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ghttheassassin,
havingdisveredthechest,andsupposingittobeatreasure,had
intendedcarryingitoff,but,perceivinghiserror,hadduganother
hole,anddepositeditthere;butiuldfindnothingthentheidea
struplythrown
itinaerinthelastcaseisty
searanded”
”oh,heavens”
dayfirstvisitothe
thietraceseinthe
darknessihadtueduptheearthoverasurfaorethanty
feetsquare,andadepthoftalaborerhavedonein
adayeanhourbutiuldfindnothingabsolutely
nothingthenirenehesearchsupposingithadbeenthrownaside,
ithepathothelittlegate;butthis
exanationhefirst,andhaburstinghearti
retuedtothethicket,e”
”oh,”crieddadanglars,”itad”
”ihopedforantthatitght,”saidvillefort;”butthat
happinessehoystrengthandideas,
anhavecarriedaherpse”
”butyousaid,”replieddadanglars,”heasa
proof”
”ah,no,da,thatuldnotbedeadbodiesarenotkeptayear;
theyareshoagistrate,andtheevidenceistakennohing
ofthekindhashappened”
”ine,trelingviolently
”sothingreterrible,refatal,realagforusthechild
ayhavesavedit”
dadanglarsutteredapiercingcry,and,seizingvillefortshands,
exclaid,”childychildalive
youychildah”
dadanglarshadrisen,andstoodbeforetheprocureur,whosehands
sheerelysupposeso,asi
ghtsupposeanythingelse,”repliedvilleforthalooksofixed,
itindicatedthathispoindhevergeofdespairand
dness”ah,child,poorchild”criedthebaroness,falling
onherchair,andstiflinghersobsinherhandkerchiefvillefort,
beingsoatealstorbr >
gatheringoverhishead,hestinspiredadanglarshtheterror
hefelt”youunderstand,then,thatifitwereso,”saidhe,risingin
histu,andapproachingthebaroness,tospeaktoherinaloone,
”eoneknoeoneis
inpossessionofoursecret;andsincentecristospeaksbeforeusof
achilddisinterred,hatchilduldnotbefound,itishewhois
inpossessionofoursecret”
”justgod,avenginggod”rreddadanglars
villefortsonlyansifledgroan
”butthechildthechild,sir”repeatedtheagitatedther
”ho,”repliedvillefort,wringinghishands;
”hoinlongsleeplessnights;howihavelonged
forroyalillionofseillionofn,
andtofindneangthetlast,oneday,hehundredth
tiitookupspade,iaskedselfagainandagainthe
rsicanuldhavedonebersafugitive;
perhaps,onperceivingitillalive,hehadthrointothe
river”
”iossible”crieddadanglars:”anyrderanotheroutof
revenge,buthedeliberatelydrohild”
”perhaps,”ntinuedvillefort,”hehadputitinthefoundling
hospital”
”oh,yes,yes,”ychildisthere”
”irantothehospital,andleaedthatthesanightthenightof
the20thofsepteerachildhadbeenbroughtthere,
ofafinelinennapkin,purposelytoinhalfthisportionofthe
napkinarkedhhalfabaronscroheletterh”
”truly,truly,”saiddadanglars,”alllinenisrkedthus;
nsieurdenargonneynaisheethankgod,
childthendead”
”no,itdead”
”andyouedieofjoywhereis
thechild”villefortshruggedhisshoulders”doiknow”saidhe;”and
doyoubelievethatifikneetoyouallitstrialsand
allitsadventuresasatistoranoveleralas,no,
iknoan,aboutsixnthsafter,iththe
otherhalfofthenapkinthisangavealltherequisiteparticulars,
anditrustedtoher”
”butyoushouldhaveinquiredforthean;youshouldhavetraced
her”
”andinalprocess,andeloyed
allthestacutebloodhoundsandskilfulagentsinsearchofherthey
tracedhertochalons,andtheretheylosther”
”theylosther”
”yes,forever”dadanglarshadlistenedtothisrecitalha
sigh,atear,orashriekforeverydetail”andthisisall”saidshe;
”andyoustoppedthere”
”oh,no,”saidvillefort;”ineverceasedtosearchandtoinquire
hoyselfsorespite
butnooreperseveranceandfurythanever,since
fearurges,notnscience”
”but,”replieddadanglars,”theuntofntecristocanknow
nothing,orheseekoursocietyashedoes”
”oh,theanisverygreat,”saidvillefort,”sinceit
surpassesthegoodnessofgoddidyouobservethatnseyeswhilehe
ous”
”no”
”buthaveyouevercarefully”
”doubtlessheiscapricious,butthatisall;ohingalonestruck
,ofalltheexquisitethingsheplacedbeforeus,hetouched
nothingighthavesuspectedhewaspoisoningus”
”andyouseeyoueived”
”yes,doubtless”
”butbelieve,thatnhasotherprojectsforthatreasoni
oseeyou,tospeaktoyou,toeveryone,but
espeore
steadfastlyonherthanhehadeverdonebefore,”didyoueverrevealto
anyoneounection”
”never,toanyone”
”youunderstand,”repliedvillefort,affectionately;”whenisayany
one,pardonurgenean”
”yes,yes,iunderstandveryedthebaroness;”never,i
soyou”
”hehabitofingintheeveninghad
transpiredintheingdoyoukeepajoual”
”no,lifehasbeenpassedinfrivolity;iyself”
”doyoutalkinyoursleep”
”isleepsoundly,likea
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ghttheassassin,
havingdisveredthechest,andsupposingittobeatreasure,had
intendedcarryingitoff,but,perceivinghiserror,hadduganother
hole,anddepositeditthere;butiuldfindnothingthentheidea
struplythrown
itinaerinthelastcaseisty
searanded”
”oh,heavens”
dayfirstvisitothe
thietraceseinthe
darknessihadtueduptheearthoverasurfaorethanty
feetsquare,andadepthoftalaborerhavedonein
adayeanhourbutiuldfindnothingabsolutely
nothingthenirenehesearchsupposingithadbeenthrownaside,
ithepathothelittlegate;butthis
exanationhefirst,andhaburstinghearti
retuedtothethicket,e”
”oh,”crieddadanglars,”itad”
”ihopedforantthatitght,”saidvillefort;”butthat
happinessehoystrengthandideas,
anhavecarriedaherpse”
”butyousaid,”replieddadanglars,”heasa
proof”
”ah,no,da,thatuldnotbedeadbodiesarenotkeptayear;
theyareshoagistrate,andtheevidenceistakennohing
ofthekindhashappened”
”ine,trelingviolently
”sothingreterrible,refatal,realagforusthechild
ayhavesavedit”
dadanglarsutteredapiercingcry,and,seizingvillefortshands,
exclaid,”childychildalive
youychildah”
dadanglarshadrisen,andstoodbeforetheprocureur,whosehands
sheerelysupposeso,asi
ghtsupposeanythingelse,”repliedvilleforthalooksofixed,
itindicatedthathispoindhevergeofdespairand
dness”ah,child,poorchild”criedthebaroness,falling
onherchair,andstiflinghersobsinherhandkerchiefvillefort,
beingsoatealstorbr >
gatheringoverhishead,hestinspiredadanglarshtheterror
hefelt”youunderstand,then,thatifitwereso,”saidhe,risingin
histu,andapproachingthebaroness,tospeaktoherinaloone,
”eoneknoeoneis
inpossessionofoursecret;andsincentecristospeaksbeforeusof
achilddisinterred,hatchilduldnotbefound,itishewhois
inpossessionofoursecret”
”justgod,avenginggod”rreddadanglars
villefortsonlyansifledgroan
”butthechildthechild,sir”repeatedtheagitatedther
”ho,”repliedvillefort,wringinghishands;
”hoinlongsleeplessnights;howihavelonged
forroyalillionofseillionofn,
andtofindneangthetlast,oneday,hehundredth
tiitookupspade,iaskedselfagainandagainthe
rsicanuldhavedonebersafugitive;
perhaps,onperceivingitillalive,hehadthrointothe
river”
”iossible”crieddadanglars:”anyrderanotheroutof
revenge,buthedeliberatelydrohild”
”perhaps,”ntinuedvillefort,”hehadputitinthefoundling
hospital”
”oh,yes,yes,”ychildisthere”
”irantothehospital,andleaedthatthesanightthenightof
the20thofsepteerachildhadbeenbroughtthere,
ofafinelinennapkin,purposelytoinhalfthisportionofthe
napkinarkedhhalfabaronscroheletterh”
”truly,truly,”saiddadanglars,”alllinenisrkedthus;
nsieurdenargonneynaisheethankgod,
childthendead”
”no,itdead”
”andyouedieofjoywhereis
thechild”villefortshruggedhisshoulders”doiknow”saidhe;”and
doyoubelievethatifikneetoyouallitstrialsand
allitsadventuresasatistoranoveleralas,no,
iknoan,aboutsixnthsafter,iththe
otherhalfofthenapkinthisangavealltherequisiteparticulars,
anditrustedtoher”
”butyoushouldhaveinquiredforthean;youshouldhavetraced
her”
”andinalprocess,andeloyed
allthestacutebloodhoundsandskilfulagentsinsearchofherthey
tracedhertochalons,andtheretheylosther”
”theylosther”
”yes,forever”dadanglarshadlistenedtothisrecitalha
sigh,atear,orashriekforeverydetail”andthisisall”saidshe;
”andyoustoppedthere”
”oh,no,”saidvillefort;”ineverceasedtosearchandtoinquire
hoyselfsorespite
butnooreperseveranceandfurythanever,since
fearurges,notnscience”
”but,”replieddadanglars,”theuntofntecristocanknow
nothing,orheseekoursocietyashedoes”
”oh,theanisverygreat,”saidvillefort,”sinceit
surpassesthegoodnessofgoddidyouobservethatnseyeswhilehe
ous”
”no”
”buthaveyouevercarefully”
”doubtlessheiscapricious,butthatisall;ohingalonestruck
,ofalltheexquisitethingsheplacedbeforeus,hetouched
nothingighthavesuspectedhewaspoisoningus”
”andyouseeyoueived”
”yes,doubtless”
”butbelieve,thatnhasotherprojectsforthatreasoni
oseeyou,tospeaktoyou,toeveryone,but
espeore
steadfastlyonherthanhehadeverdonebefore,”didyoueverrevealto
anyoneounection”
”never,toanyone”
”youunderstand,”repliedvillefort,affectionately;”whenisayany
one,pardonurgenean”
”yes,yes,iunderstandveryedthebaroness;”never,i
soyou”
”hehabitofingintheeveninghad
transpiredintheingdoyoukeepajoual”
”no,lifehasbeenpassedinfrivolity;iyself”
”doyoutalkinyoursleep”
”isleepsoundly,likea
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