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niesadullanddisllighthebedclothes
andcurtainssurroundingtheyounggirlallnoiseinthestreetshad
ceased,andthesilencefulithenthatthedoorof
edopened,andaheadicedappearedin
theglassopposite;itedevillefort,etoness
theeffectsofthedrinkshehadpreparedshestoppedinthedoorway,
listenedforanttotheflip,theonlysoundin
thatdesertedrooandthenadvancedtothetabletoseeifvalentines
glassptyitillaboutaquarterfull,aswebefore
stateddadevillefortetiedthententsintotheashes,h
shedisturbedthattheyghttherereadilyabsorbtheliquid;then
shecarefullyrinsedtheglass,andhherhandkerchief
replaceditonthetable
ifanyoneuldhavelookedintotherooustthenhewouldhave
noticedthehesitationedevillefortapproachedthebed
andlookedfixedlyonvalentinethediight,theprofoundsilence,
andthegloothoughtsinspiredbythehour,andstillrebyherown
nscience,allbinedtoproduceasensationoffear;thepoisoner
plationofherolengthshe
rallied,drehecurtain,andleaningoverthepillowgazed
intentlyonvalentinetheyounggirlnolongerbreathed,nobreath
issuedthroughthehalfclosedteeth;theelipsnolonger
quiveredtheeyeshabluishvapor,andthelongblack
lashesrestedonacheekedevillefortgazedupon
thefacesoexpressiveeveninitsstillness;thensheventuredtoraise
theverletandpressherhandupontheyounggirlsheartitwas
ldandtionlesssheonlyfeltthepulsationinherownfingers,and
ofthebed;
frohouldertoelboouldedafterthearofgerin
pillons”graseedtobeslightlydistorted
bynvulsion,andthehand,sodelied,ingh
stiffoutstretehebedthenails,too,
uingblue
gerinpillonousfrenchsculptor15351598
hisbestknohe
louvre
dadevilleforthadnolongeranydoubt;allwasovershehad
nsuatedthelastterribleplishtherewasno
retodointheroosothepoisonerretiredstealthily,asthough
fearingtohearthesoundofherosteps;butasshehdrewshe
stillheldasidethecurtain,absorbedintheirresistibleattraction
alerely
steriousanddoesnotexcitedisgustjustthenthelaagain
fliadadevillefort,whoshudderedand
droppedthecurtainiediatelyafterhelightexpired,andthe
rooulobscurity,heclockatthat
nutestruckhalfpastfouroverpohagitation,thepoisoner
succeededingropingherinan
agonyoffear
thedarknesslastedthenbydegreesaldlightcrept
throughtheveianblinds,untilatlengthitrevealedtheobjectsin
therooaboutthistithenursesughhestairsand
theanenteredtherooacupinherhandtothetendereye
ofafatheroralover,thefirstglanceoreveal
valentinesndition;buttothishireling,valentineonlyappearedto
sleep”good,”sheexclaid,approachingthetable,”shehastakenpart
ofherdraught;theglassisthreequartersety”
thenshetothefireplaceandlitthefire,andalthoughshe
hadjustleftherbed,sheuldnotresistthetetationofferedby
valentinessleep,soshethrechairtosnatcha
littlereresttheclockstrikingeightaonishedatthe
prolongedsluerofthepatient,andfrightenedtoseethatthearas
stillhangingoutofthebed,sheadvancedtoine,andfor
thefirsttinoticedthe,but
itvedhafrightfulrigiditydeceiveasicknurse
shesed,”help,help”
”atter”askeddavrigny,atthefootofthestairs,it
beingthehourheusuallyvisitedher
”hisroo”doctor,doyou
heartheallforhelp”
”yes,yes;letushastenup;it”butbeforethe
do,theservantshe
safloorhadentered,andseeingvalentinepaleandtionlessonher
bed,theylifteduptheirhandstooodtransfixed,as
thoughstruckbylightening”calldadevilleforte
devillefort”thedoorofhischaer,h
apparentlyhes,the
servantsstooddavrigny,ovalentine,andraised
herinhisar”ed”oh,wherewill
betheend”villefortrushedintotheroo”areyousaying,
doed,raisinghishandstoheaven
”isaythatvalentineisdead”replieddavrigny,inavoiceterrible
initssolecal
devillefortstaggeredandburiedhisheadinthebedonthe
exclationofthedoctorandthecryofthefather,theservantsall
fledutteredirecations;theyhestairs
andthroughthelongpassages,thenthereheurt,
afterill;theyhad,oneandall,desertedtheaccursed
housejustthen,dadevillefort,intheactofslippingon
herdressinggoontstood
tionless,asthoughinterrogatingtheo,whileshe
endeavoredtocallupsorebellioustearsonasuddenshestepped,
orratherbounded,s,tohetableshesaw
davrignyiningtheglass,certainof
havingetiedduringthenightithirdfull,justasit
hrehententsintotheashesthespectreofvalentine
risingbeforethepoisoneredherlessitwas,indeed,
thesalorasthedraughtshehadpouredintotheglass,andh
valentinehaddrunk};ithepoison,deceive
davrigny,inedsoclosely;itlessa
raclefroeaven,that,nothstandingherprecautions,thereshould
besotraainingtorevealthecrie
devillefortreinedrootedtothespotlikeastatueofterror,and
villefort,hhisheadhiddeninthebedclothes,sahingaroun
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niesadullanddisllighthebedclothes
andcurtainssurroundingtheyounggirlallnoiseinthestreetshad
ceased,andthesilencefulithenthatthedoorof
edopened,andaheadicedappearedin
theglassopposite;itedevillefort,etoness
theeffectsofthedrinkshehadpreparedshestoppedinthedoorway,
listenedforanttotheflip,theonlysoundin
thatdesertedrooandthenadvancedtothetabletoseeifvalentines
glassptyitillaboutaquarterfull,aswebefore
stateddadevillefortetiedthententsintotheashes,h
shedisturbedthattheyghttherereadilyabsorbtheliquid;then
shecarefullyrinsedtheglass,andhherhandkerchief
replaceditonthetable
ifanyoneuldhavelookedintotherooustthenhewouldhave
noticedthehesitationedevillefortapproachedthebed
andlookedfixedlyonvalentinethediight,theprofoundsilence,
andthegloothoughtsinspiredbythehour,andstillrebyherown
nscience,allbinedtoproduceasensationoffear;thepoisoner
plationofherolengthshe
rallied,drehecurtain,andleaningoverthepillowgazed
intentlyonvalentinetheyounggirlnolongerbreathed,nobreath
issuedthroughthehalfclosedteeth;theelipsnolonger
quiveredtheeyeshabluishvapor,andthelongblack
lashesrestedonacheekedevillefortgazedupon
thefacesoexpressiveeveninitsstillness;thensheventuredtoraise
theverletandpressherhandupontheyounggirlsheartitwas
ldandtionlesssheonlyfeltthepulsationinherownfingers,and
ofthebed;
frohouldertoelboouldedafterthearofgerin
pillons”graseedtobeslightlydistorted
bynvulsion,andthehand,sodelied,ingh
stiffoutstretehebedthenails,too,
uingblue
gerinpillonousfrenchsculptor15351598
hisbestknohe
louvre
dadevilleforthadnolongeranydoubt;allwasovershehad
nsuatedthelastterribleplishtherewasno
retodointheroosothepoisonerretiredstealthily,asthough
fearingtohearthesoundofherosteps;butasshehdrewshe
stillheldasidethecurtain,absorbedintheirresistibleattraction
alerely
steriousanddoesnotexcitedisgustjustthenthelaagain
fliadadevillefort,whoshudderedand
droppedthecurtainiediatelyafterhelightexpired,andthe
rooulobscurity,heclockatthat
nutestruckhalfpastfouroverpohagitation,thepoisoner
succeededingropingherinan
agonyoffear
thedarknesslastedthenbydegreesaldlightcrept
throughtheveianblinds,untilatlengthitrevealedtheobjectsin
therooaboutthistithenursesughhestairsand
theanenteredtherooacupinherhandtothetendereye
ofafatheroralover,thefirstglanceoreveal
valentinesndition;buttothishireling,valentineonlyappearedto
sleep”good,”sheexclaid,approachingthetable,”shehastakenpart
ofherdraught;theglassisthreequartersety”
thenshetothefireplaceandlitthefire,andalthoughshe
hadjustleftherbed,sheuldnotresistthetetationofferedby
valentinessleep,soshethrechairtosnatcha
littlereresttheclockstrikingeightaonishedatthe
prolongedsluerofthepatient,andfrightenedtoseethatthearas
stillhangingoutofthebed,sheadvancedtoine,andfor
thefirsttinoticedthe,but
itvedhafrightfulrigiditydeceiveasicknurse
shesed,”help,help”
”atter”askeddavrigny,atthefootofthestairs,it
beingthehourheusuallyvisitedher
”hisroo”doctor,doyou
heartheallforhelp”
”yes,yes;letushastenup;it”butbeforethe
do,theservantshe
safloorhadentered,andseeingvalentinepaleandtionlessonher
bed,theylifteduptheirhandstooodtransfixed,as
thoughstruckbylightening”calldadevilleforte
devillefort”thedoorofhischaer,h
apparentlyhes,the
servantsstooddavrigny,ovalentine,andraised
herinhisar”ed”oh,wherewill
betheend”villefortrushedintotheroo”areyousaying,
doed,raisinghishandstoheaven
”isaythatvalentineisdead”replieddavrigny,inavoiceterrible
initssolecal
devillefortstaggeredandburiedhisheadinthebedonthe
exclationofthedoctorandthecryofthefather,theservantsall
fledutteredirecations;theyhestairs
andthroughthelongpassages,thenthereheurt,
afterill;theyhad,oneandall,desertedtheaccursed
housejustthen,dadevillefort,intheactofslippingon
herdressinggoontstood
tionless,asthoughinterrogatingtheo,whileshe
endeavoredtocallupsorebellioustearsonasuddenshestepped,
orratherbounded,s,tohetableshesaw
davrignyiningtheglass,certainof
havingetiedduringthenightithirdfull,justasit
hrehententsintotheashesthespectreofvalentine
risingbeforethepoisoneredherlessitwas,indeed,
thesalorasthedraughtshehadpouredintotheglass,andh
valentinehaddrunk};ithepoison,deceive
davrigny,inedsoclosely;itlessa
raclefroeaven,that,nothstandingherprecautions,thereshould
besotraainingtorevealthecrie
devillefortreinedrootedtothespotlikeastatueofterror,and
villefort,hhisheadhiddeninthebedclothes,sahingaroun
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