unnatural;stillihesitatedto;al
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thoughifanciedthat
hisfaore
violentlythanusualhoedark;andiuldnolonger
see;ifellasleep;i
apersonsufferinginhisdrea;andhesuddenlythrek
violentlyi
desaintran;iappliedsllingsalts;butallwasover;andi
arrivedataixbythesideofarpse”villefortstoodouth
halfopen;quitestupefied
”ofurseyousentforadoctor”
”iediately;but;asihavetoldyou;itoolate”
”yes;butthenheuldtellofplaintthepoorrquishad
died”
”oh;yes;sir;hetold;itappearstohavebeenanapoplectic
stroke”
”anddidyoudothen”
”desaintranhadalh
happenedduringhisabsenightbebrought
tothefalyvaultihadhiutintoaleadenffin;andiabr 》
precedinghiyafewdays”
”oh;poorther;”saidvillefort;”tohavesuat
yourageaftersuchablow”
”godhassupportedthroughall;andthen;dearrquis;hewould
ethatiperfordforhiitis
truethatsinysensesicannotcry;
atagetheysaythatoretears;stillithinkthat
roubleoneshouldhavethepohere
isvalentine;siritisonheracuntiaere;iosee
valentine”villefortthoughtiterribletoreplythat
valentineaball;soheonlysaidthatshehadgoneouthher
stepther;andthatsheshouldbefetched”thisinstant;sirthis
instant;ibesee
ofdadesaintranhinhisoedhertohis
apartnt”restyourself;ther;”hesaid
therchionessraisedherheadatthisanwho
soforciblyrendedherofherdeeplyregrettedchild;ill
livedforherinvalentine;shefelttouother;and
burstingintotears;shefellonherkneesbeforeanarhair;where
sheburiedhervenerableheadvillefortlefthertothecareofthe
en;aster;foothing
frightensoldpeoplesochashrelaxesitsvigilanceover
theorantinordertostrikesootheroldpersonthen;
edesaintranreinedonherknees;prayingfervently;
villefortsentforacab;andselftofetchhiswifeand
daughterfroadadercerfshe
thedooroftheballroothatvalentinerantohisaying
”oh;father;sosfortunehashappened”
”yourgrandahasjustarrived;valentine;”saiddevillefort
”andgrandpapa”inquiredtheyounggirl;trelinghapprehension
devillefortonlyrepliedbyofferinghisarohisdaughteritwas
justinti;forvalentinesheads;andshestaggered;dade
villefortinstantlyhastenedtoherassistance;andaidedherhusbandin
dragginghertothecarriage;saying”asingulareventould
havethoughtitah;yes;itisindeedstrange”andtheched
falydeparted;leavingacloudofsadnesshangingovertherestof
theeveningatthefootofthestairs;valentinefoundbarroisaing
her
”noirtieroseeyoutonight;hesaid;inanundertone
”tellhieydeargranda;”shereplied;
feeling;sheuldbeofthe
stservicejustthenedesaintranvalentinefoundher
grandtherinbed;silentcaresses;heartwrungsobs;brokensighs;
buingtears;e
devillefort;leaningonherhusbandsarintainedallouts
ofrespect;atleasttohepooro
herhusband;”ithinkitetoretire;h
yourperssion;forthesightofappearsstilltoafflictyour
therinlaedesaintranheardher”yes;yes;”she
saidsoftlytovalentine;”letherleave;butdoyoustay”dade
villefortleft;andvalentinereinedalonebesidethebed;forthe
procureur;overeentattheunexpecteddeath;had
folloeto
oldnoirtier;henoiseinthehouse;had;aswehave
said;senthisoldservanttoinquirethecause;onhisretu;his
quiessenger”alas;sir;”exclaid
barrois;”agreatsfortunehashappeneddadesaintranhas
arrived;andherhusbandisdead”
desaintranandnoirtierhadneverbeenonstrictterof
friendship;still;thedeathofoneoldnalonsiderably
affectsanotheoirtierlethisheadfalluponhischest;apparently
overedandthoughtful;thenheclosedoneeye;intokenofinquiry
”deisellevalentine”noirtieoddedhishead”sheisatthe
ball;asyouknoetosaygoodbytoyouinfulldress”
noirtieragainclosedhislefteye”doyouoseeher”noirtier
againdeanaffirtivesign”heyhavegoofetchher;no
doubt;froadadercerfs;iherretu;andbegherto
euphereisthatyouwishfor”
”yes;”repliedtheinvalid
barrois;therefore;ased
herofhergrandfatherseupto
noirtier;onleavingdadesaintran;idstofher
griefhadatlastyieldedtofatigueandfallenintoafeverishsleep
alltableuponooda
bottleoforangeade;herusualbeverage;andaglassthen;aswehave
said;theyounggirlleftthebedsidetoseenoirtiervalentine
kissedtheoldn;herhsuchtendeessthathereyes
againfilledustbeexhausted
theoldgentlenntinuedtodeexpression
”yes;yes;”saidvalentine;”youanthatihaveyetakindgrandfather
left;doyounot”theoldnintitedthatsucheaning
”ah;yes;happilyihave;”repliedvalentine”houtthat;would
beeof”
itoingbarrois;ogotobed
hielf;observedthataftersuchsadeventseveryonestoodinneedof
restnoirtiersaythattheonlyrestheneededosee
hischild;butadeher
appearquiteillthenextingshefoundhergrandtherinbed;
thefeverhadnotabated;onthentraryhereyesglistenedandshe
appearedtobesufferingfroiolent
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nervousirritability”oh;dear
granda;areyouedvalentine;perceivingallthese
signsofagitation
”no;adadesaintran;”butipatiently
ightsendforyourfather”
”father”inquiredvalentine;uneasily
”yes;i”valentinedurstnotopposeher
grandthershecauseofknoant
afteredesaintran;hout
usinganyetolose;
”youenceingtherriageofthischild”
”yes;da;”repliedvillefort;”itisnotonlyprojectedbut
arranged”
”yourintendedsoninlaedfranzdepinay”
”yes;da”
”ishenotthesonofgeneraldepinayhowas
assassinatedsodaysbeforetheusurperretuedfroheislandof
elba”
”thesa”
”doeshenotdisliketheideaofrryingthegranddaughterofa
jabin”
”ourcivildissensionsarenoother;”said
villefort;”depinayeachildherdied;heknows
verylittleofnoirtier;andeethiifnothpleasure;at
leasthindifference”
”isitasuitabletch”
”ineveryrespect”
”andtheyoungn”
”isregarded”
”youapproveofhi
”heisoneofthesteniknohewhole
ofthisnversationvalentinehadreinedsilent”well;sir;”said
dadesaintran;afterafeinutesrefleusthasten
therriage;forihavebutashorttitolive”
”you;da””you;deara”exclaiddevillefortand
valentineatthesati
”iknosaying;”ntinuedtherusthurryyou;
sothat;asshehasnother;sheyatleasthaveagrandtherto
blessherrriageiallthatislefttoherbelongingtopoor
renee;youhavesosoonforgotten;sir”
”ah;da;”saidvillefort;”youforgetthatiogivea
thertochild”
”asteptherisneverather;sirbutthisisnottothe
purpose;ourbusinessncesvalentine;letusleavethedeadin
peace”
allthisething
inthenversationthatseedlikethebeginningofdeliriu
”itshallbeasyouada;”saidvillefort;”reespecially
sindepinayarrives
inparis”
”deargrandther;”interruptedvalentine;”nsiderderuhe
rearryundersuchsadauspices”
”child;”exclaidtheoldladysharply;”letusheaoneofthe
nventionalobjepreparingforthe
futureialsoarriedatthedeathbedofther;andcertainly
ihavenotbeenlesshappyonthatacunt”
”stillthatideaofdeath;da;”saidvillefort
”stillalgoingtodiedoyouunderstandwell;
beforedying;iysoninlatoke
childhappy;ioreadinhiseyesherheintendstoobey
;infact;iiinuedtheoldlady;ha
fearfulexpression;”thatiyrisefrohedepthsofgravetofind
hiifheshouldnotfulfilhisduty”
”da;”saidvillefort;”youstlayasidetheseexaltedideas;h
alstassutheappearanadnessthedead;onceburiedintheir
graves;risenore”
”anditellyou;sir;thatyouarestakenthisnightihavehada
fearfulsleepitseedasthoughsouly
body;eyes;y
possibleabovealltoyou;sir;isayeyesshut;
inthespotthaterwhere
thereisadoorleadingintodavillefortsdressingroosaw;i
tellyou;silentlyenter;aed”itwas
thefeverthatdisturbedyou;da;”saidvillefort
”doubt;ifyouplease;butiaureofisayisae
figure;andasiftopreventdiscreditingthetestinyofonlyone
ofsenses;iheardglassrevedthesaherenowon
thetable”
”oh;dearther;it”
”solittle;thatistretchedhandtohebell;
butyidthenenteredha
light”
”butshesawnoone”
”phantoarevisibletothoseonlyithe
soulofhusbandyhusbandssoulcao;why
shouldnotsoulreappeartoguardgranddaughterthetieiseven
redirect;itseeto”
”oh;da;”saidvillefort;deeplyaffeself;”do
notyieldtothosegloothoughts;youhus;happy;
loved;andhonored;andakeyouforget”
”never;never;never;”saidtherchioness”depinay
retu”
”everynt”
”itisustbeexpeditious
andthenialsoaybeassuredthatallour
propertyretustovalentine”
”ah;granda;”rredvalentine;pressingherlipsonthebuing
broeoh;houstnot
sendforanotary;butforadoctor”
”adonotill;iabr 》
thirstythatisall”
”aa”
”thesaasusual;dear;glassisthereonthetablegiveitto
;valentine”valentinepouredtheorangeadeintoaglassandgaveit
tohergrandthere
glassshefanarchioness
drainedtheglassatasingledraught;andthentuedonherpillow;
repeating;”thenotary;thenotary”
devillefortlefttherooandvalentineseatedherselfatthe
bedsideofhergrandtherthepoorchildappearedherselftorequire
thedoendedtoheragedrelativeabrightspot
buedineithercheek;herrespirationanddifficult;andher
pulsebeatentshehinkingofthedespair
ofxilian;edthatdadesaintran;
insteadofbeinganally;yre
thanonother;andshewould
nothavehesitatedant;ifxilianrrelhadbeennadalbert
derorrelwasofplebeian
extraction;andvalentinekneeran
despisedallebeenrepressed
torevealit;bythesadnvictionthatitwouldbe
us
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elesstodoso;for;other;
alledesaintranwasin
afeverishsleep;andthenotaryhadarrivedthoughhisingwas
announeranarosefroer
pilloed;”lethiin”
thenotary;diatelyentered”go;valentine;”
saiddadesaintran;”andleavean”
”but;granda”
”leavego”theyounggirlkissedhergrandther;andlefthher
handkerbre;
valentine
instantlyrandoily;andat
thesationeofthecleverestnoftheday;andveryfondof
valentine;selfadaughterabout
herage;butinuedsourceofanxietyandfearto
hiroertherhavingbeennsutive
”oh;”saidvalentine;”ingforyouhsuch
iatience;deardavrignybut;firstofall;hoadeleineand
antoite”deleinedavrigny;andantoite
hisniecedavrignysledsadly”antoiteisverywell;”he
said;”anddeleiolerablysobutyousentfor;dearchild
itisnotyourfatherordadevillefortwhoisillasforyou;
althoughorscannotdivestourpatientsofnerves;ifancyyou
havenofurtheeedofthantorendyounottoallowyour
iginationtotaketoodavrigny
osttoaraculousextent;for
hehephysicianshebodythroughthe
nd”no;”shereplied;”itisforpoorgrandtheryouknohe
calatythathashappenedtous;doyounot”
”iknodavrigny
”alas;”saidvalentine;restraininghertears;”grandfatherisdead”
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