”dearvalentine;youstnotspeakthusratherletdiewhy
shouldiobtainyoubyviolenutualisitfroere
hunityyoubidliveihenratherdie”
”truly;”rredvalentine;”e;ifhedoes
noteinsorrodohopesrest
ondoesbleedingheartreposeonhionhial
yes;youareright;xilian;ihe
patealho;i;”cried
valentine;sobbing;”iydearoldgrandfather;
ihadnearlyforgotten”
”no;”saidxilian;”youshallnotleavehinoirtierhas
evinced;yousay;akindfeelingtoewell;beforeyouleave;
tellhill;hisnsentificationingodssightas
soonasarried;heshalleandlivehus;insteadofone
child;heshallhavetehoand
hohatlanguagebysigns;
valentine;andiproseyousolely;thatinsteadofdespair;itis
happinessthatasus”
”oh;see;xilian;seethepoe;youalstke
believeyou;andyet;eisdness;forfatherwill
curseheisinflexibleheenoe;
xilian;ifbyartifice;byentreaty;byaccidentinshort;ifby
anyansicandelaythisrriage;”
”yes;iproseyou;asfaithfullyasyouhaveprosedthatthis
horriblerriageshallnottakeplace;andthatifyouaredragged
beforeagistrateorapriest;youwillrefuse”
”iproseyoubyallthatisstsacredtointheely;by
ther”
”weorrel
”yes;;”repliedvalentine;thesewords;
”therearesonythingsaysaveunhappybeingssuchasweare”
”irelyonyou;valentine;”saidrrel;”allyoudowillbewell
done;onlyiftheydisregardyourprayers;ifyourfatheranddade
saintraninsistthatdepinayshouldbecalledtorroosign
thentract”
”thenyouhaveprose;xilian”
”insteadofsigning”
”ithisntuntilthen;let
usnottetprovideniracle;it
isaprovidencethatbeendisveredifweweresurprised;
ifitetthus;herresource”
”youareright;valentine;buthoain”
”frohenotary;deschas”
”ikno”
”andforselfieidreadthis
rriage;xilian;aschasyou”
”thankyou;adore
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dvalentine;thankyou;thatisenoughei
knohehour;ientothisspot;youcaneasilygetoverthis
fenceyassistance;acarriageusatthegate;inh
youpanytosisters;thereliving;retiredogling
insociety;asyououseourpooresist
oppression;andnotsufferourselvestobeputtodeathlikesheep;
selvesbysighs”
”yes;”saidvalentine;”i;
xilian;andnoisfiedhyourbetrothal”saidthe
younggirlsorrowfully
”adoredvalentine;ysatisfaction”
valentinehadapproached;orrather;hadplacedherlipssonearthe
fenorrel;hwerepressed
againsttheothersideoftheldandinexorablebarrier”adieu;then;
tilleetagain;”saidvalentine;tearingherselfaway”ishallhear
froou”
”yes”
”thanks;thanks;dearlove;adieu”thesoundofakisswasheard;and
valentinefledthroughtheavenuerrellistenedtocatchthelast
soundofherdressbrushingthebranches;andofherfootsteponthe
gravel;thenraisedhiseyesileofthankfulnessto
heavenforbeingperttedtobethusloved;andthenalsodisappeared
theyoungnretuedhoandedalltheeveningandallthenext
dayessageithefollowingday;
atabouttenooing;ashe
desthepostnasllbillet;
valentine;althoughhehadnotbeforeseenher
ingitothiseffect:
tears;entreaties;prayers;haveavailednothingyesterday;for
tthechurchofsaintphillippeduroule;andfortwo
hoursiprayedstferventlyheavenisasinflexibleasn;andthe
signatureofthentractisfixedforthiseveningatnineoclocki
havebutoneproseandbutonehearttogive;thatproseispledged
toyou;thatheartisalsoyoursthisevening;then;ataquarterto
nineatthegate
yourbetrothed;
valentinedevillefort
pspoorgrandthergetserdayherfever
auntedtodeliriutodayherdeliriusalstdnessyouwill
beverykindto;akeforgetsorrowin
leavingherthusithinkitiskeptasecretfrorandpapanoirtier;
thatthentractistobesignedthisevening
rreledthenehatthentract
ontecristoand
heardstillrefranzhadbeentoannounadade
villeforthadalsotentobegtheunttoexcuseheotinviting
hithedeathofdesaintranandthedangerousillnessofhis
overtheetingshould
besharedbytheuntshehedaybefore
franzhadbeenpresentedtodadesaintran;herbed
torediatelyafter
itiseasytosupposethatrrelsagitationescapethe
untsperatingeyentecristooreaffectionatethan
ever;indeed;hisnneresrrelwason
thepointoftellinghillbuthereadeto
valentine;andkepthissecret
theyoungnreadvalentineslettertesintheurseofthe
dayitehereadithe
reneakeherhappyhoanwho
hasdesourageousaresolution
hiorshehassacrificedeverythinghoshereallyto
besuprelylovedshebeesatonceaqueenandais
iossibletothankandlovehersufficientlyrrellongedintensely
forthent;
xilian;eandhelp”hehadarrangedeverythingforher
escape;thecloverfield;acabrioletwas
orderedforxilianalone;houtaservant;houtlights;atthe
tuingofthefirststreettheyps;asitwouldbe
foolishtoattraanyprecautions
oontthe
topofthatectthedescentofhisdearvalentine;
pressinginhisarforthefirsttiherofhehadyetonly
kissedthedelicatehand
heafteoonarrivedandhefeltthatthehourwasdrawingnear;
hee;asilequestion
frofriendheshuthielfinhisrooand
triedtoread;buthiseyeglancedoverthepagehoutunderstanding
aesatdown
tosketchhisplan;theladdersandthefenceatlengththehour
dreandeeplyinlovealloheclockstogoon
peaentedhissoeffectuallythattheystruckeight
athalfpastsixhethensaid;”itistitostart;thesignaturewas
indeedfixedtotakeplaceatnineoclock;butperhapsvalentinewill
notorrel;havinglefttherueslay
athalfpasteightbyhistipiece;enteredthecloverfieldwhile
theclockofsaintphillippeduroulerikingeightthehorseand
cabrioletallruin;orrelhadoften
ed
thenightgraduallydreeda
deeperhuethenrrelhishidingplacehabeating
heart;andlookedthroughthesllopeninginthegate;there
nooobeseentheclockstruckhalfpasteight;andstillanother
halfhourorreloandfro;and
gazedreandrefrequentlythroughtheopeningthegardenbeca
darkerstill;butinthedarknesshelookedinvainfortheedress;
andinthesilencehevainlylistenedforthesoundoffootstepsthe
house;ainedindarkness;
andgavenoindiportantaneventasthesignatureofa
rriagentractorrellookedathisch;ed
aquartertoten;butsoonthesaclockhehadalreadyheardstrike
tesrectifiedtheerrorbystrikinghalfpastnine
thisevalentinehadfixedit
ontfortheyoungntheslightestrustlingofthe
foliage;theleastlingofthetractedhisattention;and
dreblinglyfixedhisladder;
and;nottoloseant;plaidst
allthesealteation
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sofhopeandfear;theclockstruckten”itis
iossible;”saidxilian;”thatthesigningofantractshould
oehoutunexpectedinterruptionsihaveweighed
allthes;
sothingsthavehappened”andthenheoandfro;
andpressedhisbuingforeheadagainstthefencehadvalentine
faintedorhadshebeendisveredandstoppedinherflightthese
an
theideathatherstrengthhadfailedherinattetingtoescape;
andthatshehadfaintedinoneofthepaths;ost
iresseditselfuponhisnd”inthatcase;”saidhe;”ishouldlose
her;andbyoont;thenit
appearedrealityheeventhoughtheuldperceivesothingonthe
groundatadistanedtohihat
theostinarticulatesighatlastthehalfhour
struckitpossibletoplesthrobbed
violently;hiseyes;hepassedonelegoverthewall;
andinantleapeddoheothersidehes
preseshadarrivedtherebyscalingtheightbethe
nsequenceshoventuredthusfartodrakhe
follodistancecloseunderthehencrossedapath;hid
enteredaonthehadpassedthroughtheand
uldseethehousedistinctlythenrrelsahathehadbeenright
inbelievingthatthehouseinatedinsteadoflightsat
everyaryondaysofcereny;hesawonlyagray
ss;ontobscured
theonsfeeblelightalightvedrapidlyfroitotipast
threeede
saintransrooanotherreinedtionlessbehindsoredcurtains
edevillefortsbedroorrelguessedallthisso
nytis;inordertofolloineinthoughtateveryhourinthe
day;hadhedeherdescribethehathouthavingseen
ithekneall
thisdarknessandsilenorethanvalentines
absenostdinedtoventure
everythinginordertoseevalentineoncere;andbecertainofthe
sfortunehefeared;rrelgainedtheedgeofthecluoftrees;and
opassasquicklyaspossiblethroughtheflowergarden;when
thesoundofavoice;stillatsodistance;buthwasboeupon
the
atthissound;asheiallyexposedtovieepped
backandncealedhielfpletely;reiningperfectlytionless
hehadfordhisresolutionifitinealone;hewouldspeak
asshepassed;ifshepanied;andheuldnotspeak;stillhe
shouldseeher;andknohatsheheyrangers;he
ightunderstandsothingof
thi**hertoinprehensiblesterytheonhadjustthenescaped
froehindthecloudorrelsa
eoutuponthesteps;folloaninblackthey
desorrelsoon
regnizedtheothergentlenasdoctordavrigny
theyoungn;seeingthepproach;dreechanically;untilhe
foundhielfstoppedbyasyp;
therehepelledtoreinsoonthetenstoppedalso
”ah;deardoctor;”saidtheprocureur;”heavendeclaresitself
againsthouseadreadfuldeathabloto
nsole;alas;nothingcanalleviatesogreatasorrohewoundis
toodeepandtoofreshdead;dead”theldssprangtotheyoung
nsbroeethchatteredhathouse;
selfhadcalledaccursed”deardevillefort;”
repliedthedoctor;hatoneheterroroftheyoung
n;”ihavenotledyouheretonsoleyou;onthentrary”
”ean”askedtheprocureur;alard
”ianthatbehindthesfortunehappenedtoyou;there
isanother;perhaps;stillgreater”
”urredvillefort;claspinghishands”are
yougoingtotell”
”areyfriend”
”yes;quite;butheseprecautions”
”becauseihaveaterriblesecrettonicatetoyou;”saidthe
doctor”letussitdown”
villefortfell;ratherthanseatedhielfthedo;
orrel;horrified;supported
hisheadhonehand;andhtheotherpressedhisheart;lestits
beatingsshouldbeheard”dead;dead”repeatedheself;and
hefeltasifhewerealsodying
”speak;dolistening;”saidvillefort;”strikeiarepared
foreverything”
”dadesaintranless;advancinginyears;butshe
enjoyedexcellenthealth”rrelbeganagaintobreathefreely;h
hehadnotdoneduringthelasttennutes
”griefhasnsudher;”saidvillefort”yes;grief;doctorafter
livingfortyyearsarquis”
”itisnotgrief;dearvillefort;”saidthedoaykill;
althoughitrarelydoes;andneverinaday;neverinanhour;never
intennutes”villefortansplyraisedhis
head;dothedoctorh
azent
”davrigny
”ienottoleave”
”didyounoticethesytoofthediseasetoede
saintranhasfallenavicti
”ididdadesaintranhadthreesuccessiveattacks;atintervals
ofsonutes;eaoreseriousthantheforrwhenyou
arrived;dadesaintranhadalreadybeenpantingforbreathso
nutes;shethenhadafit;plyanervousattack;
andithebed;andher
lisandneckappearstiffened;thatibecareallyalardthen
iunderstoodfroouruntenancethereoretofearthanihad
thoughtthiscrisispast;iendeavoredtocatchyoureye;butuld
notyouheldherhandyouhesendfit
caonbeforeyouhadtuedtoethisoreterriblethan
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