greece;andarrivedhalfdeadattheierialgatestheywere
surroundedbyacroopass;
yther;havinglookedcloselyatanobjecthwas
attractingtheirattention;utteredapiercingcryandfelltothe
ground;pointingasshedidsotoaheadhe
gates;andbeneathhesewords:
”thisistheheadofalitepelinipashaofyaninaicriedbitterly;
andtriedtoraisetherfroheearth;butshewasdeadiwas
takentotheslaverket;andenianhe
esters;andhirteen
yearsofagehesoldtothesultanhod”
”ofiboughther;”saidntecristo;”asitoldyou;albert;h
theeraldedatadeintoaboxfor
thepurposeofholdinghashishpills”
”oh;youaregood;youaregreat;lord”saidhaidee;kissingthe
untshand;”andiaeryfortunateinbelongingtosuchaster”
albertreinedquitebehallthathehadseenandheard
”e;finishyourontecristo;”thehistoryis
ended”
chapter78yanina
ifvalentineuldhaveseenthetrelingstepandagitateduntenance
offranzberofnoirtier;evenshewouldhave
beennstrainedtopityhivilleforthadonlyjustgivenutterance
toafesentences;andthenretiredtohisstudy;wherehe
receivedaboutterhefolloter:
”afterallthedisoing;noirtierde
villefortstseetheutteriossibilityofanyallianed
betilyandthatoffranzdepinaydepinaystsay
thatheisshodevillefort;o
beastancesdetailedthising;shouldnothave
antient”
nooneagistrateatthisnt;sothoroughly
unnervedbytherestances;would
havesupposedforaninstantthathehadanticipatedtheannoyance;
althoughitthathisfatherwould
carrycandor;orratherrudeness;sofarastorelatesuchahistory
andinjustiustbeunderstoodthatnoirtier;
heopinionofhissononanysubject;hadalways
ottedtoexplaintheaffairtovillefort;sothathehadallhislife
entertainedthebeliefthatgeneraldequesnel;orthebarondepinay;
asheeatelystyled;acrdingasthespeakero
identifyhiyhisoilyna;orbythetitlehhadbeen
nferredonhifellthevictifassassination;andnotthathewas
killedfairlyinaduelthisharshletter;ingasitdidfron
generallysopoliteandrespectful;struckartalblothepride
ofvilleforthardlyhadhereadtheletter;whenhisw
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ifeenteredthe
suddendepartureoffranz;afterbeingsuonedbynoirtier;hadso
adadevillefort;
leftaloneeeveryntre
earrassingdeteedtobearitnolonger;shearoseandleftthe
roosayingsheakesoinquiriesintothecauseofhis
suddendisappearance
devillefortsnicationsonthesubjectitedand
ncise;hetoldher;infact;thatanexplanationhadtakenplace
betself;andthattherriage
ofvalentineandfranzlybebrokenoffthiswas
anathingtohavetoreporttothosewhowere
aberofherfatherinlawshe
thereforententedherselfnoirtierhavingatthe
ncentofthediscussionbeenattackedbyasortofapoplectic
fit;theaffairedayslongerthis
nehetrainofthetwo
silarsfortuneslyoccurred;evidentlyastonished
theauditors;andtheyretirede
valentine;atonceterrifiedandhappy;afterhavingeracedand
thankedthefeebleoldnforthusbreakinghasingleblohe
chainedtonsiderasirrefragable;asked
leavetoretiretohero;inordertoreverherposure
noirtierlookedtheperssionedbutinsteadofgoing
tohero;valentine;havingoncegainedherliberty;enteredthe
gallery;and;openingaslldoorattheendofit;foundherselfat
onceinthegarden
inthedstofallthestrangeeventshe
other;anindefinablesentintofdreadhadtakenpossessionof
valentinesndsheexpeorrel
appear;paleandtreling;toforbidthesigningofthentract;like
thelairdofravensror”ite
forhertokeherappearanaxilianhadlong
ainghehadhalfguessed
franzquittheceterydevilleforthefollodepinay;
saenter;after;andthenreenterhalbertand
chateaurenaudhehadnolongeranydoubtsastothenatureofthe
nference;hethereforequicklytothegateinthecloverpatch;
preparedtoheartheresultoftheproceedings;andverycertainthat
valentihefirstntsheshouldbesetat
libertyheistaken;peeringthroughthecrevicesofthewooden
partition;hesoondisveredtheyounggirl;asideallher
usualprecautionsandoncetothebarrierthefirstglance
iliandirectedto;andthe
firstadehisheartboundhdelight
”orrel;notbeingable
tonceivesuchintensehappiness;”by”
”bygrandfatheroh;rrel;praylovehiorallhisgoodnessto
us”rrelsonthe
uldsafelyprosetodoso;forhefeltasthoughitenough
tolovehierelyasafriendorevenasafather”buttell;
valentine;hoeanshasheused
topassthisblessedend”
valentinehepointofrelatingallthathadpassed;butshe
suddenlyreeredthatindoingsoshestrevealaterriblesecret
hersasher;andshesaid;”at
sofuturetiiellyouallaboutit”
”buthatbe”
”yourwife”
thenversationhadnoorrel;
thatheoaccedetoanythingthatvalentihoughtfitto
propose;andhelikethatapieceofintelligencesuchashe
justheardoughttoberethansuffiforoneday
hoiseofseeingvalentine
againthenextnightvalentineprosedallthatrrelrequiredof
her;andcertainlyitnoobelievethatshe
shouldrryxilianthanitoassureherselfthat
sheshouldnotrryfranz
duringthetioccupiedbytheinterviee
devilleforthadgoovisitnoirtiertheoldnlookedather
ed
toreceiveher
”sir;”saidshe;”itissuperfluousfortotellyouthatvalentines
rriageisbrokenoff;sinceithattheaffairwas
nainediovable”butohing
icantellyou;ofthinkyouareahatis;that
ihavealarriage;andthatthentract
ynsentorapprobation”noirtier
regardedhisdaughterinlaandesiringan
explanation”noarriage;uchdisliked;
isdoneaetoyouonanerrandde
villefortnorvalentineuldnsistentlyundertake”noirtiers
eyesdendedthenatureofherssion”ietoentreatyou;sir;”
ntinueddadevillefort;”astheonlyoneherightof
doingso;inaschasiaheonlyoneeivenopersonal
benefitfrohetransaction;ietoentreatyoutorestore;not
yourlove;forthatshehasaltorestoreyour
fortuoyourgranddaughter”
therefulexpressioninnoirtierseyes;hely
tryingtodisverthetiveofthisproceeding;andheuldnot
suayihope;sir;”saiddadevillefort;”that
yourintentionsacrdadeasignthatthey
did”inthatadadevillefort;”iwillleave
youoveredptacquiescence
tonoirtierandretired
thenextdaynoirtiersentforthenotary;thefirsto
upandasendde;intheuo
valentine;onnditionthatsheshouldneverbeseparatedfroiit
oiselledevillefort;theheiress
oftherquisandreran;hadregainedthe
goodgracesofhergrandfather;andthatsheatelybein
possessionofanineof300;000livres
heproceedingsrelativetothedissolutionofthe
rriagentractdevillefort;
nteorcerf;who;inorder
tolosenotiinrespondingtodanglarse
titopayallduedeferencetohispositio
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ninsociety;donnedhis
uniforflieutenantgeneral;entedhallhiscrosses;
andthusattired;orderedhisfinesthorsesanddrovetotheruedela
chaussedantin
danglarsonthlyacunts;anditthe
stfavorablentforfindinghinhisbesthuratthefirst
sightofhisoldfriend;danglarsassudhisjesticair;andsettled
hielfinhiseasyal;
acstedthebankerinanaffableandslingnner;and;feelingsure
thattheovertureheake
nsideritneanoeuvresinordertogainhisend;
butatoncestraighttothepoint
”atlast;sotihaselapsedsince
ourplansed;andtheyarenotyetexecuted”rcerfpausedat
theselyingtillthecloudshouldhavedispersedh
hadgatheredonthebrotributedtohis
silence;but;onthentrary;tohisgreatsurprise;itgrewdarkerand
darker”toonsieur”saiddanglars;asifhewere
tryinginvaintoguessatthepossibleaningofthegeneralswords
”ah;”saidrs;dearsir;
andyouindthattheitted
foi;ibegyourpardon;butasihavebutoneson;anditisthe
firsttiihaveeverthoughtofrryinghiiatillserving
apprentiorcerfha
forakingalodanglars;said:”baron;
ihavethehonorofaskingofyouthehandofdeiselleeugenie
danglarsforson;thevitealbertdercerf”
butdanglars;insteadofreanner
orcerfhadexpected;knithisbrohoutinvitingthe
unt;onsieur;it
oreflectbeforeigiveyouananswer”
”torefleoreandreastonished;”haveyounothad
enoughtiforreflectionduringtheeightyearshhaveelapsed
sincethisrriagediscussedbetweenus”
”unt;”saidthebanker;”thingsarenstantlyoccurringintheworld
toinduostestablishedopinions;orat
alleventstoodelthecrdingtothechangeof
circutances;ayhaveplacedaffairsinatotallydifferent
lighttothatin”
”idonotunderstandyou;baron;”saidrcerf
”eantosayisthis;sir;thatduringthelastfortnight
unforeseencircutanceshaveoccurred”
”excuse;”saidrcerf;”butisitaplaying”
”aplay”
”yes;foritislikeone;prayletuseretothepoint;and
endeavorthoroughlytounderstandeachother”
”thatisquitedesire”
”youhaveseendentecristohaveyounot”
”iseehieryoften;”saiddanglars;draselfup;”heisa
partiine”
”enversations;yousaidthati
appearedtobeforgetfulandirresolutenceingthisrriage;did
younot”
”ididsayso”
”;provingatoncethatiaeallyneithertheonenor
theother;byentreatingyoutokeepyourproseonthatsre”
danglarsdidnotansind;”added
ryrequestthatyouyhavethe
pleasureofseeinghuled”danglars;seeingthatifhentinued
thenversationinthesatonein;thewhole
thingghttuouttohisoorcerf;and
said:”unt;youstdoubtlessbesurprisedatreserve;andi
assureyouitstsannerto;
believeperativenecessityhasiosedthepainful
taskupon”
”theseareallsonyetyydearsir;”saidrcerf:”they
ghtsatisfyaedercerfdoesnotrank
inthatlist;andanlikehistoanother;re
hisplightedanfailstoredeehepledge;hehasat
leastarighttoexaagoodreasonforsodoing”danglars
didnotoappearso;hethetone
ed”iaoty
nduct;”repliedthebanker
”eantosay”
”iantosaythatihaveagoodreason;butthatitisdifficultto
explain”
”youstbeapossibleforto
understandtivesbeforetheyareexplainedto;butohingat
leastisclear;y
faly”
”no;sir;”saiddanglars;”irelysuspenddecision;thatisall”
”anddoyoureallyflatteryourselfthatishallyieldtoallyour
caprices;andquietlyandhulyaeofagainbeingreceived
intoyourgoodgraces”
”then;unt;ifyouustlookupontheseprojects
asiftheyhadneverbeenentertained”theuntbithislipstillthe
bloodalststarted;topreventtheebullitionofangerhhisproud
andirritableteerscarcelyallotorestrain;understanding;
hohatinthepresentstateofthingsthelaughidedly
beagainsthihetuedfrohedoor;tohhehadbeen
directinghissteps;andagainnfrontedthebankeracloudsettled
onhisbroyanduneasiness;insteadofthe
expressionofoffendedprideydear
danglars;”saidrcerf;”anyyears;and
nsequentlyakesoallohersfailings
youoeanexplanation;andreallyitisbutfairthatishouldknow
stanysonofyourfavor”
”itisfroopersonalillfeelingtohevisunt;thatisalli
annerassoon
asheperceivedthatrcerfeddown”and
todoyoubearthispersonalillfeeling;then”saidrcerf;
tuingpalehangerth
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