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eringforsonts;then,overing
hisnifestrepugnance,hepronouncedtherequiredoath,butinsolow
atoneastobesajorityoftheers,who
insistedonhisrepeatingitclearlyanddistinctly,hhedid
””noiatlibertytoretire”saidthegeneralthepresidentrose,
appointedthreeerstoacpanyhiandgotintothecarriageh
thegeneralafterbandaginghiseyesoneofthosethreeerswas
theaeers
silentlydispersed”aken”askedthe
president”anydepinay
”behepresident,”youarenolongerinthe
assely,andhaveonlytodo
unlessyou
depinayon,”youarestillasbraveinyourcarriageasinyour
asselybecauseyouarestillfouragainstone”thepresidentstopped
theachtheyeshesteps
leaddootheriver”ophere”askeddepinay
””bean,and
thatnandinghonorable
reparation”
””anotherthodofassassination”saidthegeneral,shrugginghis
shoulders
””kenonoise,sir,unlessyouetonsideryouasoneofthe
nofyouspokejustnoaketheirweaknessfor
ashieldyouarealone,onealoneshallansweryou;youhaveasword
byyourside,ihaveoneincane;youhavenoness,oneofthese
gentlenoveyourbandage”
thegeneraltorethehandkerchieffroiseyes”atlast,”saidhe,”i
shallknoihavetodo”theyopenedthedoorandthefour
nalighted”
franzagaininterruptedhielf,andhisbrow;
thereethingabling
pallorthesedetailsofhisfathersdeath,hertobeena
steryvalentineclaspedherhandsasifinprayeoirtierlookedat
villefortostsubliexpressionofntetandpridefranz
ntinued:
”itercury
hadbeenfiveorsixdegreesbelohestepsovered
the
sideoftherailingtoassisthingettingdonesses
follothestepstotheriver
hsno,theeroftheriverlookedblack
anddeeponeofthesendsforalanteinaalbargenear,
andbyitslighttheyexanedthessh
ply,ashehadsaid,onehecarriedinhiscane,hes
shorterthanthegenerals,andhadnoguardthegeneralproposedto
castlotsforthesthepresidentsaiditwashewhohadgiven
theprovocation,andhehadsupposedeachwoulduse
hisosthenessesendeavoredtoinsist,butthepresident
badetheesilentthelanteheground,thetwo
adversariestooktheirstations,andtheduelbeganthelightdethe
ten,theywere
scarcelyperceptible,thedarkness
”generaldepinaypassedforoneofthebestseninthear,but
heissedhisaindfell
thenessesthoughthehisadversary,whoknewhehad
notstrutheassistanceofhishandtorisethe
ingthegeneral,andherushedon
hisadversarybuthisopponentdidnotalloobebroken
hereceivedhinhissesthegeneraldrekon
findinghielftoocloselyengaged,andthenretuedtothechargeat
thethirdhefellagaintheythoughtheslipped,asatfirst,andthe
ove,approachedandendeavoredtoraise
hibuttheonearoundthebodyfounditwas
istenedostfainted,revived
”ah,”saidhe,”theyhavesentsofencingstertofighte”
thepresident,houtanshenesshe
lante,andraisinghissleeve,shoteived
inhisarthenopeninghisat,andunbuttoninghisat,
displayedhisside,piercedhathirdillhehadnoteven
utteredasighgeneraldepinaydiedfivenutesafter”
franzreadtheselasthattheywerehardly
audible,andthenstopped,passinghishandoverhiseyesasifto
dispelaontssilence,hentinued:
”thepresidentupthesteps,afterpushinghissohis
cane;atrackofbloodonthesnoarkedhisursehehadscarcely
arrivedatthetopheerithe
generalsbody,henesseshadjustthrootheriverafter
ascertainingthathehen,inaloyalduel,
andnotinaushasitghthavebeenreportedinproofofthiswe
havesignedthispapertoestablishthetruthofthefacts,lestthe
ntshouldarriveheroftheactorsinthisterriblescene
shouldbeaeditatedrderorofinfringentofthelaws
ofhonor
”signed,beaurepaire,deschas,andlecharpal”
hisacunt,sodreadfulfora
son;otion,hadear;when
villefort,treling,andcrouchedinaer,hadendeavoredtolessen
thestorysupplian,”sir,”
saiddepinaytonoirtier,”sinceyouareedhallthese
details,testedbyhonorablesignatures,sinceyouappear
totakesointerestin,althoughyouhaveonlynifested
ithithertobycausingsorroenotonefinal
satisfaethenaofthepresidentoftheclub,thatiy
atleastknoyfather”villefortchanicallyfeltfor
thehandleofthedoor;valentine,oodsoonerthananyoneher
grandfathersansenseent
ardreoiselle,”saidfranz,tuingtowards
valentine,”uniteyoureffortsiofindoutthenaofthen
adeanorphanattainedduand
tionless
”hold,sir,”saidvillefort,”donotprolongthisdreadfulscenethe
nashavebeenpurposelyncealed;fatherhielfdoesnotknoho
thispresidentes
arenotinthedictionary”
”oh,
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eringforsonts;then,overing
hisnifestrepugnance,hepronouncedtherequiredoath,butinsolow
atoneastobesajorityoftheers,who
insistedonhisrepeatingitclearlyanddistinctly,hhedid
””noiatlibertytoretire”saidthegeneralthepresidentrose,
appointedthreeerstoacpanyhiandgotintothecarriageh
thegeneralafterbandaginghiseyesoneofthosethreeerswas
theaeers
silentlydispersed”aken”askedthe
president”anydepinay
”behepresident,”youarenolongerinthe
assely,andhaveonlytodo
unlessyou
depinayon,”youarestillasbraveinyourcarriageasinyour
asselybecauseyouarestillfouragainstone”thepresidentstopped
theachtheyeshesteps
leaddootheriver”ophere”askeddepinay
””bean,and
thatnandinghonorable
reparation”
””anotherthodofassassination”saidthegeneral,shrugginghis
shoulders
””kenonoise,sir,unlessyouetonsideryouasoneofthe
nofyouspokejustnoaketheirweaknessfor
ashieldyouarealone,onealoneshallansweryou;youhaveasword
byyourside,ihaveoneincane;youhavenoness,oneofthese
gentlenoveyourbandage”
thegeneraltorethehandkerchieffroiseyes”atlast,”saidhe,”i
shallknoihavetodo”theyopenedthedoorandthefour
nalighted”
franzagaininterruptedhielf,andhisbrow;
thereethingabling
pallorthesedetailsofhisfathersdeath,hertobeena
steryvalentineclaspedherhandsasifinprayeoirtierlookedat
villefortostsubliexpressionofntetandpridefranz
ntinued:
”itercury
hadbeenfiveorsixdegreesbelohestepsovered
the
sideoftherailingtoassisthingettingdonesses
follothestepstotheriver
hsno,theeroftheriverlookedblack
anddeeponeofthesendsforalanteinaalbargenear,
andbyitslighttheyexanedthessh
ply,ashehadsaid,onehecarriedinhiscane,hes
shorterthanthegenerals,andhadnoguardthegeneralproposedto
castlotsforthesthepresidentsaiditwashewhohadgiven
theprovocation,andhehadsupposedeachwoulduse
hisosthenessesendeavoredtoinsist,butthepresident
badetheesilentthelanteheground,thetwo
adversariestooktheirstations,andtheduelbeganthelightdethe
ten,theywere
scarcelyperceptible,thedarkness
”generaldepinaypassedforoneofthebestseninthear,but
heissedhisaindfell
thenessesthoughthehisadversary,whoknewhehad
notstrutheassistanceofhishandtorisethe
ingthegeneral,andherushedon
hisadversarybuthisopponentdidnotalloobebroken
hereceivedhinhissesthegeneraldrekon
findinghielftoocloselyengaged,andthenretuedtothechargeat
thethirdhefellagaintheythoughtheslipped,asatfirst,andthe
ove,approachedandendeavoredtoraise
hibuttheonearoundthebodyfounditwas
istenedostfainted,revived
”ah,”saidhe,”theyhavesentsofencingstertofighte”
thepresident,houtanshenesshe
lante,andraisinghissleeve,shoteived
inhisarthenopeninghisat,andunbuttoninghisat,
displayedhisside,piercedhathirdillhehadnoteven
utteredasighgeneraldepinaydiedfivenutesafter”
franzreadtheselasthattheywerehardly
audible,andthenstopped,passinghishandoverhiseyesasifto
dispelaontssilence,hentinued:
”thepresidentupthesteps,afterpushinghissohis
cane;atrackofbloodonthesnoarkedhisursehehadscarcely
arrivedatthetopheerithe
generalsbody,henesseshadjustthrootheriverafter
ascertainingthathehen,inaloyalduel,
andnotinaushasitghthavebeenreportedinproofofthiswe
havesignedthispapertoestablishthetruthofthefacts,lestthe
ntshouldarriveheroftheactorsinthisterriblescene
shouldbeaeditatedrderorofinfringentofthelaws
ofhonor
”signed,beaurepaire,deschas,andlecharpal”
hisacunt,sodreadfulfora
son;otion,hadear;when
villefort,treling,andcrouchedinaer,hadendeavoredtolessen
thestorysupplian,”sir,”
saiddepinaytonoirtier,”sinceyouareedhallthese
details,testedbyhonorablesignatures,sinceyouappear
totakesointerestin,althoughyouhaveonlynifested
ithithertobycausingsorroenotonefinal
satisfaethenaofthepresidentoftheclub,thatiy
atleastknoyfather”villefortchanicallyfeltfor
thehandleofthedoor;valentine,oodsoonerthananyoneher
grandfathersansenseent
ardreoiselle,”saidfranz,tuingtowards
valentine,”uniteyoureffortsiofindoutthenaofthen
adeanorphanattainedduand
tionless
”hold,sir,”saidvillefort,”donotprolongthisdreadfulscenethe
nashavebeenpurposelyncealed;fatherhielfdoesnotknoho
thispresidentes
arenotinthedictionary”
”oh,
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