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    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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