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    etingsthattitilldnightatnineoclock

    thepresidentoftheclubpresentedhielf;thegeneralhe

    presidentinfordhihatoneofthenditionsofhisintroduction

    eeting;and

    thatheobebandaged;shathewould

    notendeavortotakeoffthebandagegeneraldequesnelacceptedthe

    ndition;andprosedonhishonoottoseektodisvertheroad

    theytookthegeneralscarriage

    itpossibleforhiouseit;sinceitoblindfold

    thesteriftheachnkneust

    bedohen”askedthegeneral”ihavecarriagehere;”saidthe

    president

    ””haveyou;then;sochnfidenceinyourservantthatyoucan

    intrusthitoknow”

    ””ourachnisaeroftheclub;”saidthepresident;”weshall

    bedrivenbyastateuncillor”

    ””thenherrisk;”saidthegeneral;laughing;”thatofbeing

    upset”thisjoketoprovethatthegeneralinthe

    leastpelledtoattendtheeting;butthathecawillinglywhen

    theyindedthegeneral

    ofhisprosetoalloadeno

    oppositionontheroadthepresidentthoughthesaakean

    attettorevethehandkerchief;andrendedhifhisoath”sure

    enough;”saidthegeneralthecarriagestoppedata
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    nalleyleadingout

    oftheruesaintjaof

    thepresident;ofsily

    asaeroftheclub;theyountedaflight

    ofstairs;andenteredtheasselyroo

    ”thedeliberationshadalreadybeguntheers;apprisedofthe

    sortofpresentationadethatevening;wereallin

    attendanthegeneraledto

    revehisbandage;hedidsoiediately;andoseeso

    nyyofencehehadtill

    thenbeenignoranttheyquestionedhistohissentints;buthe

    ntentedhielftheislandof

    elbaoughttohaveinfordthe

    franzinterruptedhielfbysaying;”father;they

    neednothaveaskedhissentints;hn”

    ”andhenyaffey

    dearfranzopinionsheldinnareareadybondofunion”

    ”readagain;”saidtheoldnfranzntinued:

    ”thepresidentthensoughttokehipeakreexplicitly;butde

    quesnelrepliedthathe

    heedofthententsoftheletterfroheislandof

    elba;inndedtotheclubasanwhowouldbe

    likelytoadvancetheinterestsoftheirpartyoneparagraphspokeof

    theretuofbonaparteandprosedanotherletterandfurtherdetails;

    onthearrivalofthepharaonbelongingtotheshipbuilderrrel;of

    rseilles;perorduring

    allthisti;thegeneral;ontheythoughttohavereliedasona

    brother;nifestedevidentlysignsofdisntentandrepugnancewhen

    thereadingainedsilent;hknittedbrows

    ””hepresident;”doyousaytothisletter;

    general”

    ””isaythatitistoosoonafterdeclaringselfforlouisxviiito

    breakvoperor”thisansooclear

    topertofanystakeastohissentints”general;”saidthe

    president;”peror;

    buthisjestytheeerorandking;drivenfrorance;hishis

    kingdobyviolenceandtreason”

    ””exaynotacknowledge

    louisxviii;butido;ashehasdeabaronandafieldrshal;

    andishallneverforgetthatforthesetindebtedtohis

    happyretutofrance”

    ””sir;”saidthepresident;risinghgravity;”becarefulyou

    say;yourhattheyaredeceivednceingyou

    intheislandofelba;andhavedeceivedusthenicationhasbeen

    detoyouinnsequenceofthenfidenceplacedinyou;andh

    doesyouhonoootionattach

    youtothegoventooverturainyouto

    helpus;pelyou

    toactgenerously;evenifyouarenotdisposedtodoso”

    ””youinggenerously;knoonspiracyand

    notinfogagainstyou;thatisingyour

    arecandidthanyou””

    ”ah;father”saidfranz;interruptinghielf”iunderstandnohy

    theyrderedhi”valentineuldnothelpcastingoneglancetowards

    theyoungn;itfultobehold

    villefortnoirtierchedtheexpression

    ofeaandingattitudefranz

    retuedtothenuscript;andntinued:

    ””sir;”saidthepresident;”youhavebeeninvitedtojointhis

    asselyyoue

    blindfoldedyouacceptedpliedhthist

    youosecurethethroneoflouisxviii;or

    uchcaretoavoidthevigilanceofthepoliceit

    uchtoalloasktoaidyou

    inthedisveryofourseoveitthatyouy

    ruinthoseustfirstsayif

    youdeclareyourselfforthekingofadaywhonowreigns;orforhis

    jestytheeeror”

    ””iaroyalist;”repliedthegeneral;”ihavetakentheoathof

    allegiancetolouisxviii;andioit”thesewordswere

    follourr;anditthatseveralofthe

    ersakingthegeneralrepentof

    hisrashness

    ”thepresidentagainarose;andhavingiosedsilence;said;”sir;

    youaretooseriousandtoosensibleannottounderstandthe

    nsequencesofourpresentsituation;andyourcandorhasalready

    dictatedtousthenditionsainforustoofferyou”the

    general;puttinghishandonhissed;”ifyoutalkof

    honor;donotbeginbydisavoposenothingby

    violence”

    ””andyou;sir;”ntinuedthepresident;nessstillre

    terriblethanthegeneralsanger;”iadviseyounottotouchyour

    shslightuneasiness;however

    hedidnotyield;butcallingupallhisfortitude;said;”i

    swear”

    ””thenyoustdie;”repliedthepresidentcalydepinaybeca

    verypale;helookedroundhisendti;severalersofthe

    clubsfrondertheircloaks

    ”general;”saidthepresident;”donotalarourself;youareangn

    ofhonoreanstonvinceyoubeforeresortingto

    thelastextrety;butasyouhavesaid;youareangnspirators;

    youareinpossessionofourseustrestoreittous”

    asignificantsilencefollohesehegeneraldidnot

    reply;”closethedoors;”saidthepresidenttothedoorkeeper

    ”thesadeadlysilencesucceededthesehegeneral

    advanced;andkingaviolentefforttontrolhisfeelings;”ihave

    ason;”saidhe;”andioughttothinkofhifindingselfang

    assassins”

    ””general;”saidthebly;”onenyinsult

    fiftyitistheprivilegeofhedoesousehis

    privilegefolloyadvice;sinsult”thegeneral;

    againdauntedbythesuperiorityofthechief;hesitatedant;then

    advancingtothepresidentsdesk;”;saidhe

    ””itisthis:isyhonoottorevealtoanyonei

    haveseenandheardonthe5thoffebruary;1815;betweennineand

    tenoclockintheevening;andipleadguiltyofdeathshouldiever

    violatethisoath”thegeneralappearedtobeaffectedbyanervous

    trer;edhisansw
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    eringforsonts;then;overing

    hisnifestrepugnance;hepronouncedtherequiredoath;butinsolow

    atoneastobesajorityoftheers;who

    insistedonhisrepeatingitclearlyanddistinctly;hhedid

    ””noiatlibertytoretire”saidthegeneralthepresidentrose;

    appointedthreeerstoacpanyhiandgotintothecarriageh

    thegeneralafterbandaginghiseyesoneofthosethreeerswas

    theaeers

    silentlydispersed”aken”askedthe

    president”anydepinay

    ”behepresident;”youarenolongerinthe

    assely;andhaveonlytodo

    unlessyou

    depinayon;”youarestillasbraveinyourcarriageasinyour

    asselybecauseyouarestillfouragainstone”thepresidentstopped

    theachtheyeshesteps

    leaddootheriver”ophere”askeddepinay

    ””bean;and

    thatnandinghonorable

    reparation”

    ””anotherthodofassassination”saidthegeneral;shrugginghis

    shoulders

    ””kenonoise;sir;unlessyouetonsideryouasoneofthe

    nofyouspokejustnoaketheirweaknessfor

    ashieldyouarealone;onealoneshallansweryou;youhaveasword

    byyourside;ihaveoneincane;youhavenoness;oneofthese

    gentlenoveyourbandage”

    thegeneraltorethehandkerchieffroiseyes”atlast;”saidhe;”i

    shallknoihavetodo”theyopenedthedoorandthefour

    nalighted”

    franzagaininterruptedhielf;andhisbrow;

    thereethingabling

    pallorthesedetailsofhisfathersdeath;hertobeena

    steryvalentineclaspedherhandsasifinprayeoirtierlookedat

    villefortostsubliexpressionofntetandpridefranz

    ntinued:

    ”itercury

    hadbeenfiveorsixdegreesbelohestepsovered

    the

    sideoftherailingtoassisthingettingdonesses

    follothestepstotheriver

    hsno;theeroftheriverlookedblack

    anddeeponeofthesendsforalanteinaalbargenear;

    andbyitslighttheyexanedthessh

    ply;ashehadsaid;onehecarriedinhiscane;hes

    shorterthanthegenerals;andhadnoguardthegeneralproposedto

    castlotsforthesthepresidentsaiditwashewhohadgiven

    theprovocation;andhehadsupposedeachwoulduse

    hisosthenessesendeavoredtoinsist;butthepresident

    badetheesilentthelanteheground;thetwo

    adversariestooktheirstations;andtheduelbeganthelightdethe

    ten;theywere

    scarcelyperceptible;thedarkness

    ”generaldepinaypassedforoneofthebestseninthear;but

    heissedhisaindfell

    thenessesthoughthehisadversary;whoknewhehad

    notstrutheassistanceofhishandtorisethe

    ingthegeneral;andherushedon

    hisadversarybuthisopponentdidnotalloobebroken

    hereceivedhinhissesthegeneraldrekon

    findinghielftoocloselyengaged;andthenretuedtothechargeat

    thethirdhefellagaintheythoughtheslipped;asatfirst;andthe

    ove;approachedandendeavoredtoraise

    hibuttheonearoundthebodyfounditwas

    istenedostfainted;revived

    ”ah;”saidhe;”theyhavesentsofencingstertofighte”

    thepresident;houtanshenesshe

    lante;andraisinghissleeve;shoteived

    inhisarthenopeninghisat;andunbuttoninghisat;

    displayedhisside;piercedhathirdillhehadnoteven

    utteredasighgeneraldepinaydiedfivenutesafter”

    franzreadtheselasthattheywerehardly

    audible;andthenstopped;passinghishandoverhiseyesasifto

    dispelaontssilence;hentinued:

    ”thepresidentupthesteps;afterpushinghissohis

    cane;atrackofbloodonthesnoarkedhisursehehadscarcely

    arrivedatthetopheerithe

    generalsbody;henesseshadjustthrootheriverafter

    ascertainingthathehen;inaloyalduel;

    andnotinaushasitghthavebeenreportedinproofofthiswe

    havesignedthispapertoestablishthetruthofthefacts;lestthe

    ntshouldarriveheroftheactorsinthisterriblescene

    shouldbeaeditatedrderorofinfringentofthelaws

    ofhonor

    ”signed;beaurepaire;deschas;andlecharpal”

    hisacunt;sodreadfulfora

    son;otion;hadear;when

    villefort;treling;andcrouchedinaer;hadendeavoredtolessen

    thestorysupplian;”sir;”

    saiddepinaytonoirtier;”sinceyouareedhallthese

    details;testedbyhonorablesignatures;sinceyouappear

    totakesointerestin;althoughyouhaveonlynifested

    ithithertobycausingsorroenotonefinal

    satisfaethenaofthepresidentoftheclub;thatiy

    atleastknoyfather”villefortchanicallyfeltfor

    thehandleofthedoor;valentine;oodsoonerthananyoneher

    grandfathersansenseent

    ardreoiselle;”saidfranz;tuingtowards

    valentine;”uniteyoureffortsiofindoutthenaofthen

    adeanorphanattainedduand

    tionless

    ”hold;sir;”saidvillefort;”donotprolongthisdreadfulscenethe

    nashavebeenpurposelyncealed;fatherhielfdoesnotknoho

    thispresidentes

    arenotinthedictionary”

    ”oh;
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    sery;”criedfranz:”theonlyhopeeandenabled

    toreadtotheendeofhiho

    killedfathersir;sir;”criedhe;tuingtonoirtier;”doyou

    cankeunderstandinsoway”

    ”yes;”repliednoirtier

    ”oh;deiselle;deiselle”criedfranz;”yourgrandfathersays

    hee;lendyourassistance”noirtier

    lookedatthedictionaryfranztookitbling;and

    repeatedthelettersofthealphabetsuccessively;untilhecato

    atthatlettertheoldnsignified”yes”

    ””repeatedfranztheyoungnsfinger;glidedoverthe

    ateachonenoirtieransivesignv
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