retued;theinfluendesaintran;likehisoould
bevastlyincreased;andtherriagebestillresuitablethe
deputyproarseilles;
oinghisdooropened;andrreled
anyoneelse;butvillefortan
ofability;andhekneaderrel
ber;althoughhehadnoone;forthe
silereasonthatthekingsprocureuralakeseveryone;and
afterpassingaquarterofanhourinreadingthepapers;heordered
rreltobeadtted
rrelexpectedvillefortashehad
foundhiix;firandfullofthatglacial
politeness;thatstinsuruntablebarrieresthe
thevulga
hehadenteredvillefortsofficeexpectingthatthegistratewould
treleatthesightofhionthentrary;hefeltaldshudderall
overhiittingtherehhiselbowonhisdesk;
andhisheadleaningonhishandhestoppedatthedoor;villefort
gazedathisifhehadsodifficultyinregnizinghithen;
afterabriefinterval;duringw
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hichthehonestshipouedhishat
inhishands;
”rrel;ibelieve”saidvillefort
”yes;sir”
”enearer;”saidthegistrate;hapatronizinghehand;
”andtelltostanceiohehonorofthisvisit”
”doyounotguess;nsieur”askedrrel
”notintheleast;butificanserveyouinanywayishallbe
delighted”
”everythingdependsonyou”
”explainyourself;pray”
”nsieur;”saidrrel;reveringhisassuranceasheproceeded;”do
yourellectthatafeajestythe
eeror;ian;theteofship;who
htheislandof
elbaeistodayatitletofavoryou
thenservedlouisxviii;andyoudidnotshowasyour
duty;todayyouservenapoleon;andyououghttoprotecthitis
equallyyourduty;ie;therefore;toaskeofhi
villefortbyastrongeffortsoughttontrolhielf”ishis
na”saidhe”tellhisna”
”ednddantes”
villefortuzzleofa
pistolatfiveandtespoken;buthe
didnotblanch
”dantes;”repeatedhe;”ednddantes”
”yes;nsieur”villefortopenedalargeregister;thentoa
table;frohetabletuedtohisregisters;andthen;tuingto
rrel;
”areyouquitesureyouarenotstaken;nsieur”saidhe;inthe
stnaturaltoneintheworld
hadrrelbeenarequicksightedn;orbetterversedinthese
tters;hethekingsprocureuranswering
hinsutothegoveorsofthe
prisonortheprefeentbutrrel;disappointedin
hisexpectationsofexcitingfear;heothers
ndescensionvilleforthadcalculatedrightly
”no;”saidrrel;”iaotstakenihaveknofortenyears;
thelastfourofyservicedonotyourellect;i
caaboutsixency;asietodayto
pleadforjustieveryldlyoh;theroyalistswere
veryseverehthebonapartistsinthosedays”
”nsieur;”retuedvillefort;”ihenaroyalist;becausei
believedthebourbonsnotonlytheheirstothethrone;butthechosen
ofthenationtherae;the
legititenarchishewhoislovedbyhispeople”
”thatsright”criedrrel”iliketohearyouspeakthus;andi
augurondfrot”
”ont;”saidvillefort;tuingovertheleavesofaregister;
”ihaveitasailor;arryayoungcatalangirli
rellectnoharge”
”howso”
”youknohathereheakentothepalaisdejustice”
”well”
”idereporttotheauthoritiesatparis;andaerhewas
carriedoff”
”orrel”cantheyhavedone”
”oh;hehasbeentakentofenestrelles;topignerol;ortothe
saintergueriteislandssofineingheutotake
ndofyourvessel”
”ebuthoheisnot
alreadyretueditseetothefirstentshouldbe
tosetatlibertythoseheiradherencetoit”
”donotbetoohasty;rrel;”repliedvillefort”theorderof
irisonntcafroighauthority;andtheorderforhisliberation
stproesource;and;asnapoleonhasscarcelybeen
reinstatedafortnight;thelettershavenotyetbeenforwarded”
”but;”saidrrel;”istherenoingallthese
forlitiesofreleasinghirorrest”
”therehasbeennoarrest”
”how”
”itissotisessentialtogoventtocauseansdisappearance
sordocuntsy
defeattheirwishes”
”itghtbesounderthebourbons;butatpresent”
”ithasalydearrrel;sincethereignoflouisxiv
theeerorisrestriself;
andthenuerofprisonersesarenotontheregisteris
inuchkindnesswould
havedispelledthe
”devillefort;hoetoact”askedhe
”petitionthenister”
”oh;iknoinisterreceivestitions
everyday;anddoesnotreadthree”
”thatistrue;butheitionuntersignedandpresented
by”
”andaketodeliverit”
”hthegreatestpleasuredanteshenguilty;andnowheis
innoasitn
hi”villefortthusforestalledanydangerofaninquiry;h;
hoprobableitghtbe;ifitdidtakeplace
defenceless
”buthoinister”
”sitdoorrel;”and
eidictate”
”willyoubesogood”
”e;uchalready”
”thatistrueonlythinkayevennowbe
suffering”villefortshudderedatthesuggestion;buthehadgone
toofartodraustbecrushedtogratifyvilleforts
aition
villefortdictatedapetition;inanexcellentintention;no
doubt;dantespatrioticservicesadeout
oneofthestactiveagentsofnapoleonsretuitthat
atthesightofthisdocuntthenister
thepetitionfinished;villefortreaditaloud
”thate”
”hepetitiongosoon”
”today”
”untersignedbyyou”
”thebestthingicandoocertifythetruthofthentents
ofyourpetition”and;sittingdoethecertificateat
thebotto
”oreistobedone”
”iorrel;who
tookleaveofvillefort;andhastenedtoannouncetoolddantesthathe
wouldsoonseehisson
asforvillefort;insteadofsendingtoparis;hecarefullypreserved
thepetitionthatsofearfullyproseddantes;inthehopesofan
eventthatseednotunlikely;thatis;asendrestorationdantes
reinedaprisoner;andheardnotthenoiseofthefalloflouis
xviiisthrone;orthestillretragipire
tand;andte
hadvillefortsoothedhisesatlastthereerloo;
andrrelcanore;hehaddoneallthatwasinhispower;andany
freshattetwould
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onlyprosehielfuselessly
louisxviiireuntedthethrone;villefort;torseilles
hadbeefilledorsefulries;soughtandobtainedthe
situationofkingsprocureurattoulouse;andafortnightafterwards
herrieddeiselledesaintran;heooodhigherat
urtthanever
andsodantes;afterthehundreddaysandafterainedin
hisdungeon;forgottenofearthandheavendanglarsprehendedthe
fullextentoftheeddantes;and;when
napoleonretuedtofranediocrends;
terdtheincidence;”adecreeofprovidence”butwhennapoleon
retuedtoparis;danglarsheartfailedhiandhelivedinnstant
fearofdantesretuonassionofvengeaned
rrelofhisndation
froioaspanishrchant;intoeredattheend
ofrch;thatis;tenorteapoleonsretuhethen
leftfordrid;andoreheardof
feandunderstoodnothingexceptthatdanteshad
beeofhiecarednottoinquireonly;duringtherespitethe
absen;herefleeansof
deceivingrcedesastothecauseofhisabsence;partlyonplansof
egrationandabdutitotihesatsadandtionless
onthesuitofarseillesand
thecatalansarevisible;chingfortheapparitionofayoungand
handson;alsothessengerofvengeancefeands
ndadeup;heselfbut
feandistaken;anofhisdispositionneverkillshielf;for
henstantlyhopes
duringthistitheeiredeitslastnsan
infransrushedtoobeythesuonsofthe
eerorfeanddepartedtheterrible
thoughtthatarry
rself;hewouldhavedone
sorcedeshisdevotion;andthepassionhe
shoisfortunes;producedtheeffecttheyaleon
noblendsrcedeshadalereregardforfeand;and
thisrengthenedbygratitude
”brother;”saidsheassheplacedhisknapsackonhisshoulders;
”becarefulofyourself;forifyouarekilled;ishallbealoneinthe
ofeandsheartshould
dantesnotretu;rcedesghtonedaybehis
rcedesalonefacetofacehthevastplainthathadnever
seedsobarren;andtheseathathadneverseedsovastbathedin
tearssheetisshestoodte
andtionlessasastatue;lookingtoes
gazingonthesea;anddebatingastoheritbettertocast
herselfintotheabyssoftheocean;andthusendherwas
notofuragethatpreventedherputtingthisresolutioninto
exeetoheraidandsavedher
arried
andeightyearsolder;heerelysenttothefrontierolddantes;
ainedbyhope;lostallhopeatnapoleonsdownfall
fiventhsafterhehadbeenseparatedfroisson;andalstatthe
hourofhisarrest;hebreathedhislastinrcedesarrrel
paidtheexpensesofhisfuneral;andafealldebtsthepooroldn
hadntracted
thereorethanbenevolenceinthisaction;therehe
southe;andtoassist;evenonhisdeathbed;thefatherofso
dangerousabonapartistasdantes;atizedasacri
chapter14thetwoprisoners
ayearafterlouisxviiisrestoration;avisitadebythe
inspectorgeneralofprisonsdantesinhiscellheardthenoiseof
preparation;soundsthatatthedepthwherehelaywouldhavebeen
inaudibletoanybuttheearofaprisoner;hesplashof
thedropoftheroofofhisdungeonhe
guessedsothingunnongtheliving;buthehadso
longceasedtohaveanyinterursehthehathelookedupon
hielfasdead
theinspectorvisited;oneafteranother;thecellsanddungeonsof
severaloftheprisoners;nded
theotheentheinquiredhoheywerefed;
andiftheyhadanyrequesttoketheuniversalresponsehat
thefareestable;andthattheyedtobesetfree
theinspectoraskediftheyhadanythingelsetoaskfortheyshook
theirheadsuldtheydesirebeyondtheirlibertytheinspector
tuedslinglytothegoveor
”idonotknoentcanassignfortheseuseless
visits;e
thing;illfedandinnocentarethereanyothers”
”yes;thedangerousanddprisonersareinthedungeons”
”letusvisitthe”saidtheinspectorust
playthefarcetotheendletusseethedungeons”
”letusfirstsendforthegoveor”theprisoners
sotis;throughreuneasinessoflife;andinordertobesentenced
todeath;taightfallavicti”
”takeallneedfulprecautions;”repliedtheinspector
tfor;andtheinspectordescended
astairid;sodark;astobeloathsotosight;
sll;andrespiration
”oh;”criedtheinspector;”anlivehere”
”astdangerousnspirator;anost
strictchover;asheisdaringandresolute”
”heisalone”
”certainly”
”hohere”
”nearlyayear”
”edherearrived”
”no;notuntilheattetedtokillthetukey;ookhisfoodto
hi”
”tokillthetukey”
”yes;theveryoneingusisitnottrue;antoine”asked
thegoveor
”trueenough;hee”retuedthetukey
”hestbed;”saidtheinspector
”heishanthat;heisadevil”retuedthetukey
”shalliplainofhidendedtheinspector
”oh;no;itisuselessbesides;heisalstdnoher
yearheeso”
”so;heheinspector
hearkshoanfullofphilanthropy;andinevery
forhisoffice
”youareright;sir;”repliedthegoveor;”andthisrerkprovesthat
youhavedeeplynsideredthesubjectnoehaveinadungeonab
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out
tyfeetdistant;andtoherstair;anabbe;
forrlyleaderofapartyinitaly;e1811;and
in1813head;andthechangeisastonishingheusedtoweep;he
no;for
hisdnessisasing”
”iboth;”retuedtheinspeustnscientiously
perforyduty”thisheinspectorsfirstvisit;heo
displayhisauthority
”letusvisitthisonefirst;”addedhe
”byallans;”repliedthegoveor;andhesignedtothetukeyto
openthedooratthesoundofthekeytuin
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