exclaivalentineisdead”andanothervoiceh;likeanecho
repeated;”dead;dead”
chapter103xilian
villefortrose;halfashadofbeingsurprisedinsu
ofgrieftheterribleofficehehadheldfortyfiveyearshad
suanhisglance;atfirst
orrel”hat
forgetthatthisisnotthennertoenterahousestrickenhdeath
go;sir;go”butrrelreinedtionless;heuldnotdetachhis
eyesfrohatdisorderedbed;andthepalerpseoftheyounggirl
”godoyouhear”saidvillefort;whiledavrigny
advanorreloutxilianstaredforantatthe
rpse;gazedallaroundtheroothenupontheten;heopened
hisuthtospeak;butfindingitiossibletogiveutterancetothe
innurableideasthatoccupiedhisbrain;heout;thrustinghis
handsthroughhishairinsuchannerthatvillefortanddavrigny;
forantdivertedfroheengrossingtopic;exchangedglances;
edtosay;”heisd”
butinlessthanfivenutesthestaircasegroanedbeneathan
extraordinaryan
strength;thearhaitainingnoirtierupstairshed
thelandingheplacedthearhaironthefloorandrapidlyrolledit
intovalentinesroothisuldonlyhavebeenacplishedbyans
ofunnaturalstrengthsuppliedbypoentbutthest
fearfulspectacleierbeingpushedtohebed;hisface
expressingallhisaning;andhiseyessupplyingtheofevery
otherfacultythatpalefaceandflangglanceappearedtovillefort
likeafrightfulapparitioneachtihehadbeenbroughtintontact
ethingterriblehadhappened”seetheyhave
done”criedrrel;honehandleaningonthebackofthechair;and
theotherextendedtoyfather;see”
villefortdreentontheyoungn;who;
alstastrangertohiont
theanseedcentredinhiseyese
bloodshot;theveinsofthethroatsples
becapurple;asthoughheruckhepilepsy;nothingwas
pletethisbuttheutteranceofacryandthecryissued
froispores;ifaythusspeakacryfrightfulinitssilence
davrignyrushedtoananddehinhaleapowerful
restorative
”sir;”oisthandoftheparalytic;”theyask
;andrightihavetobehere
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oh;youkno;tell
thetelltheandtheyoungnsvoicehokedbysobsasfor
theoldn;hischestheavedhhispantingrespirationoneuld
havethoughtthatheheagoniesprecedingdeathat
length;happierthantheyoungn;houtears
glistenedintheeyesofnoirtier”tellthe”saidrrelinahoarse
voisheybeloved;
noblegirl;onlyblessingintheoh;tellthe
thatrpsebelongsto”
theyoungnoveredbytheofhisanguish;fellheavily
onhiskneesbeforethebed;hnvulsive
energydavrigny;unabletobearthesightofthistouchingetion;
tueda;houtseekinganyfurtherexplanation;
andattraagisdrawsus
toou;extendedhis
handtoanbutrrelsahing;hehadgraspedthe
handofvalentine;andunabletoedhisagonyingroansas
hebitthesheetsforsotinothingberbut
sobs;exostposed
ofall;spoke:”sir;”saidhetoxilian;”yousayyouloved
valentine;thatyourothedtoheriknehingofthis
engagent;ofthislove;yeti;herfather;forgiveyou;foriseethat
yourgriefisrealanddeep;andbesidesooogreatfor
angertofindaplaceinheartbutyouseethattheangel
youhopedforhasleftthisearthshehasnothingretodohthe
adorationofntakealastfareains;take
thehandyouexpeorehinyourohen
separateyourselffroerforevervalentinenohe
nistrationsofthepriest”
”youarestaken;sir;”exselfononeknee;
hisheartpiercedbyareacutepangthananyhehadyetfelt”you
arestaken;valentine;dyingasshehas;notonlyrequiresapriest;
butanavengeryou;devillefort;sendforthepriest;ihe
avenger”
”ean;sir”askedvillefort;trelingatthenewidea
inspiredbythedeliriufrrel
”itellyou;sir;thattoued
sufficiently;notheprocureurfulfilhisoffice”
theeyesofnoirtierglistened;anddavrignyapproached
”gentlen;”saidrrel;readingallthatpassedthroughthendsof
thesaying;andyouknowas
abouttosayvalentinehasbeenassassinated”
villeforthunghishead;davrignyapproachednearer;andnoirtiersaid
”yes”orrel;”inthesedaysnoone
eansadeasto
thecauseofherdisappearance;evenayoung;beautiful;
andadorableorrelh
increasingvehence;”norcyisalloe;it
isyourplaansilacableeyes
interrogatedvillefort;noirtierto
davrignybutinsteadoffindingsyathyintheeyesofthedoctor
andhisfather;heonlysahatof
xilian”yes;”indian
”assuredly;”saiddavrigny
”sir;”saidvillefort;strivingtostruggleagainstthistripleforce
andhisootion;”sir;youaredeitscris
hereiatrickenbyfateitishorrible;indeed;butnoone
assassinates”
theeyesofnoirtierlighteduphrage;anddavrignypreparedto
speakrrel;ho;andndedsilence”andi
saythatrdersarettedhere;”saidrrel;hough
loone;lostnoneofitsterribledistinctness:”itellyou
thatthisisthefourthvictinthsitell
you;valentineslifeptedbypoisonfourdaysago;thoughshe
escaped;onoirtieritellyouthatthe
dosehasbeendouble;thepoisonchanged;andthatthistiithas
succeededitellyouthatyouknohesethingsase
thisgentlenhasforehasadoctorandasafriend”
”oh;yourave;sir;”exclaidvillefort;invainendeavoringtoescape
theinaken
”irave”saidrrel;”self
askhisir;ifherellectstheteredinthegardenof
thishouseonthenightofdadesaintransdeathyouthought
yourselvesalone;andtalkedaboutthattragicaldeath;andthe
fatalityyountionedthenisthesaurder
ofvalentine”villefortanddavrignyexchangedlooks”yes;yes;”
ntinuedrrel;”recallthescene;forthehoughtwere
onlygiventosilenyearscertainly;after
anifestedbydevilleforttowards
hisototheauthorities;
thenishouldnothavebeenanacplicetothydeath;asino;
spliceshallbeetheavenger
thisfourthrderisapparenttoall;andifthyfatherabandonthee;
valentine;itisi;andis;thatshallpursuetheassassin”
andthisti;asthoughnaturehadatleasttakenpassiononthe
vigorousfra;nearlyburstinghitsorength;thewordsof
rrelifledinhisthroat;hisbreastheaved;thetears;solong
rebellious;gushedfroiseyes;andhethreselfweepingonhis
kneesbythesideofthebed
thendavrignyspoke”andi;too;”heexclaidinaloe;”i
uniteandingjustie;bloodboilsat
theideaofhavingenuragedardererbyoncession”
”oh;rorrelraisedhishead;
andreadingtheeyesoftheoldn;edhunnatural
lustre;”stay;”hesaid;”noirtierospeak”
”yes;”indi
allhisfacultiesbeingcentredinhisglance
”doyouknoorrel
”yes;”repliednoirtier
”andedtheyoungn”listen;
davrigny;listen”noirtierlookeduponrrelhoneofthose
lanilesadevalentinehappy;andthus
fixedhisattentionthen;havingrivetedtheeyesofhisinterlocutor
onhisoohedoor
”doyouetoleave”saidrrel;sadly
”yes;”repliednoirtier
”alas;alas;sir;havepityon”
theoldnseyesreinedfixedonthedoor
”yi;atleast;retu”askedrrel
”yes”
”stileav
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ealone”
”no”
”atotakeetheprocureur”
”no”
”thedoctor”
”yes”
”youainalonedevillefort”
”yes”
”butcanheunderstandyou”
”yes”
”oh;”saidvillefort;inexpressiblydelightedtothinkthatthe
inquiriesadebyhilone;”oh;besatisfied;ican
understandfather”davrignytooktheyoungnsarandled
hiutoftherooarethandeathlikesilencethenreignedin
thehouseattheendofaquarterofanhourafalteringfootstep
entwhere
davrignyandrrelhadbeenstaying;oneabsorbedinditation;the
otheringrief”youcane;”hesaid;andledtheacktonoirtier
rrellookedattentivelyonvilleforthisfacewaslivid;largedrops
rolleddoentsofa
quillpens
”gentlen;”hesaidinahoarsevoice;”giveyourhat
thishorribleseainburiedangstourselves”the
tendrek
”ientreatyou”ntinuedvillefort
”but;”saidrrel;”theculprittherderertheassassin”
”donotalarourself;sir;justicey
fatherhasrevealedtheculpritsnfatherthirstsforrevengeas
chasyoudo;yetevenhenjuresyouasidotokeepthissecretdo
younot;father”
”yes;”resolutelyrepliednoirtierrrelsufferedanexclationof
horrorandsurprisetoescapehi”oh;sir;”saidvillefort;arresting
xilianbythear”iffather;theinflexiblen;kesthis
request;itisbecauseheknohatvalentinewillbe
terriblyrevengedisitnotso;father”theoldndeasigninthe
affirtivevillefortntinued:”heknoe;andihavepledged
restassured;gentlen;thathinthreedays;inaless
tithanjusticeand;therevengeishallhavetakenforthe
rderofble;”
andashespoketheseeeth;andgraspedtheold
nssenselesshand
”isebefulfilled;noirtier”askedrrel;while
davrignylookedinquiringly
”yes;”repliednoirtierhanexpressionofsinisterjoy
”sorreland
davrigny;”syhouse;andleave
toavengechild”davrignytuedroundandutteredaveryfeeble
”yes;”butrrel;disengaginghishand;rushedtothebed;andafter
havingpressedtheldlipsofvalentinehhiso;
utteringalong;deepgroanofdespairandanguishwehavebefore
statedthatalltheservantshadfleddevillefortherefore
obligedtorequestdavrignytosuperintendallthearrangents
nsequentuponadeathinalargecity;reespeciallyadeathunder
sustances
itethingterribletoutedespair
ofnoirtier;earssilentlyrolleddo
retiredtohisstudy;anddavrignylefttosuonthedoctorofthe
yoralty;inebodiesafterdecease;andwho
isexpresslynad”thedonoirtieruldnotbe
persuadedtoquithisgrand
davrignyretuedhhisassociate;theyfoundtheoutergateclosed;
andnotaservantreininginthehouse;villeforthielfwasobliged
toopentothebuthestoppedonthelanding;hehadnottheurage
toagainvisitthedeathchaerthetors;therefore;entered
theroolonenoirtierotionless;andsilent
astherpsethedistrictdoctorapproachedhtheindifferenceof
anaeangstthedead;hethenlifted
thesheetheface;andjustunclosedthelips
”alas;”saiddavrigny;”sheisindeeddead;poorchild”
”yes;”anshedoctorlanically;droppingthesheethehad
raisednoirtierutteredakindofhoarse;rattlingsound;theoldns
eyessparkled;andthegooddoctorunderstoodthatheobehold
hischildhethereforeapproachedthebed;andpanionwas
dippingthefingershouchedthelipsoftherpsein
e;heunveredthecalndpaleface;hlookedlike
thatofasleepingangelatear;anseye;
expressedhisthankstothedoctorthedoctorofthedeadthenlaidhis
pertontheerofthetable;andhavingfulfilledhisduty;was
nduetthetthedoorofhis
study;havinginafehankedthedistrictdoctor;hetuedto
davrigny;andsaid;”andnohepriest”
”isthereanyparticularpriestyouoprayhvalentine”asked
davrigny
”no”saidvillefort;”fetchthenearest”
”thenearest;”saidthedistrictdoctor;”isagooditalianabbe;who
livesnextdoortoyoushalliasipass”
”davrigny;”saidvillefort;”besokind;ibeseechyou;astoacpany
thisgentlenhereisthekeyofthedoor;sothatyoucangoinand
outasyouplease;youhepriesthyou;andwilloblige
byintrodu”
”doyou”
”ionlye;apriest
canunderstan**thersgrief”anddevillefort;givingthekeyto
davrigny;againbadefareothestrangedoctor;andretiredtohis
study;eteerantsedy
forallafflictionsast
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