thisjouey;ofhedaybeforehehadnoteventhoughtandh
hadnoto
nodyhintelligencerespectingthehouseandsloopthehousewas
ready;andthesloopanchorina
sllcreeken;herequisite
forlitiesandoputtosea
theuntpraisedbertutopreparefora
speedydeparture;ashisstayinfranceorethan
anth”noayrequiretogoinonenightfroaristo
treport;leteightfreshhorsesbeinreadinessontheroad;hwill
enabletogofiftyleaguesintenhours”
”yourhighnesshadalreadyexpressedthatuccio;”and
thehorsesarereadyihaveboughttheandstationedtheyselfat
thestdesirableposts;thatis;invillages;wherenoonegenerally
stops”
”thatsainhereadayortwoarrange
acrdingly”asbertucciotogivetherequisite
orders;baptistinopenedthedoor:heheldaletteronasilverer
”veredh
dust;”ididnotsendforyou;ithink”
baptistin;houtansheunt;andpresentedthe
letter”iortantandurgent;”saidhetheuntopenedtheletter;
andread:
”denteanerhis
houseinthechaselyseese
paperssupposedtobeinthesetheunts
heaidofthepolice;whose
interferenhisadvicethe
unt;byanyopeningfrohebedrooorbyncealinghielfin
thedressingrooselfny
attendantsorapparentprecautions
theattet;anddentecristoheopportunityof
disveringanenehis
ightnotbeabletosendanother
ti;ifthisfirstattetshouldfailandanotherbede”
theuntsfirstideahatthisificeagrossdeception;
todraanordangerinordertoexposehioa
greaterhessaryof
police;notousfriend;orperhaps
becauseofthatadvice;thatit
ghtbesopersonalene;healoneshouldregnizeandover
;ifsuchhecase;healoneage;as
fieshaddoneovertheorweknohe
untsvigorousanddaringnd;denyinganythingtobeiossible;
arksthegreatnfroispastlife;frobr 》
hisresolutiontoshrinkfroothing;theunthadacquiredan
innes
againstnature;thatistosay;againstgod;andsotisagainstthe
hatis;againstthedevil
thegenoesenspirator
”theydonotypapers;”saidntecristo;”theytokill
;theyarenorobbers;butassassinsialloheprefectof
polirichenough;forsooth;
todistributehisauthorityonthisoccasion”theuntrecalled
baptistin;afterdeliveringtheletter”retuto
paris;”saidhe;”asseletheservantsainthereiy
householdatauteuil”
”butaininthehouse;lord”askedbaptistin
”yes;theporter”
”lordeerthatthelodgeisatadistancefrohehouse”
”well”
”thehouseghtbestrippedhouthishearingtheleastnoise”
”by”
”bythieves”
”youareafool;baptistinthievesghtstripthehouseitwould
annoylessthantobedisobeyed”baptistinbowed
”youunderstand”saidtheunt”bringyourradeshere;oneand
all;butleteverythingreinasusual;onlyclosetheshuttersofthe
groundfloor”
”andthoseofthesendfloor”
”youknoheyareneverclosedgo”
theuntsignifiedhisintentionofdiningalone;andthatnoonebut
alishouldattendhihavingdinedhhisusualtranquillityand
deration;theunt;kingasignaltoalitofollo;out
b
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ythesidegateandonreachingtheboisdeboulogued;apparently
selfoppositehis
houseinthechaselyseesallary;feeblelight
the
house;asbaptistinhadsaidntecristoleanedagainstatree;and
hthatscrutinizingglanceheived;lookedup
anddoinedthepassersby;andcarefullylookeddown
theneighboringstreets;toseethatnooneinutes
passedthus;andhehe
hastenedtothesidedoorhali;enteredhurriedly;andbythe
servantsstaircase;ofhout
openingordisarrangingasinglecurtain;houteventheporter
havingtheslightestsuspicionthatthehouse;pty;
ntaineditschiefoccupant
arrivedinhisbedrootheunttionedtoalitostop;thenhe
passedintothedressingrooinedeverythingappeared
asusualtheprecioussecretaryinitsplace;andthekeyinthe
se
door;revedthedoublestapleofthebolt;andeanwhileali
hadprocuredtheartheuntrequirednaly;ashortcarbineand
apairofdoublebarrelledpistols;ghtbe
takenased;theuntheldthe
livesoffiveninhishandsithalfpastninetheunt
andaliateinhasteacrustofbreadanddrankaglassofspanishwine;
thennteovablepanels;henabled
hioseeintotheadjoiningroohehadhinhisreachhispistols
andallarabian
hatchets;hasnotvariedsincethecrusadesthroughoneof
the;onaline;
theuntuldseeintothestreet
thusitenselydark;stillali;thankstohis
ent;
ulddistinguishinthedarknesstheslightestventofthetrees
thelittlelightinthelodgehadlongbeenextinctitghtbe
expectedthattheattack;ifindeedanattacked;wouldbe
defrohestairawindow;in
nteoneyit
theyustreachitbythe
backstaircase;orbythetheclockof
theinvalidesstruckaquartertothes
istenedguststhedolefulvibrationofthethreestrokes
asthelaststrokediedaheuntthoughtheheardaslightnoise
inthedressingroothisfirstsound;orratherthisfirstgrinding;
henathird;atthefourth;theuntknew
andisedhandting
thefoursidesofapaneofglassondtheuntfelthis
heartbeatrerapidlyinuredasnybetodanger;forewaedas
theyybeofperil;theyunderstand;bytheflutteringoftheheart
andtheshudderingofthefra;theenorusdifferencebet
andareality;betonte
adeasigntoappriseali;andingthatdanger
theotherside;dreastete
ies
thehenoiseproceededetheopeningbyh
theuntuldseeintothedressingroohefixedhiseyesonthat
inguishedashadohedarkness;thenoneofthepanes
becaquiteopaque;asifasheetofpaperuckontheoutside;
thenthesquarecrackedwas
passedtofindthefastening;thenasend;theuedonits
hinges;andanenteredhewasalone
”thatsadaringrascal;”heunt
atthatntalitouchedhilightlyontheshoulderhetued;ali
pointedtotheinheyhestreet
”isee”saidhe;”therearet;onedoesthehe
otherstandsguard”hedeasigntoalinottolosesightofthen
inthestreet;andtuedtotheoneinthedressingroo
theglasscutterhadentered;ands
stretatlastheappearedtohavedehielf
faliar
both
ontecristoexpectedthathewas
ingin;andraisedoneofhispistols;buthesilyheardthesound
oftheboltsslidingintheirpperringsition
thenooved
thestaples;ghtnoselfatho;andpursuehispurpose
anthen
drehispocketsothingheuntuldnotdisce;placed
itonastand;thenstraighttothesecretary;feltthelock;and
ntrarytohisexpectationfoundthatthekeyissingbutthe
glasscutteranergenciesthe
untsoonheardtherattlingofabunchofskeletonkeys;suchasthe
locksthbringsoforcealock;andhievescall
nightingales;doubtlessfrohesiftheiightlysonghey
grindagainstthebolt”ah;ha;”ileof
disappointnt;”heisonlyathief”
buttheninthedarkuldnotfindtherightkeyhereachedthe
instrunthehadpladiately
apalelight;justbrightenoughtorenderobjectsdistinct;was
refleednte
cristo;startingback;”itis”
aliraisedhishatchet”dontstir;”ontecristo;”andput
doewords
inaloationthe
unt;faintasithadbeen;hadstartledthenainedinthe
poseoftheoldknifegrinderitheunthadjustgiven;
foriediatelyalinoiselessly;andretued;bearingablack
dressandathreeeredhatanontecristohadrapidlytaken
offhisgreatat;ightdistinguishby
theglieringthroughtheopenpanelthathetunif
steelil;ofhelastinfrance;wheredaggersarenolonger
dreaded;hedaggerathis
breast;andhahatchetthetunicsoon
disappearedundera
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longcassock;asdidhishairunderapriestswig;
thethreeeredhatoverthiseffeedtheuntinto
anabbe
then;hearingnothingre;stooderect;andontecristowas
pletinghisdisguisehadadvancedstraighttothesecretary;whose
lockocrackunderhisnightingale
”tryagain;”heunt;hesecretspring;
ightbe”tryagain;
youhaveafeinuteshere”andheadvancedtothewindow
thenhehadseenseatedonafencehadgotdoill
pacingthestreet;but;strangeasitappeared;hecarednotforthose
ightpassfroheavenueofthechaselyseesorbythefaubourg
sthonore;hisattentionhthe
unts;andhisonlyaippearedtobetodisentin
thedressingroo
nteile
passedoverhislips;thendraoali;hewhispered;
”reinhere;ncealedinthedark;andeveoiseyouhear;
einorshoallyou”alibowed
intokenofstriontecristothendreedtaper
frocloset;andhethiefhhislock;
silentlyopenedthedoor;takingcarethatthelightshouldshine
directlyonhisfacethedooropenedsoquietlythatthethiefheardno
sound;but;tohisastonishnt;theroonatedhe
tued
”ah;goodevening;dearontecristo;”are
youdoinghere;atsuchanhour”
”theabbebusoni”exclaidcaderousse;and;notknohis
strangeapparitionuldhaveenterededthedoors;he
letfallhisbunainedtionlessandstupefiedthe
untplacedhielfbethehuscuttingoff
frohethiefhisonlychanceofretreat”theabbebusoni”repeated
caderousse;fixinghishaggardgazeontheunt
”yes;undoubtedly;theabbebusonihielf;”repliedntecristo”and
iaerygladyouregnize;dearcaderousse;itprovesyouhave
agoodry;foritstbeabouttenyearssinceet”this
calessofbusoni;binedhhisironyandboldness;staggered
caderousse
”theabbe;theabbe”rredhe;clinchinghisfists;andhisteeth
chattering
”soyouontecristo”ntinuedthefalseabbe
”reverendsir;”rredcaderousse;seekingtoregaintheh
theuntpitilesslyblocked”reverendsir;idontknoei
takeoath”
”apaneofglassout;”ntinuedtheunt;”adarklante;abunchof
falsekeys;asecretaryhalfforceditistolerablyevident”
caderousseeertohidein;
soape
”e;e;”ntinuedtheunt;”iseeyouarestillthesa;an
assassin”
”reverendsir;sinceyouknohing;youknoiitwas
lacate;thatnedto
thegalleys”
”isyourti;then;expired;sinceifindyouinafairoretu
there”
”no;reverendsir;ihavebeenliberatedbysoone”
”thatsoonehasdonesocietyagreatkindness”
”ah;”saidised”
”andyouarebreakingyourprose”interruptedntecristo
”alas;yes”saidcaderousseveryuneasily
”abadrelapse;thatistakenot;totheplacede
grevesochtheuchthey
untry”
”reverendsir;iaelled”
”everycrinalsaysthesathing”
”poverty”
”pshaaykeanbeg;steala
loafofbreadatabakersdoor;butnotcausehioopenasecretary
inahousesupposedtobeinhabitedandhejewellerjohanneshad
justpaidyou40;000franondihadgivenyou;and
youkilledhiogetthediandandtheneyboth;hatalso
poverty”
”pardon;reverendsir;”saidylifeonce;
saveagain”
”thatisbutpoorenuragent”
”areyoualone;reverendsir;orhaveyoutheresoldiersreadytoseize
”
”ialone;”saidtheabbe;”andiyonyou;and
iseriesay
leadto;ifyoutellthetruth”
”ah;reverendsir;”criedcaderousse;claspinghishands;anddrawing
nearertonteayindeedsayyouaredeliverer”
”youantosayyouhavebeenfreedfrofinent”
”yes;thatistrue;reverendsir”
”whoor”
”anenglishn”
”e”
”lordore”
”ikno;ishallknowifyoulie”
”ah;reverendsir;itellyouthesiletruth”
”anprotectingyou”
”no;not;butayoungrsican;panion”
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