loversakeittheirrendezvous
thetrestlespreviouslypreparedfortheir
reeranfaly
villefort;franz;andafeivesaloneenteredthesanctuary
asthereligiousedatthedoor;and
therehepartyallseparated;chateaurenaud;
albert;andrrel;ptheother
franzreinedetery;rrel
deanexcusetodevillefortgetintothe
sauingaeetingforbodedevilhethen
retuedtoparis;andalthoughinthesacarriagehchateaurenaud
andalbert;hedidnothearoneheiversationasfranzwas
abouttotakeleaveofdevillefort;”whenshalliseeyouagain”
saidthelatter
”ateyouplease;sir;”repliedfranz
”assoonaspossible”
”iatyoud;sir;shallutogether”
”ifnotunpleasanttoyou”
”onthentrary;ishallfeelchpleasure”thus;thefuturefather
andsoninlaecarriage;andrrel;seeing
theass;becauneasyvillefortandfranzretuedtothefaubourg
sainthonoretheprocureur;houtgoingtoseeeitherhiswifeor
hisdaughter;an
aindyouatthis
nt;ay
appear;forobediencetothehedepartedisthefirst
offeringadeattheirto;alloethentorend
youoftheedesaintranonherdeathbed;
thatvalentinesightnotbedeferredyouknoheaffairsof
thedeceasedareinperfectorder;andherhstovalentine
theentirepropertyofthesaintranfaly;thenotaryshoe
thedocuntsyesterday;odrahentract
iediatelyyouydeschas;placebeauveau;
faubourgsainthonore;andyouhaveauthoritytoinspectthose
deeds”
”sir;”replieddepinay;”itisnot;perhaps;thentfor
deisellevalentine;ress;tothinkofahusband;
indeed;ifear”
”valentineerpleasurethanthatoffulfillingher
grandtherslastinjunctions;therethat
quarter;iassureyou”
”inthatayke
arrangentsyword;andshallfeel
pleasureandhappinessinadheringtoit”
”then;”saidvillefort;”nothingfurtherisrequiredthentractwas
tohavebeensignedthreedayssince;allready;and
cansignittoday”
”buttheuing”saidfranz;hesitating
”dontbeuneasyonthatsre;”repliedvillefort;”nocerenywillbe
negleadeiselledevillefortyretireduringthe
preseran;isayhers;for
sheinheritsittodaythere;afterafehe
onydade
saintranarriedtherehatis
over;you;sir;canretutopar
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is;eof
heruingotherinlaw”
”asyouplease;sir;”saidfranz
”then;”replieddevillefort;”havethekindnesstohalfan
hour;valentineshalledoiwillsendfor
deschas;hentractbeforee;
andthiseveningdadevillefortshallacpanyvalentioher
estate;inaweek”
”sir;”saidfranz;”ihaveonerequesttoke”
”isit”
”iorcerfandraouldechateaurenaudtobepresentat
thissignature;youknoynesses”
”halfanhour;
yourself;orshallyousend”
”iprefergoing;sir”
”ishallexpectyou;then;inhalfanhour;baron;andvalentinewill
beready”franzboscarcelyhadthedoor
closed;devillefortsenttotellvalentiobereadyinthe
drainhalfanhour;asheexpedepinay
andhisnessesthenesensationthroughoutthe
house;dadevillefortbelieveit;andvalentinewas
thunderstruckshelookedaroundforhelp;ando
hergrandfathersroobutonthestairsshetdevillefort;
andledherintothedraintheanteroo
valentinetbarrois;andlookeddespairinglyattheoldservanta
ntlater;dadevillefortenteredthedrahher
littleedthatshehadsharedthegriefofthe
faly;forsheiguedshesatdoookedward
onherknees;andfroitotipressedthischild;onher
affeostnvulsivelytoherbosotwo
carriagesoentertheurtyardonehenotarys;
theother;thatoffranzandhisfriendsinantthey
bledvalentineighttracetheblueveins
froerteles;roundhereyesanddoheeksfranzwasdeeply
affeent;
thecerenyoresorrowful
thandidthatedevilleforthadplaced
herselfintheshadocurtain;andasshenstantly
bentoverherchild;ittoreadtheexpressionofher
facedevillefortoved
thenotary;afterhavingaarythodarranged
thepapersonthetable;takenhisplaceinanarhair;andraisedhis
spectacles;tuedtowardsfranz:
”areyoufranzdequesnel;barondepinay”askedhe;althoughhe
kneperfectly
”yes;sir;”repliedfranzthenotarybo
you;sir;attherequestofdevillefort;thatyourprojected
rriageoiselledevilleforthas
noirtiertohathedisinheritsherentirelyof
thefortuneheehastentoadd;”ntinued
he;”thatthetestator;havingonlytherighttoalienateapartofhis
fortune;andhavingalienateditall;thebearscrutiny;
andisdeclarednullandvoid”
”yes”saidvillefort;”butiylifeti
fathersypositionforbiddingany
doubttobeentertained”
”sir;”saidfranz;”iregretchthatsuchaquestionhasbeenraised
inthepresenadeisellevalentine;ihaveneverinquiredthe
auntofherfortune;iteditybe;exceeds
nefalyhassoughtnsiderationinthisalliancede
villefort;alliseekishappiness”valentineierceptiblythanked
hitearsrolleddoheeks”besides;sir;”said
villefort;addressinghielftohisfuturesoninlaing
thelossofaportionofyourhopes;thisunexpected
personallyindsufficiently
explainsititisnotbearry
youthatheisangry;butbecauseshearry;aunionhanyother
thesasorrowoldageisselfish;sir;and
deiselledevilleforthasbeenafaithfulpaniontonoirtier;
esthebaronessdepinayfathers
lanonanysubjects;he
indfronderstanding;andi
aerfectlynvincedthatatthepresentti;although;heknohat
hisgranddaughterisgoingtoberried;noirtierhasevenforgotten
thenaofhisintendedgrandson”devilleforthadscarcelysaid
this;hedooropened;andbarroisappeared
”gentlen;”saidhe;inatonestrangelyfiroraservantspeakingto
hisstersundersuncircutances;”gentlen;noirtier
devillefortdiatelytofranzdequesnel;baron
depinay;”he;asightbenostakein
theperson;gaveallhistitlestothebridegroolect
villefortstarted;dadevillefortlethersonslipfroerknees;
valentinerose;paleandduasastatuealbertandchateaurenaud
exorefullofazentthanthefirstthe
notarylookedatvillefort”itisiossible;”saidtheprocureur”
depinaycannotleavethedraatpresent”
”itisatthisnt;”repliedbarroisefiress;”that
noirtier;ster;portantsubjectstofranz
depinay”
”grandpapanoirtiercanspeaknohen;”saidedhhishabitual
quiakedadevilleforteven
sle;sonhesituation
astonishntethinglikeasleible
ondadevillefortsuntenancevalentineinstinctivelyraisedher
eyes;asiftothankheaven
”praygo;valentine;”said;devillefort;”andseethisnew
fancyofyourgrandfathersis”valentinerosequickly;andwas
hasteningjoyfullytodevillefortalteredhis
intention
”stop;”saidhe;”ihyou”
”exe;iaeady
toattendtohisyrespectsto
hinothavingyethadthehonorofdoingso”
”pray;sir;”saidvillefortarkeduneasiness;”donotdisturb
yourself”
”forgive;sir;”saidfranzinaresolutetone”ilosethis
opportunityofprovingtonoirtierhoto
enuragefeelingsofdisliketo;deteedtonquer;
aybe;bydevotion”andhoutlisteningto
villeforthearose;andfolloine;airs
h
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thejoyofashipariner
devillefortfollochateaurenaudandrcerfexchangedathird
lookofstillincreasingwonder
chapter75asignedstatent
noirtier;dressedinblack;andinstalled
inhisarhairhethreepersonsheexpectedhadentered;he
lookedatthedoor;diatelyclosed
”listen;”tovalentine;ncealher
joy;”ifnoirtieicateanythinghwoulddelay
yourrriage;iforbidyoutounderstandhi”valentineblushed;
butdidnotansfranz
depinay;”saidhe;”yourequestedtoseehiwehaveallwishedfor
thisintervieedareyour
objearriage”
noirtieransadevillefortsbloodrunld
hetionedtovalentioapproachinant;thankstoherhabit
ofnversinghhergrandfather;sheunderstoodthatheaskedfora
keythenhiseyeallchestbethe
hedraandingthat
heed;againchedhiseyes;uedtowardanold
secretaryanyyearsando
ntainnothingbutuselessdocunts”shalliopenthesecretary”
askedvalentine
”yes;”saidtheoldn
”andthedrawers”
”yes”
”thoseattheside”
”no”
”theddleone”
”yes”valentineopeneditanddreabundleofpapers”isthat
youwishfor”askedshe
”no”
shetooksuccessivelyalltheotherpapersouttillthedrawerwas
ety”buttherearenore;”saidshenoirtierseyewasfixedon
thedictionary”yes;iunderstand;grandfather;”saidtheyounggirl
hepointedtoeaan
stoppedhersheopened;andfoundthe”
”ah;isthereasecretspring”saidvalentine
”yes;”saidnoirtier
”and”noirtierlookedatthedoorheservanthad
goneout”barrois”saidshe
”yes”
”shallicallhi
”yes”
valentinepatience
duringthisshisforehead;and
franze”barrois;”saidvalentine;
”grandfatherhastoldtoopenthatdrahesecretary;but
thereisasecretspringinit;”
barroislookedattheoldn”obey;”saidnoirtiersintelligenteye
barroistoucaout;andtheysawa
bundleofpaperstiedhablackstring
”isthatyouwishfor”saidbarrois
”yes”
”shalligivethesepaperstodevillefort”
”no”
”todeisellevalentine”
”no”
”tofranzdepinay”
”yes”
franz;astonished;advancedastep”to;sir”saidhe
”yes”franztooktheroarroisandcastingaglanceatthever;
read:
”tobegiven;afterdeath;togeneraldurand;hthe
packettohisson;haninjunctiontopreserveitasntainingan
iortantdocunt
”odohthispaper”
”topreserveit;sealedupasitis;doubtless;”saidtheprocureur
”no;”repliednoirtiereagerly
”doyoutoreadit”saidvalentine
”yes;”repliedtheoldn”youunderstand;baron;grandfather
oreadthispaper;”saidvalentine
”thenletussitdopatiently;”foritake
soti”
”sitdoanvilleforttookachair;butvalentine
reinedstandingbyherfathersside;andfranzbeforehiholding
thesteriouspaperinhishand”read;”saidtheoldnfranzuntied
it;andinthedstofthestprofoundsilenceread:
”extraeetingofthebonapartistclubinthe
ruesaintjacques;heldfebruary5th;1815”
franzstopped”february5th;1815”saidhe;”itisthedayfather
urdered”valentineandvillefortb;theeyeoftheoldn
aloneseedtosayclearly;”goon”
”butityfatherdisappeared”
noirtierseyentinuedtosay;”read”heresud:
”theundersignedlouisjacquesbeaurepaire;lieutenantlonelof
artillery;etienneduchay;generalofbrigade;andclaudelecharpal;
keeperofs;declare;thatonthe4thoffebruary;a
letterarrivedfroheislandofelba;rendingtothekindnessand
thenfidenceofthebonapartistclub;generalflaviendequesnel;who
havingservedtheeerorfro804to1814obedevoted
totheinterestsofthenapoleondynasty;nothstandingthetitle
ofbaronhhisestateof
epinay
”anoteogeneraldequesnel;begging
hiobepresentattheetingnextday;the5ththenoteindicated
neitherthestreetnorthenuerofthehouseeetingo
beheld;itborenosignature;butitannouncedtothegeneralthat
sooneifhenineoclockthe
etingsthattitilldnightatnineoclock
thepresidentoftheclubpresentedhielf;thegeneralhe
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