younggirlsledonhergrandfather;asifhehadbeenachildde
villefortentered;folloefor;sir”
dendedheoftheparalytic
”sir;”saidvalentine;”grandfatherary”atthis
strangeandunexpecteddenddevillefortandhisfatherexchanged
looks”yes;”tionedthelatter;nessedto
declarethaththehelpofvalentineandhisoldservant;who
bothknehisaintainthe
ntest”doyouary”askedvillefort
”yes”
”todo”
noirtierdenoansdoyouhanotary”again
repeatedvilleforttheinvalidseyereinedfixed;byh
expressionheintendedtointitethathisresolutionerable
”isittodoussoilltudoyouthinkitishwhile”said
villefort
”still;”
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saidbarrois;andfidelityofanoldservant;
”ifnoirtierasksforanotary;isupposehereallywishesfor
anotary;thereforeishallgoatonceandfetchone”barrois
acknoasterbutnoirtier;andneverallowedhisdesiresin
anyobentradicted
”yes;idootionedtheoldn;shuttinghiseyesh
alookofdefiance;edtosay;”andishouldliketoseethe
personyrequest”
”youshallhaveanotary;asyouabsolutelywishforone;sir;”said
villefort;”butishallexplaintohiourstateofhealth;andke
exostridiculous
one”
”nevedthat;”saidbarrois;”ishallgoandfetchanotary;
nevertheless;”andtheoldservantdepartedtriuhantlyonhis
ssion
chapter59thewill
assoonasbarroishadlefttheroonoirtierlookedatvalentineh
alianythingstheyounggirlperfectly
understoodthelook;andsodidvillefort;forhisuntenancebeca
clouded;andheknittedhiseyebroookaseat;and
quietlyaseathielf
etigivinga
sidelookatvalentine;adeherunderstandthatshealsoo
reinintheroothreequartersofanhourafter;barroisretued;
bringingthenotary”sir;”saidvillefort;afterthefirst
salutationsyousee
hereallhislishavebeepletelyparalysed;hehaslosthis
voicealso;anduchtroubleinendeavoringtocatch
sofragntsofhisaning”noirtiercastanappealinglookon
valentine;perative;that
sheansdiately”sir;”saidshe;”iperfectlyunderstand
grandfathersaningatalltis”
”thatisquitetrue;”saidbarrois;”andthatisitoldthe
gentlenaswewalkedalong”
”pert;”saidthenotary;tuingfirsttovillefortandthento
valentine”perttostatethatthecaseinquestionisjustone
ofthoseinyselfcannotproceedtoact
houttherebyincurringadangerousresponsibilitythefirst
thingnecessarytorenderanactvalidis;thatthenotaryshouldbe
thoroughlynvincedthathehasfaithfullyinterpretedthewilland
hepersondictatingtheactnobesureofthe
approbationordisapprobationofaclientspeak;andasthe
objectofhisdesireorhisrepugnancecannotbeclearlyprovedto
;onacuntofhisyservicesheree
useless;andcannotbelegallyexercised”thenotarythenpreparedto
retireanierphhelipsof
theprocureuoirtierlookedatvalentinehanexpressionsofull
ofgrief;thatshearrestedthedepartureofthenotary”sir;”said
she;”thelanguageygrandfatherybeeasily
leat;andiostas
yselfeyourequire;inordertoset
yousciencequiteateaseonthesubject”
”inordertorenderanactvalid;istbecertainoftheapprobation
ordisapprobationofclientillnessofbodyaffectthe
validityofthedeed;butsanityofndisabsolutelyrequisite”
”hehelpofthyou
presently;youyascertainygrandfather
isstillinthefullpossessionofallhisntalfaculties
noirtier;beingdeprivedofvoiedtonvey
hisaningbyclosinghiseyesosignifyyes;and
toeansnoyounoeenoughtoenableyouto
nversenoirtier;try”noirtiergavevalentinesuchalook
oftendeessandgratitudethatitprehendedevenbythenotary
hielf”youhaveheardandunderstoodyourgranddaughterhasbeen
saying;sir;haveyou”askedthenotarynoirtierclosedhiseyes”and
youapproveofshesaidthatistosay;youdeclarethatthe
signsentionedarereallythosebyansofhyouare
accustodtonveyyourthoughts”
”yes”
”ite”
”yes”
”tokeyourwill”
”yes”
”andyoudonotetogoahoutfulfillingyouroriginal
intentions”theoldnly”heyoung
girl;”doyouunderstandnolyatrest
onthesubject”butbeforethenotaryuldanshaddrawn
hiside”sir;”saidhe;”doyousupposeforantthatancan
sustainaphysinoirtierhasreceived;houtany
detrinttohisntalfaculties”
”itisnotexaeuneasy;
butthedifficultyhoughtsandintentions;soas
tobeabletogethisanswers”
”youstseethattobeanutteriossibility;”saidvillefort
valentineandtheoldnheardthisnversation;andnoirtierfixed
hiseyesoeaestlyonvalentihatshefeltboundtoansothe
look
”sir;”saidshe;”thatneednotkeyouuneasy;hoit
yatfirstsightappeartobeiy
grandfathersthoughts;soastoputanendtoallyourdoubtsandfears
onthesubjectihaveno
tellyouifeveronce;duringthatti;hehasentertainedathought
akeunderstand”
”no;”signedtheoldn
”letustryhen;”saidthenotary”youacceptthis
youngladyasyourinterpreter;noirtier”
”yes”
”isitthatyou
edallthelettersofthealphabet
untilshecatothislettertheeloquenteyeofnoirtiergave
heoticethatsheostop”itisveryevidentthatitisthe
letteriers;”saidthenotary”;”
saidvalentine;and;tuingtohergrandfather;sherepeated;
”anstoppedheratthelastsyllablevalentine
thentookthedictionary;andthenotarychedherued
overthepagesshepassedherfingerslons;andwhen
shecatothenoirtierseyebadeherstop”will;”
saidthenotary;”itisveryevidentthatnoirtierisdesirousof
kinghiswill”
”yes;yes;yes;”tionedtheinvalid
”really;sir;youstalloostextraordinary;”said
theastonishednotary;tuingtodevillefort”yes;”saidthe
prooreextraordinary;
foricannotseehoisto
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bedrahouttheinterventionof
valentine;andshey;perhaps;bensideredastoochinterestedin
itsntentstoalloableinterpreteroftheobscure
andilldefinedher”
”no;no;no;”repliedtheeyeoftheparalytic
”eantosaythatvalentineisnot
interestedinyourwill”
”no”
”sir;”saidthenotary;eresthadbeengreatlyexcited;and
heacuntofthis
extraordinaryandpie
anhourago;hasnoequiteeasyandpracticable;andthisy
beaperfectlyvalidbereadinthepresenceofseven
nesses;approvedbythetestator;andsealedbythenotaryinthe
presenceofthee;ituch
rethanthegeneralityofsnecessaryto
begohrough;andeastothedetails;the
greaterparterhestateinhwe
findtheaffairsofthetestator;andbyyourself;he
nagentoftheationonthesubject
butbesidesallthis;inorderthattheinstruntynotbentested;
ianxioustogiveitthegreatestpossibleauthenticity;therefore;
oneoflleaguese;and;ntrarytocusto
inthedientareyousatisfied;sir”ntinued
thenotary;addressingtheoldn
”yes;”lookedtheinvalid;hiseyebeanghdelightattheready
interpretationofhisaning
”ishegoingtodo”thoughtvillefort;anded
chreserve;butoknohisfathersintentions
togiveordersforanotheotarytobesent;but
barrois;asterswishes;
andhadalreadygoofetchonetheprocureurthentoldhiso
eupintheurseofaquarterofanhoureveryonehadasseled
inthechaeroftheparalytic;thesendnotaryhadalsoarriveda
feutualunderstandingbetheters
ofthelaalpyofawill;inorder
togivehinideaoftheterinentsaregenerally
uched;then;inordertotestthecapacityofthetestator;thefirst
notarysaid;tuingto;”akeshiswill;
itisgenerallyinfavororinprejudieperson”
”yes”
”haveyouanexaountofyourfortune”
”yes”
”ietoyouseveralsuion;you
eountofyourown
possessions”
”yes”therenityinthisinterrogationneverhad
thestrugglebetindandtterbeenreapparentthannow;and
ifite;itleast;acuriousspectacletheyhad
fordacircleroundtheinvalid;thesendnotarytingata
table;preparedforing;andhislleagueandingbeforethe
testatorintheaonthesubjecttohwehave
alluded”yourfortuneexceeds300;000francs;doesitnot”asked
henoirtierdeasignthatitdid”doyoupossess400;000francs”
inquiredthenotarynoirtierseyereinediovable”five
hundredthousand”thesaexpressionntinued”sixhundred
thousand700;000800;000900;000”noirtierstoppedhitthe
lastnadsu”youaretheninpossessionof900;000francs”asked
thenotary”yes”
”inlandedproperty”
”no”
”instock”
”yes”
”thestockisinyouronoirtiercaston
barroisshoethingingo
findtheoldservantlefttherooandpresentlyretued;bringing
asllitustoopenthiscasket”asked
thenotarynoirtiergavehisassenttheyopenedit;andfound900;000
francsinbankscripthefirstnotaryhandedovereachnote;ashe
exanedit;tohislleague
thetotalauntnoirtierhadstated”itisall
ashehassaid;itisveryevidentthatthendstillretainsitsfull
forceandvigor”then;tuingtoheparalytic;hesaid;”you
possess;then;900;000francsofcapital;othe
nnerineof
about40;000livres”
”yes”
”todoyoudesiretoleavethisfortune”
”oh;”saiddadevillefort;”thereisnotchdoubtonthat
subjeadeisellede
villefort;itissheforsixyears;and
has;byherdevotedattention;fullyseost
saidthegratitude;ofhergrandfather;anditisbutjustthatshe
shouldreapthefruitofherdevotion”theeyeofnoirtierclearly
shosexpressionthathedeceivedbythefalseassent
givenbydadevillefortsannertothetiveshshe
supposedhioentertain”isit;then;todeisellevalentinede
villefortthatyouleavethese900;000francs”dendedthenotary;
thinkinghehadonlytoinsertthisclause;butingfirstforthe
assentofnoirtier;essaryshouldbegivenbeforeall
theewas
dethesubjectofdiscussion;hadsteppedback;toescapeunpleasant
observation;hereyesdoheold
nlookedatherforaninstanthanexpressionofthedeepest
tendeess;then;tuingtohenotary;hesignificantlywinked
hiseyeintokenofdissent
”akingdeiselle
valentinedevillefortyourresiduarylegatee”
”no”
”youarenotkinganystake;areyou”saidthenotary;”youreally
antodeclarethatsuchisnotyourintention”
”no;”repeatednoirtier;”no”valentineraisedherhead;struckdu
entituchthenvictionthatshewas
disinheritedthatcausedhergrief;buthertotalinabilitytoacunt
forthefeelingshertosuchanactbut
noirtierlookedatheruchaffectionatetendeessthatshe
exclaid;”oh;grandpapa;iseenohatitisonlyyourfortuneof
e;youstillleavethelovehihavealways
enjoyed”
”ah;yes;stassuredly;”saidtheeyesoftheparalytic;forheclosed
thestake”thankyou;
thankyou;”rredshetheoldnsdeclarationthatvalentine
thedestinedinheritorofhisfortunehadexcitedthehopesof
dadevillefort;shegraduallyapproachedtheinvalid;andsaid:
”then;doubtless;
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deaoirtier;youintendleavingyourfortune
toyourgrandson;ed”theheeyesh
ansostdecidedandterrible;andexpresseda
feelingalstauntingtohatred
”no”saidthenotary;”then;perhaps;itistoyourson;de
villefort”
”no”thetuteastonishntand
inquiryastoherealintentionsofthetestato
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