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valentinesrooodevillefort;sothatnooneuldreachthe
siexadadevillefortandlittle
edward
everyingrrelcalledonnoirtiertoreceiveneine;
and;extraordinaryasitseed;ealessuneasy
certainly;thoughvalentinestilllaboredunderdreadfulnervous
exonte
racted;hehadrushedtotheuntshouse;thatif
shedeadintfourdayshad
elapsed;andvalentinestilllived
thenervousexcitentofineeveninher
sleep;orratherinthatstateofsoolencehsucceededherwaking
hours;itlightshedfrobr 》
thealabasterlaonthechieypiece;thatshesaheshadowspass
andrepasshebedofsickness;andfanthefever
blingother
threateningher;thenrrelstretes
restrangers;liketheuntofnteetovisither;even
theveryfuiture;inthesentsofdeliriuseedtove;and
thisstatelastedtillaboutthreeooing;whenadeep;
heavyslueroveraill
daylightontheeveningofthedayoninehadleaedof
theflightofeugenieandthearrestofbenedetto;villeforthaving
retiredasieranddavrigny;herthoughtswanderedina
nfusedze;alteatelyrevieuationandtheevents
shehadjustheard
elevenoclockhadstruckthenurse;havingplacedthebeverage
preparedbythedoctorhinreachofthepatient;andlockedthe
door;ntsoftheservantsinthe
kiteryhallthehorriblestorieshhad
forsonthspastasedtheobersinthe
houseofthekingsattoeyanedscenewaspassing
intheroonuteshadelapsed
sincethenursehadleft;valentine;helasthourhad
beensufferingfrohefeveruednightly;incapableof
ntrollingherideas;enth
exhausteditselfinproducingandreproducingasuccessionand
reefanciesandigesthenightlathre
untlessrays;eaestrangeforoher
disorderedigination;sflickeringlightvalentine
thoughtshesahedoorofherlibrary;herecessbythe
chieypiece;openslohoughsheinvainlistenedforthesoundof
thehingesontued
atanyothertivalentinehesilkenbellpull
andsuonedassistance;butnothingastonishedherinherpresent
situationherreasontoldherthatallthevisionsshebeheld
theagination;andthenvictionrengthened
bythefaainedofthenoctual
phanto;ingofdaylightfroehindthe
doorahunfigureappeared;butthegirliliarh
sued;andthereforeonlystared;hopingto
regnizerrelthefigureadvancedtohebedandappearedto
listenontarayoflightglanced
aidnightvisitor
”itisnothe
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;”sherred;anded;intheassurancethatthiswas
butadreaforthentodisappearorassusootherforstill;
shefeltherpulse;andfindingitthrobviolentlyshereeredthat
thebestthodofdispellingsuchillusionsodrink;foradraught
ofthebeveragepreparedbythedoedto
eshesufferedless
valentihereforereachedherhandtoheglass;butassoon
ashertrelingareftthebedtheapparitionadvancedrequickly
toheyounggirlsocloselythatshefancied
sheheardhisbreath;andfeltthepressureofhishand
thistitheillusion;orratherthereality;surpassedanything
valentinehadbeforeexperienced;shebegantobelieveherselfreally
aliveandaenot
deceiveddehershudderthepressureshefeltlyintended
toarrestherarandsheslo
sheuldnotdetachhereyes;andoreprotecting
thannacing;tooktheglass;andohenightlightheld
itup;asiftotestitstransparensufficient;
then;orrathertheghostforhetrodsosoftlythatnosoundwas
heardthenpouredoutaboutaspoonfulintotheglass;anddrankit
valentineentofstupefactionevery
nuteshehadexpectedthatitoanother
vision;butthen;insteadofdissolvinglikeashadow;again
approachedher;andsaidinanagitatedvoice;”noaydrink”
valentineshudderediteoneofthesevisionshad
everaddressedherinalivingvoice;andshetoutteran
exanplaonte
urred
itainedintheyounggirlsnd
astotherealityofthescene;hereyesstartedhterror;herhands
treled;andsherapidlydrehebedclothesclosertoherstill;the
presenonteysterious;fanciful;and
extraordinaryentranthroughtheight
iossibilitiestohershatteredreason”donotcallanyonedonotbe
alard;”saidtheunt;”donotletashadeofsuspicionoruneasiness
reininyourbreast;thenstandingbeforeyou;valentineforthis
tiitisnoghost;isnothingrethanthetenderestfatherandthe
strespeof”
valentineuldnotreply;thevoiceedtherealpresence
ofabeingintherooalardhersochthatshefearedtouttera
syllable;stilltheexpressionofhereyesseedtoinquire;”ifyour
intentionsarepure;arvelloussagacity
understoodallthatind
”listento;”hesaid;”or;rather;lookupon;lookatface;
palereventhanusual;andeyes;redhwearinessforfourdays
ihavenot;forihavebeennstantlychingyou;to
proteaxilian”theblooduntedrapidly
totheejustannouncedbytheunt
dispelledallthefearhhhispresencehadinspiredher
”xilian”sheexclaid;andsosdidthesoundappeartoher;
thatsherepeatedit”xilianhashethenooyou”
”everythinghetoldyourlifeisedhihat
youshalllive”
”youhaveprosedhihatishalllive”
”yes”
”but;sir;youspokeofvigilanceandprotectionareyouadoctor”
”yes;thebestyouuldhaveatthepresentti;believe”
”butyousayyouhaveched”saidvalentineuneasily;”wherehave
youbeenihavenotseenyou”theuntextendedhishandtohe
library”ihatdoor;”hesaid;”othe
nexthouse;ed”valentiuedhereyesaway;and;
odestfear;exclaid:”sir;
ithinkyouhavebeenguiltyofanunparalleledintrusion;andthat
youorelikeaninsult”
”valentine;”heansylongchoveryou;alli
haveobservedhasbeenentwas
prepared;andbeveragehen;helatterappeared
dangerousto;ientered;asihavenoituted;inthe
placeofthepoison;ahealthfuldraught;eadofproducing
thedeathintended;causedlifetocirculateinyourveins”
”poisondeath”exclaidvalentine;halfbelievingherselfunderthe
influenefeverishhallucination;”areyousaying;sir”
”hush;child;”saidntecristo;againplacinghisfingeruponher
lips;”ididsaypoisonanddeathbutdrinksoofthis;”andthe
unttookabottlefroispocket;ntainingaredliquid;ofh
hepouredafeotheglass”drinkthis;andthentakenothing
retonight”valentinestretchedoutherhand;butscarcelyhadshe
t