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ainedbyhope;lostallhopeatnapoleonsdownfall
fiventhsafterhehadbeenseparatedfroisson;andalstatthe
hourofhisarrest;hebreathedhislastinrcedesarrrel
paidtheexpensesofhisfuneral;andafealldebtsthepooroldn
hadntracted
thereorethanbenevolenceinthisaction;therehe
southe;andtoassist;evenonhisdeathbed;thefatherofso
dangerousabonapartistasdantes;atizedasacri
chapter14thetwoprisoners
ayearafterlouisxviiisrestoration;avisitadebythe
inspectorgeneralofprisonsdantesinhiscellheardthenoiseof
preparation;soundsthatatthedepthwherehelaywouldhavebeen
inaudibletoanybuttheearofaprisoner;hesplashof
thedropoftheroofofhisdungeonhe
guessedsothingunnongtheliving;buthehadso
longceasedtohaveanyinterursehthehathelookedupon
hielfasdead
theinspectorvisited;oneafteranother;thecellsanddungeonsof
severaloftheprisoners;nded
theotheentheinquiredhoheywerefed;
andiftheyhadanyrequesttoketheuniversalresponsehat
thefareestable;andthattheyedtobesetfree
theinspectoraskediftheyhadanythingelsetoaskfortheyshook
theirheadsuldtheydesirebeyondtheirlibertytheinspector
tuedslinglytothegoveor
”idonotknoentcanassignfortheseuseless
visits;e
thing;illfedandinnocentarethereanyothers”
”yes;thedangerousanddprisonersareinthedungeons”
”letusvisitthe”saidtheinspectorust
playthefarcetotheendletusseethedungeons”
”letusfirstsendforthegoveor”theprisoners
sotis;throughreuneasinessoflife;andinordertobesentenced
todeath;taightfallavicti”
”takeallneedfulprecautions;”repliedtheinspector
tfor;andtheinspectordescended
astairid;sodark;astobeloathsotosight;
sll;andrespiration
”oh;”criedtheinspector;”anlivehere”
”astdangerousnspirator;anost
strictchover;asheisdaringandresolute”
”heisalone”
”certainly”
”hohere”
”nearlyayear”
”edherearrived”
”no;notuntilheattetedtokillthetukey;ookhisfoodto
hi”
”tokillthetukey”
”yes;theveryoneingusisitnottrue;antoine”asked
thegoveor
”trueenough;hee”retuedthetukey
”hestbed;”saidtheinspector
”heishanthat;heisadevil”retuedthetukey
”shalliplainofhidendedtheinspector
”oh;no;itisuselessbesides;heisalstdnoher
yearheeso”
”so;heheinspector
hearkshoanfullofphilanthropy;andinevery
forhisoffice
”youareright;sir;”repliedthegoveor;”andthisrerkprovesthat
youhavedeeplynsideredthesubjectnoehaveinadungeonab
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out
tyfeetdistant;andtoherstair;anabbe;
forrlyleaderofapartyinitaly;e1811;and
in1813head;andthechangeisastonishingheusedtoweep;he
no;for
hisdnessisasing”
”iboth;”retuedtheinspeustnscientiously
perforyduty”thisheinspectorsfirstvisit;heo
displayhisauthority
”letusvisitthisonefirst;”addedhe
”byallans;”repliedthegoveor;andhesignedtothetukeyto
openthedooratthesoundofthekeytuinginthelock;andthe
creakingofthehinges;dantes;he
dungeon;ethroughanarrow
irongratingabove;raisedhisheadseeingastranger;esrtedbytwo
tukeysholdingtorchesandacpaniedbyt
thegoveorspokebareheaded;dantes;hetruth;andthat
thenttoaddresshielftothesuperiorauthoritiese;
sprangforhclaspedhands
thesoldiersinterposedtheirbayos;fortheythoughtthathewas
abouttoattacktheinspector;andthelatterreiledthree
stepsdantessahathehen;infusing
allthehulityhepossessedintohiseyesandvoice;headdressedthe
inspehpity
theinspectorlistenedattentively;then;tuingtothegoveor;
observed;”heereligiousheisalreadyregentle;heis
afraid;andretreatedbeforethebayosdnarenotafraidof
anything;idesocuriousobservationsonthisatcharenton”then;
tuingtotheprisoner;”isityou”saidhe
”ieihavettedtobetried;andifiabr 》
guilty;tobeshot;ifinnocent;tobesetatliberty”
”areyouheinspector
”ibelieveso;idontknoatters
really;notonlyto;buttoofficersofjusticeandtheking;isthat
aninnoofaninfaus
denunciation;todieherecursinghisexecutioners”
”youareveryhuletoday;”rerkedthegoveor;”youarenot
soalheotherday;forinstance;riedtokillthe
tukey”
”itistrue;sir;andibeghispardon;forhehisalwaysbeenverygood
to;butiad”
”andyouarenotsoanylonger”
”no;captivityhassubduedihavebeenheresolong”
”solonged;then”askedtheinspector
”the28thoffebruary;1815;athalfpasttheafteoon”
”todayisthe30thofjuly;1816;onths”
”onlyseventeennths;”replieddantes”oh;youdonotknois
seventeennthsinprisonseventeenagesrather;espean
e;hadarrivedatthesuitofhisaitiontoan;who;
like;arryingaanheadored;whosawan
honorable;andantwho
seeshisprospectsdestroyed;andisignorantofthefateofhis
affiancedherhisagedfatherbestilllivingseventeen
nthsedtotheboundlessocean;isa
entthanhune;
then;andaskfor;notintelligence;butatrial;notpardon;buta
verdictatrial;sir;iaskonlyforatrial;that;surely;cannotbe
deniedtoonecused”
”heinspector;then;tuingtothegoveor;”on
eyoustshoetheproofsagainst
hi”
”certainly;butyouerriblecharges”
”nsieur;”ntinueddantes;”iknoisnotinyourpoorelease
;butyoueyoucanhavetriedandthatisall
iaskletknoycri;andthereasonned
uncertaintyishanall”
”goonhthelights;”saidtheinspector
”nsieur;”crieddantes;”icantellbyyourvoiceyouaretouchedh
pity;tellatleasttohope”
”iiseto
exaneintoyourcase”
”oh;iareetheniaaved”
”edyou”
”villefortseehiandhearhesays”
”villefortisnolongeratrseilles;heisnotoulouse”
”iaolongersurprisedatdetention;”rreddantes;”since
onlyproteoved”
”haddevillefortanycauseofpersonaldisliketoyou”
”none;onthentrary;hee”
”ican;then;relyonthenoteshehasleftnceingyou”
”entirely”
”thatispatiently;then”dantesfellonhisknees;and
prayede