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andthegloothoughtsinspiredbythehour;andstillrebyherown
nscience;allbinedtoproduceasensationoffear;thepoisoner
plationofherolengthshe
rallied;drehecurtain;andleaningoverthepillowgazed
intentlyonvalentinetheyounggirlnolongerbreathed;nobreath
issuedthroughthehalfclosedteeth;theelipsnolonger
quiveredtheeyeshabluishvapor;andthelongblack
lashesrestedonacheekedevillefortgazedupon
thefacesoexpressiveeveninitsstillness;thensheventuredtoraise
theverletandpressherhandupontheyounggirlsheartitwas
ldandtionlesssheonlyfeltthepulsationinherownfingers;and
ofthebed;
frohouldertoelboouldedafterthearofgerin
pillons”graseedtobeslightlydistorted
bynvulsion;andthehand;sodelied;ingh
stiffoutstretehebedthenails;too;
uingblue
gerinpillonousfrenchsculptor15351598
hisbestknohe
louvre
dadevilleforthadnolongeranydoubt;allwasovershehad
nsuatedthelastterribleplishtherewasno
retodointheroosothepoisonerretiredstealthily;asthough
fearingtohearthesoundofherosteps;butasshehdrewshe
stillheldasidethecurtain;absorbedintheirresistibleattraction
alerely
steriousanddoesnotexcitedisgustjustthenthelaagain
fliadadevillefort;whoshudderedand
droppedthecurtainiediatelyafterhelightexpired;andthe
rooulobscurity;heclockatthat
nutestruckhalfpastfouroverpohagitation;thepoisoner
succeededingropingherinan
agonyoffear
thedarknesslastedthenbydegreesaldlightcrept
throughtheveianblinds;untilatlengthitrevealedtheobjectsin
therooaboutthistithenursesughhestairsand
theanenteredtherooacupinherhandtothetendereye
ofafatheroralover;thefirstglanceoreveal
valentinesndition;buttothishireling;valentineonlyappearedto
sleep”good;”sheexclaid;approachingthetable;”shehastakenpart
ofherdraught;theglassisthreequartersety”
thenshetothefireplaceandlitthefire;andalthoughshe
hadjustleftherbed;sheuldnotresistthetetationofferedby
valentinessleep;soshethrechairtosnatcha
littlereresttheclockstrikingeightaonishedatthe
prolongedsluerofthepatient;andfrightenedtoseethatthearas
stillhangingoutofthebed;sheadvancedtoine;andfor
thefirsttinoticedthe;but
itvedhafrightfulrigiditydeceiveasicknurse
shesed;”help;help”
”atter”askeddavrigny;atthefootofthestairs;it
beingthehourheusuallyvisitedher
”hisroo”doctor;doyou
heartheallforhelp”
”yes;yes;letushastenup;it”butbeforethe
do;theservantshe
safloorhadentered;andseeingvalentinepaleandtionlessonher
bed;theylifteduptheirhandstooodtransfixed;as
thoughstruckbylightening”calldadevilleforte
devillefort”thedoorofhischaer;h
apparentlyhes;the
servantsstooddavrigny;ovalentine;andraised
herinhisar”ed”oh;wherewill
betheend”villefortrushedintotheroo”areyousaying;
doed;raisinghishandstoheaven
”isaythatvalentineisdead”replieddavrigny;inavoiceterrible
initssolecal
devillefortstaggeredandburiedhisheadinthebedonthe
exclationofthedoctorandthecryofthefather;theservantsall
fledutteredirecations;theyhestairs
andthroughthelongpassages;thenthereheurt;
afterill;theyhad;oneandall;desertedtheaccursed
housejustthen;dadevillefort;intheactofslippingon
herdressinggoontstood
tionless;asthoughinterrogatingtheo;whileshe
endeavoredtocallupsorebellioustearsonasuddenshestepped;
orratherbounded;s;tohetableshesaw
davrignyiningtheglass;certainof
havingetiedduringthenightithirdfull;justasit
hrehententsintotheashesthespectreofvalentine
risingbeforethepoisoneredherlessitwas;indeed;
thesalorasthedraughtshehadpouredintotheglass;andh
valentinehaddrunk};ithepoison;deceive
davrigny;inedsoclosely;itlessa
raclefroeaven;that;nothstandingherprecautions;thereshould
besotraainingtorevealthecrie
devillefortreinedrootedtothespotlikeastatueofterror;and
villefort;hhisheadhiddeninthebedclothes;sahingaroun
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hidavrignyapproachedtheightthebetterexane
thententsoftheglass;anddippingthetipofhisfingerin;tasted
it”ah;”heexe
seeitis”
thenherantooneofthe;hhadbeen
transfordintoadiitssilvercasea
sllbottleofnitricacid;droppedalittleofitintotheliquor;
diatelyed
davrigny;inavoiceinhehorrorofajudgeunveilingthetruth
ingledakingadisveryda
devillefort;
shestaggeredtohedooranddisappeareddirectlyafterhe
distantsoundofaheavyfallingontheground
noonepaidanyattentiontoit;thenurseching
thechecalanalysis;andvillefort
davrignyalonehadfolloedevilleforthhiseyes;and
chedherhurriedretreatheliftedupthedraperyovertheentrance
toed;andhiseyereachingasfarasdadevilleforts
apartnt;hebeheldherextendedlifelessonthefloor”gotothe
assistanadadevillefort;”hesaidtothenurse”dade
villefortisill”
”butdeiselledevillefort”staeredthenurse
”deiselledevillefortnolongerrequireshelp;”saiddavrigny;
”sincesheisdead”
”dead;dead”groanedforthvillefort;inaparoxysfgrief;h
oreterriblefrohenoveltyofthesensationintheiron
heartofthatn
”dead”repeatedathirdvoice”inewasdead”
thetentuedround;andsaorrelstandingatthedoor;paleand
terrorstrickenthisise;rrel
hadpresentedhielfatthelittledoorleadingtonoirtiersroo
ntrarytocustothedoororinghe
enteredheontinthehallandcalledforaservantto
nducthionoirtier;butnooneansheservantshaving;
asorrelhadnoparticularreasonfor
uneasiness;nteisedhihatvalentineshouldlive;
andsofarhehadaltheunthad
givenhieoingnfirdbynoirtierstill
thisextraordinarysilen;andhecalleda
sendandthirdti;stillnoansinedtogoup
noirtiersrooerestthefirstthinghesaw
ansittinginhisarhairinhisusualplace;buthis
eyesexpressedalaredbythepallorhoverspread
hisfeatures
”hoorrel;hasicknessofheart
”hisappearance
nifestedinc