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    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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