”andisitpossiblethatthisfrightfulbinationofcrishasbeen
inventedbyaan”
”doyourellectinthearborofthehoteldespostes;atperugia;
seeinganinabroyoursteptherioning
uponaquatofanahen;theinfealprojecthasbeen
ripeninginherbrain”
”ah;then;indeed;sir;”saidthesgirl;bathedintears;”isee
thatiadeedtodie”
”no;valentine;forihaveforeseenalltheirplots;no;youreneis
nqueredsinceineliveto
behappyyourself;andtonferhappinessuponanobleheart;butto
insurethisyoustrelyon”
”nd;siritodo”
”youstblindlytakeigiveyou”
”alas;yoodie”
”youstnotnfideinanyonenoteveninyourfather”
”fatherisnotengagedinthisfearfulplot;ishe;sir”asked
valentine;claspingherhands
”no;andyetyourfather;anaccustodtojudicialaccusations;
oughttohaveknohatallthesedeathshavenothappenednaturally;
itishey
plaptiedthatglassheshouldhaverisenagainst
theassassinspectreagainstspectre”herredinaloe;as
hencludedhissentence
”sir;”saidvalentine;”iolive;forthereare
tinegrandfatherand
xilian”
”iasihaveoveryou”
”hensheadded;inaloe;
”oh;heavens;e”
”ayhappen;valentine;donotbealard;thoughyousuffer;
thoughyoulosesight;hearing;nsciousness;feaothing;though
youshouldailldonotfear;
eventhoughyoushouldfindyourselfinasepulchralvaultorffin
reassureyourself;then;andsaytoyourself:atthisnt;afriend;
afather;yhappinessandthatofxilian;ches
over”
”alas;alas;ity”
”valentine;other”
”iesoh;yes;die”
”no;youise;everhappens;that
youplain;buthope”
”iilian”
”youareoineialonecansaveyou;andi
ityofherterrorjoinedherhands;for
shefeltthatthenthadarrivedtoaskforurage;andbeganto
pray;andorethaninherent
thathereshouldershadnootherveringthanherlonghair;and
thatthepulsationsofherheartuldbeseenthroughthelaceofher
nightdressnte;
drehevelvetverletclosetoherthroat;andsaidhapateal
sle;”child;believeindevotiontoyouasyoubelieveinthe
goodnessofprovidenaxilian”
thenhedrehiseraldbox;raised
thegoldenlid;andtookfrotapastilleaboutthesizeofapea;
ookit;andlookedattentivelyonthe
unt;therehefaceofherintrepidprotector
ndedhervenerationsheevidentlyinterrogatedhiyher
look”yes;”saidhevalentineouth;and
sydearchild;adieuforthepresentiry
andgainalittlesleep;foryouaresaved”
”go;”saidvalentine;”iseyounottofear”
nteetikepthiseyesfixedontheyounggirl;who
graduallyfellasleep;yieldingtotheeffectsofthenarticthe
unthadgivenherthenhetooktheglass;etiedthreepartsofthe
ntentsinthefireplace;thatitghtbesupposedvalentinehadtaken
it;andreplaceditonthetable;thenhedisappeared;afterthrowing
afareine;hthenfidenceand
innocenceofanangel
chapter102valentine
thenightlightntinuedtobuonthechieypiece;exhaustingthe
lastdropsofoiledonthesurfaceoftheertheglobe
ofthelaappearedofareddishhue;andthefla;brighteningbefore
itexpired;threateobject
havebeensooftenparedancreaturein
itsfinalago
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niesadullanddisllighthebedclothes
andcurtainssurroundingtheyounggirlallnoiseinthestreetshad
ceased;andthesilencefulithenthatthedoorof
edopened;andaheadicedappearedin
theglassopposite;itedevillefort;etoness
theeffectsofthedrinkshehadpreparedshestoppedinthedoorway;
listenedforanttotheflip;theonlysoundin
thatdesertedrooandthenadvancedtothetabletoseeifvalentines
glassptyitillaboutaquarterfull;aswebefore
stateddadevillefortetiedthententsintotheashes;h
shedisturbedthattheyghttherereadilyabsorbtheliquid;then
shecarefullyrinsedtheglass;andhherhandkerchief
replaceditonthetable
ifanyoneuldhavelookedintotherooustthenhewouldhave
noticedthehesitationedevillefortapproachedthebed
andlookedfixedlyonvalentinethediight;theprofoundsilence;
andthegloothoughtsinspiredbythehour;andstillrebyherown
nscience;allbinedtoproduceasensationoffear;thepoisoner
plationofherolengthshe
rallied;drehecurtain;andleaningoverthepillowgazed
intentlyonvalentinetheyounggirlnolongerbreathed;nobreath
issuedthroughthehalfclosedteeth;theelipsnolonger
quiveredtheeyeshabluishvapor;andthelongblack
lashesrestedonacheekedevillefortgazedupon
thefacesoexpressiveeveninitsstillness;thensheventuredtoraise
theverletandpressherhandupontheyounggirlsheartitwas
ldandtionlesssheonlyfeltthepulsationinherownfingers;and
ofthebed;
frohouldertoelboouldedafterthearofgerin
pillons”graseedtobeslightlydistorted
bynvulsion;andthehand;sodelied;ingh
stiffoutstretehebedthenails;too;
uingblue
gerinpillonousfrenchsculptor15351598
hisbestknohe
louvre
dadevilleforthadnolongeranydoubt;allwasovershehad
nsuatedthelastterribleplishtherewasno
retodointheroosothepoisonerretiredstealthily;asthough
fearingtohearthesoundofherosteps;butasshehdrewshe
stillheldasidethecurtain;absorbedintheirresistibleattraction
alerely
steriousanddoesnotexcitedisgustjustthenthelaagain
fliadadevillefort;whoshudderedand
droppedthecurtainiediatelyafterhelightexpired;andthe
rooulobscurity;heclockatthat
nutestruckhalfpastfouroverpohagitation;thepoisoner
succeededingropingherinan
agonyoffear
thedarknesslastedthenbydegreesaldlightcrept
throughtheveianblinds;untilatlengthitrevealedtheobjectsin
therooaboutthistithenursesughhestairsand
theanenteredtherooacupinherhandtothetendereye
ofafatheroralover;thefirstglanceoreveal
valentinesndition;buttothishireling;valentineonlyappearedto
sleep”good;”sheexclaid;approachingthetable;”shehastakenpart
ofherdraught;theglassisthreequartersety”
thenshetothefireplaceandlitthefire;andalthoughshe
hadjustleftherbed;sheuldnotresistthetetationofferedby
valentinessleep;soshethrechairtosnatcha
littlereresttheclockstrikingeightaonishedatthe
prolongedsluerofthepatient;andfrightenedtoseethatthearas
stillhangingoutofthebed;sheadvancedtoine;andfor
thefirsttinoticedthe;but
itvedhafrightfulrigiditydeceiveasicknurse
shesed;”help;help”
”atter”askeddavrigny;atthefootofthestairs;it
beingthehourheusuallyvisitedher
”hisroo”doctor;doyou
heartheallforhelp”
”yes;yes;letushastenup;it”butbeforethe
do;theservantshe
safloorhadentered;andseeingvalentinepaleandtionlessonher
bed;theylifteduptheirhandstooodtransfixed;as
thoughstruckbylightening”calldadevilleforte
devillefort”thedoorofhischaer;h
apparentlyhes;the
servantsstooddavrigny;ovalentine;andraised
herinhisar”ed”oh;wherewill
betheend”villefortrushedintotheroo”areyousaying;
doed;raisinghishandstoheaven
”isaythatvalentineisdead”replieddavrigny;inavoiceterrible
initssolecal
devillefortstaggeredandburiedhisheadinthebedonthe
exclationofthedoctorandthecryofthefather;theservantsall
fledutteredirecations;theyhestairs
andthroughthelongpassages;thenthereheurt;
afterill;theyhad;oneandall;desertedtheaccursed
housejustthen;dadevillefort;intheactofslippingon
herdressinggoontstood
tionless;asthoughinterrogatingtheo;whileshe
endeavoredtocallupsorebellioustearsonasuddenshestepped;
orratherbounded;s;tohetableshesaw
davrignyiningtheglass;certainof
havingetiedduringthenightithirdfull;justasit
hrehententsintotheashesthespectreofvalentine
risingbeforethepoisoneredherlessitwas;indeed;
thesalorasthedraughtshehadpouredintotheglass;andh
valentinehaddrunk};ithepoison;deceive
davrigny;inedsoclosely;itlessa
raclefroeaven;that;nothstandingherprecautions;thereshould
besotraainingtorevealthecrie
devillefortreinedrootedtothespotlikeastatueofterror;and
villefort;hhisheadhiddeninthebedclothes;sahingaroun
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d
hidavrignyapproachedtheightthebetterexane
thententsoftheglass;anddippingthetipofhisfingerin;tasted
it”ah;”heexe
seeitis”
thenherantooneofthe;hhadbeen
transfordintoadiitssilvercasea
sllbottleofnitricacid;droppedalittleofitintotheliquor;
diatelyed
davrigny;inavoiceinhehorrorofajudgeunveilingthetruth
ingledakingadisveryda
devillefort;
shestaggeredtohedooranddisappeareddirectlyafterhe
distantsoundofaheavyfallingontheground
noonepaidanyattentiontoit;thenurseching
thechecalanalysis;andvillefort
davrignyalonehadfolloedevilleforthhiseyes;and
chedherhurriedretreatheliftedupthedraperyovertheentrance
toed;andhiseyereachingasfarasdadevilleforts
apartnt;hebeheldherextendedlifelessonthefloor”gotothe
assistanadadevillefort;”hesaidtothenurse”dade
villefortisill”
”butdeiselledevillefort”staeredthenurse
”deiselledevillefortnolongerrequireshelp;”saiddavrigny;
”sincesheisdead”
”dead;dead”groanedforthvillefort;inaparoxysfgrief;h
oreterriblefrohenoveltyofthesensationintheiron
heartofthatn
”dead”repeatedathirdvoice”inewasdead”
thetentuedround;andsaorrelstandingatthedoor;paleand
terrorstrickenthisise;rrel
hadpresentedhielfatthelittledoorleadingtonoirtiersroo
ntrarytocustothedoororinghe
enteredheontinthehallandcalledforaservantto
nducthionoirtier;butnooneansheservantshaving;
asorrelhadnoparticularreasonfor
uneasiness;nteisedhihatvalentineshouldlive;
andsofarhehadaltheunthad
givenhieoingnfirdbynoirtierstill
thisextraordinarysilen;andhecalleda
sendandthirdti;stillnoansinedtogoup
noirtiersrooerestthefirstthinghesaw
ansittinginhisarhairinhisusualplace;buthis
eyesexpressedalaredbythepallorhoverspread
hisfeatures
”hoorrel;hasicknessofheart
”hisappearance
nifestedincreasinguneasiness
”youarethoughtful;sir;”ntinuedrrel;”youething;shall
icalloneoftheservants”
”yes;”repliednoirtier
rrelpulledthebell;butthoughhenearlybroketherdnoone
ansuedtoier;thepallorandanguishexpressed
onhisuntenancentarilyincreased
”oh;”exclaidrrel;”eisanyoneillinthe
house”theeyesofnoirtierseedasthoughthey
theirsovalentinevalentine”
”yes;yes;”signednoirtierxiliantriedtospeak;butheuld
artiselfagainstthe
thenhepointedtothedoor
”yes;yes;yes”ntinuedtheoldnxilianrushedupthelittle
staircase;edtosay;”quicker;quicker”
inanutetheyoungndartedthroughseveralroo;tillatlength
hereachedvalentinesthereopushthedoor;itwas
heonlysoundheheardhesahoughina
st;ablackfigurekneelingandburiedinanfusedssofe
draperyaterriblefeartransfixedhiithenheheardavoice
exclaivalentineisdead”andanothervoiceh;likeanecho
repeated;”dead;dead”
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