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retonight”valentinestretchedoutherhand;butscarcelyhadshe
touchedtheglassontecristotookthe
glass;drankhalfitsntents;andthenpresentedittovalentine;who
sledandsed;”iregnize
theflavorofnoctualbeverageesoch;and
seedtoeaseachingbrainthankyou;sir;thankyou”
”thisishohelastfouights;valentine;”
saidtheunt”but;oh;hoeoh;thechedhours
ihaveenduredthetorturetoittedhe
deadlypoisonpouredintoyourglass;andhobledlestyoushould
drinkitbeforeiuldfindtitothroaway”
”sir;”saidvalentine;attheheightofherterror;”yousayyouendured
torturesyglass;butifyou
saustalsohaveseentheperson”
”yes”valentineraisedherselfinbed;anddre;h
appearedbroideredcaric;stillisththe
ldde;tohoseofterror”yousaw
theperson”repeatedtheyounggirl”yes;”repeatedtheunt
”eishorrible;siryouakebelieve
sothingtoodreadfulpttorderinfathers
house;inrooonbedofsie;sir;you
aretetingyoukedoubtthegoodnessofprovidenceitis
iossible;itcannotbe”
”areyouthefirstthatthishandhasstrickenhaveyounotseen
desaintran;dadesaintran;barrois;allfall
noirtieralsohavefallenavienthehas
beenpursuingforthelastthreeyearsneutralizedtheeffectsofthe
poison”
”oh;
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heaven;”saidvalentine;”isthisthereasonade
shareallhisbeveragesduringthelastnth”
”andhavetheyalltastedofaslightlybitterflavor;likethatof
driedorangepeel”
”oh;yes;yes”
”thenthatexplainsall;”saidntecristo”yourgrandfatherknows;
then;thatapoisonerliveshere;perhapsheevensuspectstheperson
hehasbeenfortifyingyou;hisbelovedchild;againstthefatal
effectsofthepoison;wasalready
iregnatedhitbuteventhistleagainsta
redeadlydiufdeatheloyedfourdaysago;hisgenerally
buttoofatal”
”buturderer”
”letalsoaskyouaquestionhaveyouneverseenanyoneenteryour
rootnight”
”oh;yes;ihavefrequentlyseenshadoe;approach;
anddisappear;butitooktheorvisionsraisedbyfeverish
igination;andindeederedithoughtihe
influen”
”thenyoudonotknoptsyourlife”
”no;”saidvalentine;”ydeath”
”youshallknoontecristo;listening
”hoean”saidvalentine;lookinganxiouslyaround
”becauseyouarenotfeverishordelirioustonight;butthoroughly
aidnightisstriking;urdererschoose”
”oh;heavens;”exclaidvalentine;hedropshrandown
herforeheaddnightstrucksloedto
strikehleadenupontheheartofthepoorgirl”valentine;”
saidtheunt;”suonupallyoururage;stillthebeatingsofyour
heart;donotletasoundescapeyou;andfeigntobeasleep;thenyou
ineseizedtheuntshand”ithinkihearanoise;”
shesaid;”leave”
”goodby;forthepresent;”repliedtheunt;iptoe
toilinghanexpressionsosadand
patealthattheyounggirlshearthgratitude
beforeore;andsaid;”nota
ventnotathinkyouasleep;orperhapsyouybe
killedbeforeihavethepohthisfearful
injunctiontheuntdisappearedthroughthedoor;hnoiselessly
chapter101locusta
valentineherclocks;slohanthatof
saintphilippeduroule;struidnightfroifferent
direblingofafearriagesallwas
silentthenvalentinesattentionheclockinher
rooarkedthesendsshebeganuntingthererkingthat
theyuchslohanthebeatingsofherheart;andstillshe
doubted;theinoffensivevalentineuldnotigihatanyone
shoulddesireherdeathheytoendhadshe
dooexytherewasnofearofherfalling
asleepoerribleideapresseduponhed;thatsooneexisted
intheptedtoassassinateher;and
toendeavortodosoagainsupposingthisperson;the
ineffionteated;have
reursetosteeletoruntoher
rescueontshing;andsheshouldnever
againseerrelhisterriblechainofideaspresenteditself;
valentineoringthebell;andcallforhelpbut
throughthedoorshefanciedshesainouseyeoftheuntthat
eyeery;andtherellectionoveredherh
sochshathatsheaskedherselfountofgratitude
uldeverrepayhisadventurousanddevotedfriendship
tinutes;tinutes;passedthus;thentenre;
andatlasttheclockstruckthehalfhourjustthenthesoundof
fingeailsslightlygratingagainstthedoorofthelibraryinford
valentihattheuntndedherto
dothesatthesati;ontheoppositeside;thatistowards
ed;valentinefanciedthatsheheardthecreakingofthe
floor;shelistenedattentively;holdingherbreathtillshewasnearly
suffocated;thelocktued;andthedoorsloinehad
raisedherselfuponherelboetothrowherself
do;then;treling;
agitated;andherheartbeatinghindescribableterror;sheaed
theevent
sooneapproachedthebedanddrehecurtainsvalentine
suonedeveryeffort;andbreathedhthatregularrespirationh
announcestranquilsleep”valentine”saidaloillsilent:
valentinehadprosednottoahingill;
exeliquid
beingpouredintotheglassshehadjustetiedthensheventuredto
openhereyelids;andglanshesaanina
edressinggoaphialintoherglassduring
thisshorttivalentinesthaveheldherbreath;orvedinso
slightdegree;forthean;disturbed;stoppedandleanedoverthe
bed;inorderthebettertoascertainhervalentinesleptitwas
dadevillefort
onregnizingherstepther;valentineuldnotrepressashudder;
edevillefortinstantly
steppedbackclosetothehere;shadedbythebedcurtains;
shesilentlyandattentivelyoventof
valentinethelatterrelleontecristo;
shefanciedthatthehandnotholdingthephialclaspedalongsharp
knifethenllectingallherreiningstrength;sheforcedherselfto
pleoperationuponthestdelicateorgans
ofourfra;generallysoeasytoapossible
atthisnt;sochdidcuriositystruggletoretaintheeyelid
openandleathetruthdadevillefort;however;reassuredby
thesilence;urbedbytheregularbreathingof
valentine;againextendedherhand;andhalfhiddenbythecurtains
succeededinetyingthententsofthephialintotheglassthenshe
retiredsogentlythatvalentinedidnotknoshe
onlythefairroundarfaan
buttyfiveyearsold;andspreaddeatharoundher
itisiossibletodescribethesensationsexperiencedbyvalentine
duringthenuteandahalfdadevillefortreinedinth