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assuredhielf
thatheuldneitherbeseennorheard,andlyrelieved
ofdoubts,hesaid,”thanks,da,thanksforyourpunctuality;”and
heofferedaedanglars,ed,forherheart
beatsoviolentlythatshefeltnearlysuffocated
”itisalongti,da,”saidtheprocureur,describinga
halfcircleselfexactlyopposite
todadanglars,”itisalongtisinceihadthepleasureof
speakingaloneettoenter
uponapainfulnversation”
”nevertheless,sir,youseeihaveansappeal,although
ustbeethanfor
you”villefortsledbitterly
”itistrue,then,”hesaid,ratherutteringhisthoughtsaloudthan
addressinghispanion,”itistrue,then,thatallouractionsleave
theirtracessosad,othersbrightonourpaths;itistrue
thateverystepinourlivesisliketheurseofaninsectonthe
sands;itleavesitstrackalas,tonythepathistracedbytears”
”sir,”saiddadanglars,”youyetion,canyounot
spare,then,ibeseechyou,any
guiltycreatureshavedeparted,trelingandashad,whenilook
atthated,oh,it
requiresallreasontonvincethatiaotaveryguiltyan
andyouanacingjudge”villefortdroppedhisheadandsighed”and
i,”hesaid,”ifeelthatplaceisnotinthejudgesseat,buton
theprisonersstool”
”you”saiddadanglars
”yes,i”
”ithink,sir,youexaggerateyoursituation,”saiddadanglars,
ont”thepathsofhyouwere
justspeakinghavebeentraenofardentiginations
besidesthepleasure,thereisalorsefroheindulgenceofour
passions,and,afterall,entofearfrollthisthe
orietyennoblesyou”
”da,”repliedvillefort,”youknonohypocrite,or,at
least,thatineverdeceiveybro
isbeyheartbepetrified,
itisthatitghtsustaintheblohasreceivedisoin
youth,isoonthenightofthebetrothal,ereall
seatedaroundatableintherueduursatrseillesbutsince
theneverythinghase;iaccustodtobrave
difficulties,and,inthenflicttocrushthoseheirownfree
ein
careeritisgenerallythecasethatostardentlydesire
isasardentlyusbythose
pttosnatanserrors
ebeforehiisguisedunderthespeofnecessity;then,
aftererrorhasbeenttedinantofex,
oroffear,ighthaveavoidedandescapedittheans
ighthaveused,
sileandeasy,anddothis,insteadofthat
en,onthentrary,arerarelytotedorse;forthe
deyou,yoursfortunesaregenerallyiosed
uponyou,andyourfaultstheresultsofotherscris”
”inanycase,sir,youedanglars,”that,even
ifthefaultine,ilastnightreceivedaseverepunishnt
forit”
”poorthing,”saidvillefort,pressingherhand,”itooseverefor
yourstrength,foryoued,andyet”
”well”
”usttellyoullectallyoururage,foryouhavenotyet
heardall”
”ah,”exclaiddadanglars,alard,”oretohear”
”youonlylookbacktothepast,anditis,indeed,badenoughwell,
pioregloostillcertainlyfrightful,
perhapssanguinary”thebaronessknevillefortnaturallywas,
andhispresentexcitentfrightenedhersochthatsheopened
heruthtoscreabutthesounddiedinherthroat”hohis
terriblepastbeenrecalled”criedvillefort;”hothatithas
esbandtherecessesofourhearts,
,eningour
cheeksandflushingourbroe”
”alas,”saidhee,”doubtlessitischance”
”ada,thereisnosuchthingas
chance”
”oh,yes;hasnotafatalchancerevealedallthisnotbychance
theuntofntecristoboughtthathousenotbychancehe
causedtheearthtobedugupisitnotbychancethattheunfortunate
childerredunderthetreesthatpoorinnocentoffspringof
ne,iany,nytears
ah,heartclungtotheuntentionedthedearspoilfound
beneaththeflowers”
”ada,thisistheterribleneotellyou,”said
villefortinahollohinghtheflowers;
thereustnotustnot
groan,yousttrele”
”ean”askeddadanglars,shuddering
”ianthatdentecristo,diggingundeeaththesetrees,found
neitherskeletonnorhere”
”neitherofthehere”repeateddadanglars,herstaring,
”neitherofthehere”sheagainsaid,asthoughstrivingtoiress
herselfeaningofthehescapedher
”no,”saidvillefort,buryinghisfaceinhishands,”no,ahundred
tisno”
”thenyoudidnotburythepoorchildthere,sireive
ewhere”
”therebutlistentolistenandyouewhohasfor
tabouttoreveal,
houtcastingtheleastportionuponyou”
”oh,youfrightenbutspeak;ien”
”yourellectthatsadnight,hat
bedinthereddaskrooatedthanyou,
aetionless,
breathless,voiceless;edanglarsved
rapidly,asthoughsheherchair,butvillefort
stopped,andploreherattention”we
thoughtitdead,”herepeated;”iplaceditinthechest,o
taketheplaceofaffin;idescendedtothegarden,idugahole,and
thenflungitdoescarcelyhadiveredithearth,when
thearfthersicanret
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assuredhielf
thatheuldneitherbeseennorheard,andlyrelieved
ofdoubts,hesaid,”thanks,da,thanksforyourpunctuality;”and
heofferedaedanglars,ed,forherheart
beatsoviolentlythatshefeltnearlysuffocated
”itisalongti,da,”saidtheprocureur,describinga
halfcircleselfexactlyopposite
todadanglars,”itisalongtisinceihadthepleasureof
speakingaloneettoenter
uponapainfulnversation”
”nevertheless,sir,youseeihaveansappeal,although
ustbeethanfor
you”villefortsledbitterly
”itistrue,then,”hesaid,ratherutteringhisthoughtsaloudthan
addressinghispanion,”itistrue,then,thatallouractionsleave
theirtracessosad,othersbrightonourpaths;itistrue
thateverystepinourlivesisliketheurseofaninsectonthe
sands;itleavesitstrackalas,tonythepathistracedbytears”
”sir,”saiddadanglars,”youyetion,canyounot
spare,then,ibeseechyou,any
guiltycreatureshavedeparted,trelingandashad,whenilook
atthated,oh,it
requiresallreasontonvincethatiaotaveryguiltyan
andyouanacingjudge”villefortdroppedhisheadandsighed”and
i,”hesaid,”ifeelthatplaceisnotinthejudgesseat,buton
theprisonersstool”
”you”saiddadanglars
”yes,i”
”ithink,sir,youexaggerateyoursituation,”saiddadanglars,
ont”thepathsofhyouwere
justspeakinghavebeentraenofardentiginations
besidesthepleasure,thereisalorsefroheindulgenceofour
passions,and,afterall,entofearfrollthisthe
orietyennoblesyou”
”da,”repliedvillefort,”youknonohypocrite,or,at
least,thatineverdeceiveybro
isbeyheartbepetrified,
itisthatitghtsustaintheblohasreceivedisoin
youth,isoonthenightofthebetrothal,ereall
seatedaroundatableintherueduursatrseillesbutsince
theneverythinghase;iaccustodtobrave
difficulties,and,inthenflicttocrushthoseheirownfree
ein
careeritisgenerallythecasethatostardentlydesire
isasardentlyusbythose
pttosnatanserrors
ebeforehiisguisedunderthespeofnecessity;then,
aftererrorhasbeenttedinantofex,
oroffear,ighthaveavoidedandescapedittheans
ighthaveused,
sileandeasy,anddothis,insteadofthat
en,onthentrary,arerarelytotedorse;forthe
deyou,yoursfortunesaregenerallyiosed
uponyou,andyourfaultstheresultsofotherscris”
”inanycase,sir,youedanglars,”that,even
ifthefaultine,ilastnightreceivedaseverepunishnt
forit”
”poorthing,”saidvillefort,pressingherhand,”itooseverefor
yourstrength,foryoued,andyet”
”well”
”usttellyoullectallyoururage,foryouhavenotyet
heardall”
”ah,”exclaiddadanglars,alard,”oretohear”
”youonlylookbacktothepast,anditis,indeed,badenoughwell,
pioregloostillcertainlyfrightful,
perhapssanguinary”thebaronessknevillefortnaturallywas,
andhispresentexcitentfrightenedhersochthatsheopened
heruthtoscreabutthesounddiedinherthroat”hohis
terriblepastbeenrecalled”criedvillefort;”hothatithas
esbandtherecessesofourhearts,
,eningour
cheeksandflushingourbroe”
”alas,”saidhee,”doubtlessitischance”
”ada,thereisnosuchthingas
chance”
”oh,yes;hasnotafatalchancerevealedallthisnotbychance
theuntofntecristoboughtthathousenotbychancehe
causedtheearthtobedugupisitnotbychancethattheunfortunate
childerredunderthetreesthatpoorinnocentoffspringof
ne,iany,nytears
ah,heartclungtotheuntentionedthedearspoilfound
beneaththeflowers”
”ada,thisistheterribleneotellyou,”said
villefortinahollohinghtheflowers;
thereustnotustnot
groan,yousttrele”
”ean”askeddadanglars,shuddering
”ianthatdentecristo,diggingundeeaththesetrees,found
neitherskeletonnorhere”
”neitherofthehere”repeateddadanglars,herstaring,
”neitherofthehere”sheagainsaid,asthoughstrivingtoiress
herselfeaningofthehescapedher
”no,”saidvillefort,buryinghisfaceinhishands,”no,ahundred
tisno”
”thenyoudidnotburythepoorchildthere,sireive
ewhere”
”therebutlistentolistenandyouewhohasfor
tabouttoreveal,
houtcastingtheleastportionuponyou”
”oh,youfrightenbutspeak;ien”
”yourellectthatsadnight,hat
bedinthereddaskrooatedthanyou,
aetionless,
breathless,voiceless;edanglarsved
rapidly,asthoughsheherchair,butvillefort
stopped,andploreherattention”we
thoughtitdead,”herepeated;”iplaceditinthechest,o
taketheplaceofaffin;idescendedtothegarden,idugahole,and
thenflungitdoescarcelyhadiveredithearth,when
thearfthersicanret
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