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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