herhotel;franzperceivedthatshehaddeceivedhihenshespokeof
expectingpany;onthentrary;heroubeforetheappointed
hourseedgreatlytoastonishtheservants”excuselittle
subterfuge;”saidtheuntess;inreplytoherpanions
halfreproaanhad
defeelquiteunfortable;andilongedtobealone;thatight
posestartlednd”franzessayedtosle”nay;”saidshe;”do
notsle;itillacrdshtheexpressionofyouruntenance;and
iaureitdoesnotspringfroourhearthoiseone
thing”
”isit”
”prose;isay”
”iydeteationof
findingoutanisihaverereasonsthanyoucanigine
fordesiringtoknoe;andherheis
going”
”esfroagnorant;buticanreadilytellyouwherehe
isgoingto;andthatisdohouttheleastdoubt”
”letusonlyspeakoftheproseyouetoke;”saidfranz
”ustgiveyourdiatelytoyour
hotel;andkenoattettofolloantonightthereare
certainaffinitiesbeteet
afterserveasanductorbethat
nandpursueyourchaseafterhiorrowaseagerlyasyou
please;butneverbringhiear;ifyouedieof
terrorandnos;andtrytosleepawayall
relleyoquitesureishall
notbeabletoyeyes”sosaying;theuntessquittedfranz;
leavinghinabletodecideerelyasingherselfat
hisexpense;orherherfearsandagitationsweregenuine
uponhisretutothehotel;franzfoundalbertinhisdressinggown
andslippers;listlesslyextendedonasofa;skingacigar”dear
felloreallyyou
expeorrow”
”dearalbert;”repliedfranz;”ialadofthisopportunityto
tellyou;onosterroneousnotion
nceingitalianenishouldhavethoughtthentinualfailures
youhavetighthavetaughtyou
betterbythisti”
”uponsoul;theseen
arightheygiveyoutheirhandtheypressyoursin
retutheykeepupaityoutoacpany
theoerofthese
rksofflatteringattention;herreputationwouldbegoneforever”
”andtheveryreasonenofthisfineuntryputsolittle
restraintontheiruch
inpubliusthave
perceivedthattheuntessed”
”atansittingoppositeto
usinthesaboxypart;it
thenthelobbyafterthene;if
icanguesswhereyou
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lthenecessitiesof
theinvalidvillefortdidnotneedthehelpofeithervalentineorthe
dosticinordertocarryonhhisfatherthestrangenversation
tobeginaslyunderstood
theoldnsvooreoften;it
froodoinghe
thereforealloiogointothegarden;sentawaybarrois;
andafterhavingseatedhielfathisfathersrighthand;e
devillefortplathus:
”itrustyoue
issedbarrois;forouferencewillbeone
hproprietybecarriedoninthepresenceofeither
dadevillefortandihaveaniaketoyou”
noirtiersfable;
hentrary;villefortseyeoperate
intotheinstreansheart
”thisnication;”ntinuedtheprocureur;inthatldanddecisive
toneedatoncetoprecludealldiscussion;”will;weare
sure;ethyourapprobation”theeyeoftheinvalidstillretained
thatvacancyofexpressionobtainingany
knoind;helistened;
nothingre”sir;”resudvillefort;”arrying
valentine”hadtheoldnsfacebeenuldedinuldnothave
shootionatthisnehanobetracedthere”the
rriageonths;”saidvillefort
noirtierseyestillretaineditsinaniteexpression
dadevillefortnoookherpartinthenversationand
added;”houghtthisneerestforyou;
sir;ertainedagreataffectionforvalentine;it
thereforeonlynoainsforustotellyouthenaoftheyoungn
forsheisdestineditisoneofthestdesirablennections
ed;hepossessesfortune;ahighrankin
society;andeverypersonalqualificationlikelytorendervalentine
suprelyhappy;hisna;reover;cannotbeoyou
itisfranzdequesnel;barondepinay”
heold
nsuntenaneof
franz;thepupilofnoirtierseyebegantodilate;andhiseyelids
treledeventthatybeperceivedonthelipsofan
individualabouttospeak;andhedartedalightningglanceatda
devillefortandhissontheprocureur;hepoliticalhatred
erlyexistedbetnoirtierandtheelderdepinay;
enthad
produdiatelyresud
thenarrativebegunbyhishat
valentineisabouttoenterheieenthyear;
iortantthatsheshouldlosenotiinfogasuitablealliance
nevertheless;youhavenotbeenforgotteninourplans;andwehave
fullyascertainedbeforehandthatvalentinesfuturehusbandwill
nsent;nottoliveinthishouse;forthatghtnotbepleasantfor
theyoungpeople;butthatyoushouldlive;sothatyouand
valentine;tachedtoeachother;beseparated;
andyoueurseoflifeh
youhavehithertodone;andthus;insteadoflosing;youwillbea
gainerbythechange;asitoyouteadof
one;tofortyou”
noirtierslookething
desperateansnd;foracryofangerand
griefroseinhisthroat;andnotbeingabletofindventinutterance;
appearedalstto;forhisfaceandlipstuedquitepurple
hthestrugglevillefortquietlyopenedais
very;andtheheataffectsnoirtier”hethenretuedtohis
plaadadevillefort;
”isquiteagreeabletotheily;
besides;hehadnorelationsnearerthananuncleandaunt;histher
havingdiedathisbirth;andhisfatherhavingbeenassassinated
in1815;thatistosay;tnaturally
folloittedtochoosehisos;andhe
has;therefore;seldocknoherauthoritybutthatofhis
ownwill”
”thatassassinationysteriousaffair;”saidvillefort;”andthe
perpetratorshavehithertoescapeddetection;althoughsuspicionhas
fallenontheheadofrethanoneperson”noirtierdesuchan
effortthathislipsexpandedintoasle
”notheguiltreallybelongs;
bytheay
probablydescendhere;andthecertainjudgntofgodhereafter;
heopportunitythusaffordedofbestoh
apeaheyso
ruthlesslydestroyed”noirtierhadsucceededinsteringhisetion
rethanuldhavebeendeedpossiblehsuchanenfeebledand
shatteredfra”yes;iunderstand;”hereplyntainedinhis
look;andthislookexpressedafeelingofstrongindignation;xed
ptvillefortfullyunderstoodhisfathersaning;
andansotionedtohis
edevillefort;”istbidyou
fareetosendede”
ithadbeenagreedthattheoldnshouldexpresshisapprobationby
es;andifhe
hadsodesireorfeelingtoexpress;heraisedtheoheavenif
heedvalentine;heclosedhisrighteyeonly;andifbarrois;the
leftatdadevillefortspropositionheinstantlywinkedhiseyes
provokedbyapleterefusal;shebitherlipandsaid;”thenshall
isendvalentioyou”theoldnclosedhiseyeseagerly;thereby
intitingthatsuchedevillefortbowedand
lefttheroogivingordersthatvalentineshouldbesuonedtoher
grandfatherspresence;andfeelingsurethatsheuchtodo
torestorecalesstotheperturbedspiritoftheinvalidvalentine;
otion;enteredtherooustafter
herparentshadquitteditonelooktotellherthather
grandfatheruindhhe
nicatetoher”deargrandpapa;”criedshe;”wha
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t
hashappenedtheyhavevexedyou;andyouareangry”theparalytic
closedhiseyesintokenofassent”y
father”
”no”
”dadevillefort”
”no”
””theforrsigne”cried
valentineinastonishntnoirtieragainclosedhiseyes”and
haveidone;deargrandpapa;thatyoushouldbeangrye”cried
valentine
thereinued”ihavenotseenyouallday
hasanyonebeenspeakingtoyouagainst”
”yes;”saidtheoldnslook;heageess
”letthinkantidoassureyou;grandpapaahanddade
villeforthavejustleftthisroohavetheynot”
”yes”
”anditethingadeyouangry
;thatiyhavetheopportunityof
kingpeacehyou”
”no;no;”saidnoirtierslook
”ah;youfrightencantheyhavesaid”andsheagaintriedto
thinkituldbe
”ah;iknootheold
n”theyhavebeenspeakingofrriage;havetheynot”
”yes;”repliedtheangrylook
”iunderstand;youaredispleasedatthesilenceihavepreservedonthe
subjectthereasonofitykeepingthe
tterasecret;andbeggednottotellyouanythingofittheydid
notevenacquaint
bychance;thatishyou;deargrandpapa
prayforgive”butthereedtoreassureher;all
itseedtosaye”
”isit;then”askedtheyounggirl”perhapsyouthinkishall
abandonyou;deargrandpapa;andthatishallforgetyou
rried”
”no”
”theytoldyou;then;thatdepinaynsentedtoourallliving
together”
”yes”
”thenanseyesbead
hanexpressionofgentleaffection”yes;iunderstand;”said
valentine;”itisbee”theoldnassented”andyou
areafraidishallbeunhappy”
”yes”
”youdonotlikefranz”theeyesrepeatedseveraltis;”no;no;
no”
”thenyouarevexedent”
”yes”
”en;”saidvalentine;throwingherselfonherknees;and
puttingheraroundhergrandfathersneck;”iaexed;too;forido
notlovefranzdepinay”anexpressionofintensejoyillunedthe
oldnseyes”ber
hoe”ateartreledintheeyeoftheinvalid
”yproposingithat
ightescapethishatefulrriage;etodespair”
noirtiersbreathingcathickandshort”thentheideaofthis
rriagereallygrievesyoutooah;ifyouuldbuthelpifwe
uldbothtogetherdefeattheirplanbutyouareunabletooppose
theyou;indissoquick;andare
nevertheless;asselfalas;
you;einthedays
ofyourhealthandstrength;yjoysand
sorrohowever;
thisisch;andcallsforgratitudeandheavenhasnottakenawayall
blessingseyoursyathyandkindness”
atthesehereappearedinnoirtierseyeanexpressionofsuch
deepaningthattheyounggirlthoughtsheuldreadthesewords
there:”youarestaken;icanstilldochforyou”
”doyouthinkyoucanhelp;deargrandpapa”saidvalentine
”yes”noirtierraisedhiseyes;it
andvalentineedanything
”isityou;deargrandpapa”saidvalentine;andshe
endeavoredtorecalltondallthethingso
need;andastheideaspresentedtheelvestohed;sherepeated
theloud;then;findingthatallhereffortselicitednothingbuta
nstant”no;”shesaid;”e;sincethisplandoesnotanswer;i
oanother”shethenrecitedallthelettersofthe
alphabetfrodoonthatlettertheparalytic
deherunderstandthatshehadspokentheinitialletterofthething
heed”ah;”saidvalentine;”thethingyoudesirebeginshthe
lette;itisesee;
canyouthatbeginshnnanenino”
”yes;yes;yes;”saidtheoldnseye
”ah;itisno;then”
”yes”valentinefetchedadictionary;hsheplacedonadesk
beforenoirtier;sheopenedit;and;seeingthattheoddnseyewas
thoroughlyfixedonitspages;sheranherfingerquicklyupanddown
thelusduringthesixyearsierfirst
fellintothissadstate;valentinespoionhadbeentoo
oftenputtothetestnottorenderherexpertindevisingexpedients
forgainingaknohenstantpracticehad
soperfeansaningas
quicklyasifhehielfhadbeenabletoseekforheedat
theadeasigntohertostop”notary;”said
she;”doyouanagainsignified
thatitaryhedesired
”youarytobesentforthen”saidvalentine
”yes”
”shallfatherbeinfordofyourwish”
”yes”
”doyoudiately”
”yes”
”thentheyshallgoforhiirectly;deargrandpapaisthatallyou
”
”yes”valentinerangthebell;andorderedtheservanttotellnsieur
ordadevillefortthattheynoirtiers
roo”areyousatisfiednoine
”yes”
”iaureyouare;itisnotverydifficulttodisverthat;”andthe
younggirlsledonhergrandfather;asifhehadbeenachildde
villefor
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