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ythesidegateandonreachingtheboisdeboulogued,apparently
selfoppositehis
houseinthechaselyseesallary,feeblelight
the
house,asbaptistinhadsaidntecristoleanedagainstatree,and
hthatscrutinizingglanceheived,lookedup
anddoinedthepassersby,andcarefullylookeddown
theneighboringstreets,toseethatnooneinutes
passedthus,andhehe
hastenedtothesidedoorhali,enteredhurriedly,andbythe
servantsstaircase,ofhout
openingordisarrangingasinglecurtain,houteventheporter
havingtheslightestsuspicionthatthehouse,pty,
ntaineditschiefoccupant
arrivedinhisbedrootheunttionedtoalitostop;thenhe
passedintothedressingrooinedeverythingappeared
asusualtheprecioussecretaryinitsplace,andthekeyinthe
se
door,revedthedoublestapleofthebolt,andeanwhileali
hadprocuredtheartheuntrequirednaly,ashortcarbineand
apairofdoublebarrelledpistols,ghtbe
takenased,theuntheldthe
livesoffiveninhishandsithalfpastninetheunt
andaliateinhasteacrustofbreadanddrankaglassofspanishwine;
thennteovablepanels,henabled
hioseeintotheadjoiningroohehadhinhisreachhispistols
andallarabian
hatchets,hasnotvariedsincethecrusadesthroughoneof
the,onaline,
theuntuldseeintothestreet
thusitenselydark;stillali,thankstohis
ent,
ulddistinguishinthedarknesstheslightestventofthetrees
thelittlelightinthelodgehadlongbeenextinctitghtbe
expectedthattheattack,ifindeedanattacked,wouldbe
defrohestairawindow;in
nteoneyit
theyustreachitbythe
backstaircase,orbythetheclockof
theinvalidesstruckaquartertothes
istenedguststhedolefulvibrationofthethreestrokes
asthelaststrokediedaheuntthoughtheheardaslightnoise
inthedressingroothisfirstsound,orratherthisfirstgrinding,
henathird;atthefourth,theuntknew
andisedhandting
thefoursidesofapaneofglassondtheuntfelthis
heartbeatrerapidlyinuredasnybetodanger,forewaedas
theyybeofperil,theyunderstand,bytheflutteringoftheheart
andtheshudderingofthefra,theenorusdifferencebet
andareality,betonte
adeasigntoappriseali,andingthatdanger
theotherside,dreastete
ies
thehenoiseproceededetheopeningbyh
theuntuldseeintothedressingroohefixedhiseyesonthat
inguishedashadohedarkness;thenoneofthepanes
becaquiteopaque,asifasheetofpaperuckontheoutside,
thenthesquarecrackedwas
passedtofindthefastening,thenasend;theuedonits
hinges,andanenteredhewasalone
”thatsadaringrascal,”heunt
atthatntalitouchedhilightlyontheshoulderhetued;ali
pointedtotheinheyhestreet
”isee”saidhe,”therearet;onedoesthehe
otherstandsguard”hedeasigntoalinottolosesightofthen
inthestreet,andtuedtotheoneinthedressingroo
theglasscutterhadentered,ands
stretatlastheappearedtohavedehielf
faliar
both
ontecristoexpectedthathewas
ingin,andraisedoneofhispistols;buthesilyheardthesound
oftheboltsslidingintheirpperringsition
thenooved
thestaples,ghtnoselfatho,andpursuehispurpose
anthen
drehispocketsothingheuntuldnotdisce,placed
itonastand,thenstraighttothesecretary,feltthelock,and
ntrarytohisexpectationfoundthatthekeyissingbutthe
glasscutteranergenciesthe
untsoonheardtherattlingofabunchofskeletonkeys,suchasthe
locksthbringsoforcealock,andhievescall
nightingales,doubtlessfrohesiftheiightlysonghey
grindagainstthebolt”ah,ha,”ileof
disappointnt,”heisonlyathief”
buttheninthedarkuldnotfindtherightkeyhereachedthe
instrunthehadpladiately
apalelight,justbrightenoughtorenderobjectsdistinct,was
refleednte
cristo,startingback,”itis”
aliraisedhishatchet”dontstir,”ontecristo,”andput
doewords
inaloationthe
unt,faintasithadbeen,hadstartledthenainedinthe
poseoftheoldknifegrinderitheunthadjustgiven,
foriediatelyalinoiselessly,andretued,bearingablack
dressandathreeeredhatanontecristohadrapidlytaken
offhisgreatat,ightdistinguishby
theglieringthroughtheopenpanelthathetunif
steelil,ofhelastinfrance,wheredaggersarenolonger
dreaded,hedaggerathis
breast,andhahatchetthetunicsoon
disappearedundera
... </P></TD>
ythesidegateandonreachingtheboisdeboulogued,apparently
selfoppositehis
houseinthechaselyseesallary,feeblelight
the
house,asbaptistinhadsaidntecristoleanedagainstatree,and
hthatscrutinizingglanceheived,lookedup
anddoinedthepassersby,andcarefullylookeddown
theneighboringstreets,toseethatnooneinutes
passedthus,andhehe
hastenedtothesidedoorhali,enteredhurriedly,andbythe
servantsstaircase,ofhout
openingordisarrangingasinglecurtain,houteventheporter
havingtheslightestsuspicionthatthehouse,pty,
ntaineditschiefoccupant
arrivedinhisbedrootheunttionedtoalitostop;thenhe
passedintothedressingrooinedeverythingappeared
asusualtheprecioussecretaryinitsplace,andthekeyinthe
se
door,revedthedoublestapleofthebolt,andeanwhileali
hadprocuredtheartheuntrequirednaly,ashortcarbineand
apairofdoublebarrelledpistols,ghtbe
takenased,theuntheldthe
livesoffiveninhishandsithalfpastninetheunt
andaliateinhasteacrustofbreadanddrankaglassofspanishwine;
thennteovablepanels,henabled
hioseeintotheadjoiningroohehadhinhisreachhispistols
andallarabian
hatchets,hasnotvariedsincethecrusadesthroughoneof
the,onaline,
theuntuldseeintothestreet
thusitenselydark;stillali,thankstohis
ent,
ulddistinguishinthedarknesstheslightestventofthetrees
thelittlelightinthelodgehadlongbeenextinctitghtbe
expectedthattheattack,ifindeedanattacked,wouldbe
defrohestairawindow;in
nteoneyit
theyustreachitbythe
backstaircase,orbythetheclockof
theinvalidesstruckaquartertothes
istenedguststhedolefulvibrationofthethreestrokes
asthelaststrokediedaheuntthoughtheheardaslightnoise
inthedressingroothisfirstsound,orratherthisfirstgrinding,
henathird;atthefourth,theuntknew
andisedhandting
thefoursidesofapaneofglassondtheuntfelthis
heartbeatrerapidlyinuredasnybetodanger,forewaedas
theyybeofperil,theyunderstand,bytheflutteringoftheheart
andtheshudderingofthefra,theenorusdifferencebet
andareality,betonte
adeasigntoappriseali,andingthatdanger
theotherside,dreastete
ies
thehenoiseproceededetheopeningbyh
theuntuldseeintothedressingroohefixedhiseyesonthat
inguishedashadohedarkness;thenoneofthepanes
becaquiteopaque,asifasheetofpaperuckontheoutside,
thenthesquarecrackedwas
passedtofindthefastening,thenasend;theuedonits
hinges,andanenteredhewasalone
”thatsadaringrascal,”heunt
atthatntalitouchedhilightlyontheshoulderhetued;ali
pointedtotheinheyhestreet
”isee”saidhe,”therearet;onedoesthehe
otherstandsguard”hedeasigntoalinottolosesightofthen
inthestreet,andtuedtotheoneinthedressingroo
theglasscutterhadentered,ands
stretatlastheappearedtohavedehielf
faliar
both
ontecristoexpectedthathewas
ingin,andraisedoneofhispistols;buthesilyheardthesound
oftheboltsslidingintheirpperringsition
thenooved
thestaples,ghtnoselfatho,andpursuehispurpose
anthen
drehispocketsothingheuntuldnotdisce,placed
itonastand,thenstraighttothesecretary,feltthelock,and
ntrarytohisexpectationfoundthatthekeyissingbutthe
glasscutteranergenciesthe
untsoonheardtherattlingofabunchofskeletonkeys,suchasthe
locksthbringsoforcealock,andhievescall
nightingales,doubtlessfrohesiftheiightlysonghey
grindagainstthebolt”ah,ha,”ileof
disappointnt,”heisonlyathief”
buttheninthedarkuldnotfindtherightkeyhereachedthe
instrunthehadpladiately
apalelight,justbrightenoughtorenderobjectsdistinct,was
refleednte
cristo,startingback,”itis”
aliraisedhishatchet”dontstir,”ontecristo,”andput
doewords
inaloationthe
unt,faintasithadbeen,hadstartledthenainedinthe
poseoftheoldknifegrinderitheunthadjustgiven,
foriediatelyalinoiselessly,andretued,bearingablack
dressandathreeeredhatanontecristohadrapidlytaken
offhisgreatat,ightdistinguishby
theglieringthroughtheopenpanelthathetunif
steelil,ofhelastinfrance,wheredaggersarenolonger
dreaded,hedaggerathis
breast,andhahatchetthetunicsoon
disappearedundera
... </P></TD>