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    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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