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chance”
”oh;yes;hasnotafatalchancerevealedallthisnotbychance
theuntofntecristoboughtthathousenotbychancehe
causedtheearthtobedugupisitnotbychancethattheunfortunate
childerredunderthetreesthatpoorinnocentoffspringof
ne;iany;nytears
ah;heartclungtotheuntentionedthedearspoilfound
beneaththeflowers”
”ada;thisistheterribleneotellyou;”said
villefortinahollohinghtheflowers;
thereustnotustnot
groan;yousttrele”
”ean”askeddadanglars;shuddering
”ianthatdentecristo;diggingundeeaththesetrees;found
neitherskeletonnorhere”
”neitherofthehere”repeateddadanglars;herstaring;
”neitherofthehere”sheagainsaid;asthoughstrivingtoiress
herselfeaningofthehescapedher
”no;”saidvillefort;buryinghisfaceinhishands;”no;ahundred
tisno”
”thenyoudidnotburythepoorchildthere;sireive
ewhere”
”therebutlistentolistenandyouewhohasfor
tabouttoreveal;
houtcastingtheleastportionuponyou”
”oh;youfrightenbutspeak;ien”
”yourellectthatsadnight;hat
bedinthereddaskrooatedthanyou;
aetionless;
breathless;voiceless;edanglarsved
rapidly;asthoughsheherchair;butvillefort
stopped;andploreherattention”we
thoughtitdead;”herepeated;”iplaceditinthechest;o
taketheplaceofaffin;idescendedtothegarden;idugahole;and
thenflungitdoescarcelyhadiveredithearth;when
thearfthersicanret
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chedtoe;isawashadowrise;
and;atthesati;aflashoflightifeltpain;iocry
out;butaniyveinsandstifledvoice;ifell
lifeless;andfane
urage;yselftothe
footofthestairs;andyou;alstdyingyourself;ewe
okeepsilentuponthedreadfulcatastropheyouhadthe
fortitudetoregainthehouse;assistedbyyouurseaduelwas
thepretextforedit;oursecret
reinedinouroakentoversailles;forthree
nthsistrugglededtoclingtolife;
iencarriedfroaristochalons;
edevillefortfollohelitterin
hercarriageatchalonsiuponthesaone;thenceipassedon
totherhone;erelyhthecurrent;toarles;
atarlesiylitter;andntinuedjoueyto
rseillesreverylastedsixnthsineverheardyountioned;
andididnotdareinquireforyouuedtoparis;ileaed
thatyou;thearrieddanglars
”thetinsciousness
retuedtoalealingevery
nightindrea;risingfroheearth;andhoveringoverthegrave
enadiatelyonretuto
paris;thehousehadnotbeeninhabitedsinceit;butithad
justbeenletfoineyearsifoundthetenantipretendedthati
dislikedtheideathatahousebelongingtoother
shouldpassintothehandsofstrangersiofferedtopaytheor
cancellingthelease;theydended6;000francsiwouldhavegiven
10;000ioneye;idethe
tenantsignthedeedofresilition;andainediso
ched;igallopedtoauteuil
”noonehadenteredthehousesinceihadleftititlock
intheafteoon;ias;andedfoight
thereallthethoughtseduringyearofnstant
agonycabackhdoubleforcethersican;he
vendettaagainst;efroistoparis;whohad
hidhielfinthegarden;e;hadseendigthegrave;
hadseeninterthechild;heghtbeeacquaintedhyour
person;nay;heghteventhenhaveknooneday
keyoupayforkeepingthisterriblesecretnotbeas
revengeforhiheblowofhis
daggerithereforenecessary;beforeeverythingelse;andatall
risks;thatishouldcausealltracesofthepasttodisappearthat
ishoulddestroyeveryterialvestige;toochrealitywouldalways
reininrellectionithisihadannulledtheleaseit
eithisiingnightarrived;
ialloequitedarki;
hehedoors;behindinuallyexpected
toseesospyncealed;itrelediseedeveryohearyour
ansbehindinthebed;andidarednottuaroundheartbeat
soviolentlythatifearedlength;onebyone;
allthenoisesintheneighborhoodceasediunderstoodthatihad
nothingtofear;thatishouldneitherbeseennorheard;soidecided
upondescendingtothegarden
”listen;hee;insiderselfasbraveasstn;butwheni
drebreastthelittlekeyofthestaircase;hihadfound
inatthatlittlekeyuch;hyou
ohavefastenedtoagoldenringhedoor;and
saoonsheddingalongstreafelightonthespiral
staircaselikeaspectre;ileanedagainstthewall;andnearly
shriekediseedtobegoingdatlastisteredagitationi
descendedthestaircasestepbystep;theonlythingiuldnotnquer
blinginkneesigraspedtherailings;ifihad
relaxedholdforant;ishouldhavefallenireachedthelower
dooroutsidethisdooraspadetheook
it;andadvancedtoyselfha
darklanteintheddleofthelaoppedtolightit;theni
ntinuedpath
”itber;alltheverdureofthegardenhad
disappeared;thetreesorethanskeletonshtheirlong
bonyar;andthedeadleavessoundedonthegravelunderfeet
terrorovercatosuchadegreeasiapproachedthethicket;that
itookapistolfroypocketandardselfifanciedntinually
thatisained
thethicketydarklante;itptyilookedcarefully
around;iurbedthesilencebuttheowl;
edtobecallingupthephantoofthenight
itiedlantetoaforkedbranchihadnoticedayearbeforeatthe
precisespotoppedtodigthehole
”thegrasshadgror;andwhen
autuarrivednoonehadbeentheretostilloneplacewhere
thegrassyattention;itevidentlyhereihad
tuedupthegrounditohen;forhihad
beeningduringthelastyearhadatlengtharrivedhowiworked;
hoe
resistanadea
holethefirstithoughtihadbeendeceivedhad
stakenthespotituedaround;ilookedatthetrees;itriedto
recallthedetailseatthetiald;sharpwind
foreheadirellectedthatipling
thegroundtofillupthehole;a
labuubehindificialrockery;intendedtoserveasa
restingplaceforpersonsyhand;
relaxingitsholdofthelabuufelttheldnessofthestoneon
rightisaetheroeattitude;
andthreyselfdohe
hole;stillifoundnothing;nothingthechesthere”
”theurreddadanglars;chokingh
fear
”thinknotintentedselfhthisoneeffort;”ntinued
villefort”no;isearchedthehicketithou
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ghttheassassin;
havingdisveredthechest;andsupposingittobeatreasure;had
intendedcarryingitoff;but;perceivinghiserror;hadduganother
hole;andde