggirl;”ithuspursued”
”hatyoucannot
understand;valentine”
”no;ihaveneverinjuredher”
”butyouarerich;valentine;youhave200;000livresayear;andyou
preventhersonfronjoyingthese200;000livres”
”ho
relations”
”certainly;andthatisedesaintranhavedied;that
isadeyouhisheir;that
isu;aretodieitisbecauseyourfatherwould
inherityourproperty;andyourbrother;hisonlyson;succeedtohis”
”edesttedonhisacunt”
”ah;thenyouatlengthunderstand”
”heavengrantthatthisynotbevisiteduponhi
”valentine;youareanangel”
”butygrandfatheralloolive”
”ithatyoudead;thefortuneurallyrevert
toyourbrother;unlesshee
appearinguseless;ittit”
”andisitpossiblethatthisfrightfulbinationofcrishasbeen
inventedbyaan”
”do
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