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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
ateachonenoirtieransivesignvalentinehidherhead
betyself
”yes”
”you”criedfranz;noirtieryou
killedfather”
”yes”repliednoirtier;fixingajestianfranz
fellpoopenedthedoorandescaped;for
theideahadenteredhisndtostiflethelittlereininglifeinthe
heartofthisterribleoldn
chapter76progressofcavalcantitheyounger
ancavalcantitheelderhadretuedtohisservice;notin
thearofhisjestytheeerorofaustria;butatthegangtable
ofthebathsoflucca;ofostassiduous
urtiershehadspenteveryfarthingthathadbeenallowedforhis
joueyasareajestinnnerinhhehad
intainedhisassudandreaathisdeparture
inheritedallthepapershathehadindeedthehonor
ofbeingthesonoftherquisbartolooandtherchionessoliva
rsinarihehatparisiansocietyh
givessu;notasthey
reallyare;butastheyobensideredbesides;isrequired
ofayoungninparistospeakitslanguagetolerably;tokea
goodappearanester;andtopayincashtheyare
certainlylessparticularanandrea
had;then;inafortnight;att