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ealone”
”no”
”atotakeetheprocureur”
”no”
”thedoctor”
”yes”
”youainalonedevillefort”
”yes”
”butcanheunderstandyou”
”yes”
”oh,”saidvillefort,inexpressiblydelightedtothinkthatthe
inquiriesadebyhilone,”oh,besatisfied,ican
understandfather”davrignytooktheyoungnsarandled
hiutoftherooarethandeathlikesilencethenreignedin
thehouseattheendofaquarterofanhourafalteringfootstep
entwhere
davrignyandrrelhadbeenstaying,oneabsorbedinditation,the
otheringrief”youcane,”hesaid,andledtheacktonoirtier
rrellookedattentivelyonvilleforthisfacewaslivid,largedrops
rolleddoentsofa
quillpens
”gentlen,”hesaidinahoarsevoice,”giveyourhat
thishorribleseainburiedangstourselves”the
tendrek
”ientreatyou”ntinuedvillefort
”but,”saidrrel,”theculprittherderertheassassin”
”donotalarourself,sir;justicey
fatherhasrevealedtheculpritsnfatherthirstsforrevengeas
chasyoudo,yetevenhenjuresyouasidotokeepthissecretdo
younot,father”
”yes,”resolutelyrepliednoirtierrrelsufferedanexclationof
horrorandsurprisetoescapehi”oh,sir,”saidvillefort,arresting
xilianbythear”iffather,theinflexiblen,kesthis
request,itisbecauseheknohatvalentinewillbe
terriblyrevengedisitnotso,father”theoldndeasigninthe
affirtivevillefortntinued:”heknoe,andihavepledged
restassured,gentlen,thathinthreedays,inaless
tithanjusticeand,therevengeishallhavetakenforthe
rderofble;”
andashespoketheseeeth,andgraspedtheold
nssenselesshand
”isebefulfilled,noirtier”askedrrel,while
davrignylookedinquiringly
”yes,”repliednoirtierhanexpressionofsinisterjoy
”sorreland
davrigny,”syhouse,andleave
toavengechild”davrignytuedroundandutteredaveryfeeble
”yes,”butrrel,disengaginghishand,rushedtothebed,andafter
havingpressedtheldlipsofvalentinehhiso,
utteringalong,deepgroanofdespairandanguishwehavebefore
statedthatalltheservantshadfleddevillefortherefore
obligedtorequestdavrignytosuperintendallthearrangents
nsequentuponadeathinalargecity,reespeciallyadeathunder
sustances
itethingterribletoutedespair
ofnoirtier,earssilentlyrolleddo
retiredtohisstudy,anddavrignylefttosuonthedoctorofthe
yoralty,inebodiesafterdecease,andwho
isexpresslynad”thedonoirtieruldnotbe
persuadedtoquithisgrand
davrignyretuedhhisassociate;theyfoundtheoutergateclosed,
andnotaservantreininginthehouse;villeforthielfwasobliged
toopentothebuthestoppedonthelanding;hehadnottheurage
toagainvisitthedeathchaerthetors,therefore,entered
theroolonenoirtierotionless,andsilent
astherpsethedistrictdoctorapproachedhtheindifferenceof
anaeangstthedead;hethenlifted
thesheetheface,andjustunclosedthelips
”alas,”saiddavrigny,”sheisindeeddead,poorchild”
”yes,”anshedoctorlanically,droppingthesheethehad
raisednoirtierutteredakindofhoarse,rattlingsound;theoldns
eyessparkled,andthegooddoctorunderstoodthatheobehold
hischildhethereforeapproachedthebed,andpanionwas
dippingthefingershouchedthelipsoftherpsein
e,heunveredthecalndpaleface,hlookedlike
thatofasleepingangelatear,anseye,
expressedhisthankstothedoctorthedoctorofthedeadthenlaidhis
pertontheerofthetable,andhavingfulfilledhisduty,was
nduetthetthedoorofhis
study;havinginafehankedthedistrictdoctor,hetuedto
davrigny,andsaid,”andnohepriest”
”isthereanyparticularpriestyouoprayhvalentine”asked
davrigny
”no”saidvillefort;”fetchthenearest”
”thenearest,”saidthedistrictdoctor,”isagooditalianabbe,who
livesnextdoortoyoushalliasipass”
”davrigny,”saidvillefort,”besokind,ibeseechyou,astoacpany
thisgentlenhereisthekeyofthedoor,sothatyoucangoinand
outasyouplease;youhepriesthyou,andwilloblige
byintrodu”
”doyou”
”ionlye,apriest
canunderstan**thersgrief”anddevillefort,givingthekeyto
davrigny,againbadefareothestrangedoctor,andretiredtohis
study,eteerantsedy
forallafflictionsasthedoctorsenteredthestreet,theysaan
inacassockstandingonthethresholdofthenextdoor”thisisthe
abbeofispoke,”saidthedoctortodavrignydavrignyacsted
thepriest”sir,”hesaid,”areyoudisposedtonferagreat
obligationonanunhappyfatherean
devillefort,thekingsattoey”
”ah,”saidthepriest,inarkeditalianaccent;”yes,ihaveheard
thatdeathisinthathouse”
”thenineednottellyoukindofserviceherequiresofyou”
”iyself,sir,”saidthepriest;”itisourssion
toforestallourduties”
”itisayounggirl”
”iknothehouseinfordi
alsoknoeisvalentine,andihavealreadyprayedfor
her”
”thankyou,sir,”saiddavrigny;”sinencedyoursacred
office,deigntontinueiteandchbythedead,andallthe
ilyefultoyou”
”iaoing,sir;andidonothesitatetosaythatnoprayerswillbe
referventthanne”davrignytookthepriestshand,and
eetingvillefort,whowasengaged
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ealone”
”no”
”atotakeetheprocureur”
”no”
”thedoctor”
”yes”
”youainalonedevillefort”
”yes”
”butcanheunderstandyou”
”yes”
”oh,”saidvillefort,inexpressiblydelightedtothinkthatthe
inquiriesadebyhilone,”oh,besatisfied,ican
understandfather”davrignytooktheyoungnsarandled
hiutoftherooarethandeathlikesilencethenreignedin
thehouseattheendofaquarterofanhourafalteringfootstep
entwhere
davrignyandrrelhadbeenstaying,oneabsorbedinditation,the
otheringrief”youcane,”hesaid,andledtheacktonoirtier
rrellookedattentivelyonvilleforthisfacewaslivid,largedrops
rolleddoentsofa
quillpens
”gentlen,”hesaidinahoarsevoice,”giveyourhat
thishorribleseainburiedangstourselves”the
tendrek
”ientreatyou”ntinuedvillefort
”but,”saidrrel,”theculprittherderertheassassin”
”donotalarourself,sir;justicey
fatherhasrevealedtheculpritsnfatherthirstsforrevengeas
chasyoudo,yetevenhenjuresyouasidotokeepthissecretdo
younot,father”
”yes,”resolutelyrepliednoirtierrrelsufferedanexclationof
horrorandsurprisetoescapehi”oh,sir,”saidvillefort,arresting
xilianbythear”iffather,theinflexiblen,kesthis
request,itisbecauseheknohatvalentinewillbe
terriblyrevengedisitnotso,father”theoldndeasigninthe
affirtivevillefortntinued:”heknoe,andihavepledged
restassured,gentlen,thathinthreedays,inaless
tithanjusticeand,therevengeishallhavetakenforthe
rderofble;”
andashespoketheseeeth,andgraspedtheold
nssenselesshand
”isebefulfilled,noirtier”askedrrel,while
davrignylookedinquiringly
”yes,”repliednoirtierhanexpressionofsinisterjoy
”sorreland
davrigny,”syhouse,andleave
toavengechild”davrignytuedroundandutteredaveryfeeble
”yes,”butrrel,disengaginghishand,rushedtothebed,andafter
havingpressedtheldlipsofvalentinehhiso,
utteringalong,deepgroanofdespairandanguishwehavebefore
statedthatalltheservantshadfleddevillefortherefore
obligedtorequestdavrignytosuperintendallthearrangents
nsequentuponadeathinalargecity,reespeciallyadeathunder
sustances
itethingterribletoutedespair
ofnoirtier,earssilentlyrolleddo
retiredtohisstudy,anddavrignylefttosuonthedoctorofthe
yoralty,inebodiesafterdecease,andwho
isexpresslynad”thedonoirtieruldnotbe
persuadedtoquithisgrand
davrignyretuedhhisassociate;theyfoundtheoutergateclosed,
andnotaservantreininginthehouse;villeforthielfwasobliged
toopentothebuthestoppedonthelanding;hehadnottheurage
toagainvisitthedeathchaerthetors,therefore,entered
theroolonenoirtierotionless,andsilent
astherpsethedistrictdoctorapproachedhtheindifferenceof
anaeangstthedead;hethenlifted
thesheetheface,andjustunclosedthelips
”alas,”saiddavrigny,”sheisindeeddead,poorchild”
”yes,”anshedoctorlanically,droppingthesheethehad
raisednoirtierutteredakindofhoarse,rattlingsound;theoldns
eyessparkled,andthegooddoctorunderstoodthatheobehold
hischildhethereforeapproachedthebed,andpanionwas
dippingthefingershouchedthelipsoftherpsein
e,heunveredthecalndpaleface,hlookedlike
thatofasleepingangelatear,anseye,
expressedhisthankstothedoctorthedoctorofthedeadthenlaidhis
pertontheerofthetable,andhavingfulfilledhisduty,was
nduetthetthedoorofhis
study;havinginafehankedthedistrictdoctor,hetuedto
davrigny,andsaid,”andnohepriest”
”isthereanyparticularpriestyouoprayhvalentine”asked
davrigny
”no”saidvillefort;”fetchthenearest”
”thenearest,”saidthedistrictdoctor,”isagooditalianabbe,who
livesnextdoortoyoushalliasipass”
”davrigny,”saidvillefort,”besokind,ibeseechyou,astoacpany
thisgentlenhereisthekeyofthedoor,sothatyoucangoinand
outasyouplease;youhepriesthyou,andwilloblige
byintrodu”
”doyou”
”ionlye,apriest
canunderstan**thersgrief”anddevillefort,givingthekeyto
davrigny,againbadefareothestrangedoctor,andretiredtohis
study,eteerantsedy
forallafflictionsasthedoctorsenteredthestreet,theysaan
inacassockstandingonthethresholdofthenextdoor”thisisthe
abbeofispoke,”saidthedoctortodavrignydavrignyacsted
thepriest”sir,”hesaid,”areyoudisposedtonferagreat
obligationonanunhappyfatherean
devillefort,thekingsattoey”
”ah,”saidthepriest,inarkeditalianaccent;”yes,ihaveheard
thatdeathisinthathouse”
”thenineednottellyoukindofserviceherequiresofyou”
”iyself,sir,”saidthepriest;”itisourssion
toforestallourduties”
”itisayounggirl”
”iknothehouseinfordi
alsoknoeisvalentine,andihavealreadyprayedfor
her”
”thankyou,sir,”saiddavrigny;”sinencedyoursacred
office,deigntontinueiteandchbythedead,andallthe
ilyefultoyou”
”iaoing,sir;andidonothesitatetosaythatnoprayerswillbe
referventthanne”davrignytookthepriestshand,and
eetingvillefort,whowasengaged
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