en;onthentrary;arerarelytotedorse;forthe
deyou;yoursfortunesaregenerallyiosed
uponyou;andyourfaultstheresultsofotherscris”
”inanycase;sir;youedanglars;”that;even
ifthefaultine;ilastnightreceivedaseverepunishnt
forit”
”poorthing;”saidvillefort;pressingherhand;”itooseverefor
yourstrength;foryoued;andyet”
”well”
”usttellyoullectallyoururage;foryouhavenotyet
heardall”
”ah;”exclaiddadanglars;alard;”oretohear”
”youonlylookbacktothepast;anditis;indeed;badenoughwell;
pioregloostillcertainlyfrightful;
perhapssanguinary”thebaronessknevillefortnaturallywas;
andhispresentexcitentfrightenedhersochthatsheopened
heruthtoscreabutthesounddiedinherthroat”hohis
terriblepastbeenrecalled”criedvillefort;”hothatithas
esbandtherecessesofourhearts;
;eningour
cheeksandflushingourbroe”
”alas;”saidhee;”doubtlessitischance”
”ada;thereisnosuchthingas
chance”
”oh;yes;hasnotafatalchancerevealedallthisnotbychance
theuntofntecristoboughtthathousenotbychancehe
causedtheearthtobedugupisitnotbychancethattheunfortunate
childerredunderthetreesthatpoorinnocentoffspringof
ne;iany;nytears
ah;heartclungtotheuntentionedthedearspoilfound
beneaththeflowers”
”ada;thisistheterribleneotellyou;”said
villefortinahollohinghtheflowers;
thereustnotustnot
groan;yousttrele”
”ean”askeddadanglars;shuddering
”ianthatdentecristo;diggingundeeaththesetrees;found
neitherskeletonnorhere”
”neitherofthehere”repeateddadanglars;herstaring;
”neitherofthehere”sheagainsaid;asthoughstrivingtoiress
herselfeaningofthehescapedher
”no;”saidvillefort;buryinghisfaceinhishands;”no;ahundred
tisno”
”thenyoudidnotburythepoorchildthere;sireive
ewhere”
”therebutlistentolistenandyouewhohasfor
tabouttoreveal;
houtcastingtheleastportionuponyou”
”oh;youfrightenbutspeak;ien”
”yourellectthatsadnight;hat
bedinthereddaskrooatedthanyou;
aetionless;
breathless;voiceless;edanglarsved
rapidly;asthoughsheherchair;butvillefort
stopped;andploreherattention”we
thoughtitdead;”herepeated;”iplaceditinthechest;o
taketheplaceofaffin;idescendedtothegarden;idugahole;and
thenflungitdoescarcelyhadiveredithearth;when
thearfthersicanret
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chedtoe;isawashadowrise;
and;atthesati;aflashoflightifeltpain;iocry
out;butaniyveinsandstifledvoice;ifell
lifeless;andfane
urage;yselftothe
footofthestairs;andyou;alstdyingyourself;ewe
okeepsilentuponthedreadfulcatastropheyouhadthe
fortitudetoregainthehouse;assistedbyyouurseaduelwas
thepretextforedit;oursecret
reinedinouroakentoversailles;forthree
nthsistrugglededtoclingtolife;
iencarriedfroaristochalons;
edevillefortfollohelitterin
hercarriageatchalonsiuponthesaone;thenceipassedon
totherhone;erelyhthecurrent;toarles;
atarlesiylitter;andntinuedjoueyto
rseillesreverylastedsixnthsineverheardyountioned;
andididnotdareinquireforyouuedtoparis;ileaed
thatyou;thearrieddanglars
”thetinsciousness
retuedtoalealingevery
nightindrea;risingfroheearth;andhoveringoverthegrave
enadiatelyonretuto
paris;thehousehadnotbeeninhabitedsinceit;butithad
justbeenletfoineyearsifoundthetenantipretendedthati
dislikedtheideathatahousebelongingtoother
shouldpassintothehandsofstrangersiofferedtopaytheor
cancellingthelease;theydended6;000francsiwouldhavegiven
10;000ioneye;idethe
tenantsignthedeedofresilition;andainediso
ched;igallopedtoauteuil
”noonehadenteredthehousesinceihadleftititlock
intheafteoon;ias;andedfoight
thereallthethoughtseduringyearofnstant
agonycabackhdoubleforcethersican;he
vendettaagainst;efroistoparis;whohad
hidhielfinthegarden;e;hadseendigthegrave;
hadseeninterthechild;heghtbeeacquaintedhyour
person;nay;heghteventhenhaveknooneday
keyoupayforkeepingthisterriblesecretnotbeas
revengeforhiheblowofhis
daggerithereforenecessary;beforeeverythingelse;andatall
risks;thatishouldcausealltracesofthepasttodisappearthat
ishoulddestroyeveryterialvestige;toochrealitywouldalways
reininrellectionithisihadannulledtheleaseit
eithisiingnightarrived;
ialloequitedarki;
hehedoors;behindinuallyexpected
toseesospyncealed;itrelediseedeveryohearyour
ansbehindinthebed;andidarednottuaroundheartbeat
soviolentlythatifearedlength;onebyone;
allthenoisesintheneighborhoodceasediunderstoodthatihad
nothingtofear;thatishouldneitherbeseennorheard;soidecided
upondescendingtothegarden
”listen;hee;insiderselfasbraveasstn;butwheni
drebreastthelittlekeyofthestaircase;hihadfound
inatthatlittlekeyuch;hyou
ohavefastenedtoagoldenringhedoor;and
saoonsheddingalongstreafelightonthespiral
staircaselikeaspectre;ileanedagainstthewall;andnearly
shriekediseedtobegoingdatlastisteredagitationi
descendedthestaircasestepbystep;theonlythingiuldnotnquer
blinginkneesigraspedtherailings;ifihad
relaxedholdforant;ishouldhavefallenireachedthelower
dooroutsidethisdooraspadetheook
it;andadvancedtoyselfha
darklanteintheddleofthelaoppedtolightit;theni
ntinuedpath
”itber;alltheverdureofthegardenhad
disappeared;thetreesorethanskeletonshtheirlong
bonyar;andthedeadleavessoundedonthegravelunderfeet
terrorovercatosuchadegreeasiapproachedthethicket;that
itookapistolfroypocketandardselfifanciedntinually
thatisained
thethicketydarklante;itptyilookedcarefully
around;iurbedthesilencebuttheowl;
edtobecallingupthephantoofthenight
itiedlantetoaforkedbranchihadnoticedayearbeforeatthe
precisespotoppedtodigthehole
”thegrasshadgror;andwhen
autuarrivednoonehadbeentheretostilloneplacewhere
thegrassyattention;itevidentlyhereihad
tuedupthegrounditohen;forhihad
beeningduringthelastyearhadatlengtharrivedhowiworked;
hoe
resistanadea
holethefirstithoughtihadbeendeceivedhad
stakenthespotituedaround;ilookedatthetrees;itriedto
recallthedetailseatthetiald;sharpwind
foreheadirellectedthatipling
thegroundtofillupthehole;a
labuubehindificialrockery;intendedtoserveasa
restingplaceforpersonsyhand;
relaxingitsholdofthelabuufelttheldnessofthestoneon
rightisaetheroeattitude;
andthreyselfdohe
hole;stillifoundnothing;nothingthechesthere”
”theurreddadanglars;chokingh
fear
”thinknotintentedselfhthisoneeffort;”ntinued
villefort”no;isearchedthehicketithou
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ghttheassassin;
havingdisveredthechest;andsupposingittobeatreasure;had
intendedcarryingitoff;but;perceivinghiserror;hadduganother
hole;anddepositeditthere;butiuldfindnothingthentheidea
struplythrown
itinaerinthelastcaseisty
searanded”
”oh;heavens”
dayfirstvisitothe
thietraceseinthe
darknessihadtueduptheearthoverasurfaorethanty
feetsquare;andadepthoftalaborerhavedonein
adayeanhourbutiuldfindnothingabsolutely
nothingthenirenehesearchsupposingithadbeenthrownaside;
ithepathothelittlegate;butthis
exanationhefirst;andhaburstinghearti
retuedtothethicket;e”
”oh;”crieddadanglars;”itad”
”ihopedforantthatitght;”saidvillefort;”butthat
happinessehoystrengthandideas;
anhavecarriedaherpse”
”butyousaid;”replieddadanglars;”heasa
proof”
”ah;no;da;thatuldnotbedeadbodiesarenotkeptayear;
theyareshoagistrate;andtheevidenceistakennohing
ofthekindhashappened”
”ine;trelingviolently
”sothingreterrible;refatal;realagforusthechild
ayhavesavedit”
dadanglarsutteredapiercingcry;and;seizingvillefortshands;
exclaid;”childychildalive
youychildah”
dadanglarshadrisen;andstoodbeforetheprocureur;whosehands
sheerelysupposeso;asi
ghtsupposeanythingelse;”repliedvilleforthalooksofixed;
itindicatedthathispoindhevergeofdespairand
dness”ah;child;poorchild”criedthebaroness;falling
onherchair;andstiflinghersobsinherhandkerchiefvillefort;
beingsoatealstorbr 》
gatheringoverhishead;hestinspiredadanglarshtheterror
hefelt”youunderstand;then;thatifitwereso;”saidhe;risingin
histu;andapproachingthebaroness;tospeaktoherinaloone;
”eoneknoeoneis
inpossessionofoursecret;andsincentecristospeaksbeforeusof
achilddisinterred;hatchilduldnotbefound;itishewhois
inpossessionofoursecret”
”justgod;avenginggod”rreddadanglars
villefortsonlyansifledgroan
”butthechildthechild;sir”repeatedtheagitatedther
”ho;”repliedvillefort;wringinghishands;
”hoinlongsleeplessnights;howihavelonged
forroyalillionofseillionofn;
andtofindneangthetlast;oneday;hehundredth
tiitookupspade;iaskedselfagainandagainthe
rsicanuldhavedonebersafugitive;
perhaps;onperceivingitillalive;hehadthrointothe
river”
”iossible”crieddadanglars:”anyrderanotheroutof
revenge;buthedeliberatelydrohild”
”perhaps;”ntinuedvillefort;”hehadputitinthefoundling
hospital”
”oh;yes;yes;”ychildisthere”
”irantothehospital;andleaedthatthesanightthenightof
the20thofsepteerachildhadbeenbroughtthere;
ofafinelinennapkin;purposelytoinhalfthisportionofthe
napkinarkedhhalfabaronscroheletterh”
”truly;truly;”saiddadanglars;”alllinenisrkedthus;
nsieurdenargonneynaisheethankgod;
childthendead”
”no;itdead”
”andyouedieofjoywhereis
thechild”villefortshruggedhisshoulders”doiknow”saidhe;”and
doyoubelievethatifikneetoyouallitstrialsand
allitsadventuresasatistoranoveleralas;no;
iknoan;aboutsixnthsafter;iththe
otherhalfofthenapkinthisangavealltherequisiteparticulars;
anditrustedtoher”
”butyoushouldhaveinquiredforthean;youshouldhavetraced
her”
”andinalprocess;andeloyed
allthestacutebloodhoundsandskilfulagentsinsearchofherthey
tracedhertochalons;andtheretheylosther”
”theylosther”
”yes;forever”dadanglarshadlistenedtothisrecitalha
sigh;atear;orashriekforeverydetail”andthisisall”saidshe;
”andyoustoppedthere”
”oh;no;”saidvillefort;”ineverceasedtosearchandtoinquire
hoyselfsorespite
butnooreperseveranceandfurythanever;since
fearurges;notnscience”
”but;”replieddadanglars;”theuntofntecristocanknow
nothing;orheseekoursocietyashedoes”
”oh;theanisverygreat;”saidvillefort;”sinceit
surpassesthegoodnessofgoddidyouobservethatnseyeswhilehe
ous”
”no”
”buthaveyouevercarefully”
”doubtlessheisca
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