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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