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,”sherred,anded,intheassurancethatthiswas
butadreaforthentodisappearorassusootherforstill,
shefeltherpulse,andfindingitthrobviolentlyshereeredthat
thebestthodofdispellingsuchillusionsodrink,foradraught
ofthebeveragepreparedbythedoedto
eshesufferedless
valentihereforereachedherhandtoheglass,butassoon
ashertrelingareftthebedtheapparitionadvancedrequickly
toheyounggirlsocloselythatshefancied
sheheardhisbreath,andfeltthepressureofhishand
thistitheillusion,orratherthereality,surpassedanything
valentinehadbeforeexperienced;shebegantobelieveherselfreally
aliveandaenot
deceiveddehershudderthepressureshefeltlyintended
toarrestherarandsheslo
sheuldnotdetachhereyes,andoreprotecting
thannacing,tooktheglass,andohenightlightheld
itup,asiftotestitstransparensufficient;
then,orrathertheghostforhetrodsosoftlythatnosoundwas
heardthenpouredoutaboutaspoonfulintotheglass,anddrankit
valentineentofstupefactionevery
nuteshehadexpectedthatitoanother
vision;butthen,insteadofdissolvinglikeashadow,again
approachedher,andsaidinanagitatedvoice,”noaydrink”
valentineshudderediteoneofthesevisionshad
everaddressedherinalivingvoice,andshetoutteran
exanplaonte
urred
itainedintheyounggirlsnd
astotherealityofthescene;hereyesstartedhterror,herhands
treled,andsherapidlydrehebedclothesclosertoherstill,the
presenonteysterious,fanciful,and
extraordinaryentranthroughtheight
iossibilitiestohershatteredreason”donotcallanyonedonotbe
alard,”saidtheunt;”donotletashadeofsuspicionoruneasiness
reininyourbreast;thenstandingbeforeyou,valentineforthis
tiitisnoghost,isnothingrethanthetenderestfatherandthe
strespeof”
valentineuldnotreply;thevoiceedtherealpresence
ofabeingintherooalardhersochthatshefearedtouttera
syllable;stilltheexpressionofhereyesseedtoinquire,”ifyour
intentionsarepure,arvelloussagacity
understoodallthatind
”listento,”hesaid,”or,rather,lookupon;lookatface,
palereventhanusual,andeyes,redhwearinessforfourdays
ihavenot,forihavebeennstantlychingyou,to
proteaxilian”theblooduntedrapidly
totheejustannouncedbytheunt
dispelledallthefearhhhispresencehadinspiredher
”xilian”sheexclaid,andsosdidthesoundappeartoher,
thatsherepeatedit”xilianhashethenooyou”
”everythinghetoldyourlifeisedhihat
youshalllive”
”youhaveprosedhihatishalllive”
”yes”
”but,sir,youspokeofvigilanceandprotectionareyouadoctor”
”yes;thebestyouuldhaveatthepresentti,believe”
”butyousayyouhaveched”saidvalentineuneasily;”wherehave
youbeenihavenotseenyou”theuntextendedhishandtohe
library”ihatdoor,”hesaid,”othe
nexthouse,ed”valentiuedhereyesaway,and,
odestfear,exclaid:”sir,
ithinkyouhavebeenguiltyofanunparalleledintrusion,andthat
youorelikeaninsult”
”valentine,”heansylongchoveryou,alli
haveobservedhasbeenentwas
prepared,andbeveragehen,helatterappeared
dangerousto,ientered,asihavenoituted,inthe
placeofthepoison,ahealthfuldraught;eadofproducing
thedeathintended,causedlifetocirculateinyourveins”
”poisondeath”exclaidvalentine,halfbelievingherselfunderthe
influenefeverishhallucination;”areyousaying,sir”
”hush,child,”saidntecristo,againplacinghisfingeruponher
lips,”ididsaypoisonanddeathbutdrinksoofthis;”andthe
unttookabottlefroispocket,ntainingaredliquid,ofh
hepouredafeotheglass”drinkthis,andthentakenothing
retonight”valentinestretchedoutherhand,butscarcelyhadshe
touchedtheglassontecristotookthe
glass,drankhalfitsntents,andthenpresentedittovalentine,who
sledandsed,”iregnize
theflavorofnoctualbeverageesoch,and
seedtoeaseachingbrainthankyou,sir,thankyou”
”thisishohelastfouights,valentine,”
saidtheunt”but,oh,hoeoh,thechedhours
ihaveenduredthetorturetoittedhe
deadlypoisonpouredintoyourglass,andhobledlestyoushould
drinkitbeforeiuldfindtitothroaway”
”sir,”saidvalentine,attheheightofherterror,”yousayyouendured
torturesyglass;butifyou
saustalsohaveseentheperson”
”yes”valentineraisedherselfinbed,anddre,h
appearedbroideredcaric,stillisththe
ldde,tohoseofterror”yousaw
theperson”repeatedtheyounggirl”yes,”repeatedtheunt
”eishorrible,siryouakebelieve
sothingtoodreadfulpttorderinfathers
house,inrooonbedofsie,sir;you
aretetingyoukedoubtthegoodnessofprovidenceitis
iossible,itcannotbe”
”areyouthefirstthatthishandhasstrickenhaveyounotseen
desaintran,dadesaintran,barrois,allfall
noirtieralsohavefallenavienthehas
beenpursuingforthelastthreeyearsneutralizedtheeffectsofthe
poison”
”oh,
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,”sherred,anded,intheassurancethatthiswas
butadreaforthentodisappearorassusootherforstill,
shefeltherpulse,andfindingitthrobviolentlyshereeredthat
thebestthodofdispellingsuchillusionsodrink,foradraught
ofthebeveragepreparedbythedoedto
eshesufferedless
valentihereforereachedherhandtoheglass,butassoon
ashertrelingareftthebedtheapparitionadvancedrequickly
toheyounggirlsocloselythatshefancied
sheheardhisbreath,andfeltthepressureofhishand
thistitheillusion,orratherthereality,surpassedanything
valentinehadbeforeexperienced;shebegantobelieveherselfreally
aliveandaenot
deceiveddehershudderthepressureshefeltlyintended
toarrestherarandsheslo
sheuldnotdetachhereyes,andoreprotecting
thannacing,tooktheglass,andohenightlightheld
itup,asiftotestitstransparensufficient;
then,orrathertheghostforhetrodsosoftlythatnosoundwas
heardthenpouredoutaboutaspoonfulintotheglass,anddrankit
valentineentofstupefactionevery
nuteshehadexpectedthatitoanother
vision;butthen,insteadofdissolvinglikeashadow,again
approachedher,andsaidinanagitatedvoice,”noaydrink”
valentineshudderediteoneofthesevisionshad
everaddressedherinalivingvoice,andshetoutteran
exanplaonte
urred
itainedintheyounggirlsnd
astotherealityofthescene;hereyesstartedhterror,herhands
treled,andsherapidlydrehebedclothesclosertoherstill,the
presenonteysterious,fanciful,and
extraordinaryentranthroughtheight
iossibilitiestohershatteredreason”donotcallanyonedonotbe
alard,”saidtheunt;”donotletashadeofsuspicionoruneasiness
reininyourbreast;thenstandingbeforeyou,valentineforthis
tiitisnoghost,isnothingrethanthetenderestfatherandthe
strespeof”
valentineuldnotreply;thevoiceedtherealpresence
ofabeingintherooalardhersochthatshefearedtouttera
syllable;stilltheexpressionofhereyesseedtoinquire,”ifyour
intentionsarepure,arvelloussagacity
understoodallthatind
”listento,”hesaid,”or,rather,lookupon;lookatface,
palereventhanusual,andeyes,redhwearinessforfourdays
ihavenot,forihavebeennstantlychingyou,to
proteaxilian”theblooduntedrapidly
totheejustannouncedbytheunt
dispelledallthefearhhhispresencehadinspiredher
”xilian”sheexclaid,andsosdidthesoundappeartoher,
thatsherepeatedit”xilianhashethenooyou”
”everythinghetoldyourlifeisedhihat
youshalllive”
”youhaveprosedhihatishalllive”
”yes”
”but,sir,youspokeofvigilanceandprotectionareyouadoctor”
”yes;thebestyouuldhaveatthepresentti,believe”
”butyousayyouhaveched”saidvalentineuneasily;”wherehave
youbeenihavenotseenyou”theuntextendedhishandtohe
library”ihatdoor,”hesaid,”othe
nexthouse,ed”valentiuedhereyesaway,and,
odestfear,exclaid:”sir,
ithinkyouhavebeenguiltyofanunparalleledintrusion,andthat
youorelikeaninsult”
”valentine,”heansylongchoveryou,alli
haveobservedhasbeenentwas
prepared,andbeveragehen,helatterappeared
dangerousto,ientered,asihavenoituted,inthe
placeofthepoison,ahealthfuldraught;eadofproducing
thedeathintended,causedlifetocirculateinyourveins”
”poisondeath”exclaidvalentine,halfbelievingherselfunderthe
influenefeverishhallucination;”areyousaying,sir”
”hush,child,”saidntecristo,againplacinghisfingeruponher
lips,”ididsaypoisonanddeathbutdrinksoofthis;”andthe
unttookabottlefroispocket,ntainingaredliquid,ofh
hepouredafeotheglass”drinkthis,andthentakenothing
retonight”valentinestretchedoutherhand,butscarcelyhadshe
touchedtheglassontecristotookthe
glass,drankhalfitsntents,andthenpresentedittovalentine,who
sledandsed,”iregnize
theflavorofnoctualbeverageesoch,and
seedtoeaseachingbrainthankyou,sir,thankyou”
”thisishohelastfouights,valentine,”
saidtheunt”but,oh,hoeoh,thechedhours
ihaveenduredthetorturetoittedhe
deadlypoisonpouredintoyourglass,andhobledlestyoushould
drinkitbeforeiuldfindtitothroaway”
”sir,”saidvalentine,attheheightofherterror,”yousayyouendured
torturesyglass;butifyou
saustalsohaveseentheperson”
”yes”valentineraisedherselfinbed,anddre,h
appearedbroideredcaric,stillisththe
ldde,tohoseofterror”yousaw
theperson”repeatedtheyounggirl”yes,”repeatedtheunt
”eishorrible,siryouakebelieve
sothingtoodreadfulpttorderinfathers
house,inrooonbedofsie,sir;you
aretetingyoukedoubtthegoodnessofprovidenceitis
iossible,itcannotbe”
”areyouthefirstthatthishandhasstrickenhaveyounotseen
desaintran,dadesaintran,barrois,allfall
noirtieralsohavefallenavienthehas
beenpursuingforthelastthreeyearsneutralizedtheeffectsofthe
poison”
”oh,
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