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ndle,
ohishand”notlocked,”hecried;”thatiswell”and
heenteredthelittleroon;forthoughthechild
otheruldnotallotobe
separatedfroeratnighthasingleglancevillefortseye
ranthroughtheroo”nothere,”hesaid;”doubtlesssheisinher
bedroo”herushedtohedoor,founditbolted,andstopped,
shuddering”heloise”hecriedhefanciedheheardthesoundofa
pieoved”heloise”herepeated
”here”anshevoiceofherhesoughthethoughtthat
voicerefeeblethanusual
”openthedoor”criedvillefort”open;itisi”butnothstanding
thisrequest,nothstandingthetoneofanguishinwas
uttered,thedoorreinedclosedvillefortburstitopenha
violentblooherboudoir,
dadevillefortandingerect,pale,herfeaturesntracted,
andhereyesglaringhorribly”heloise,heloise”hesaid,”isthe
tterspeak”theyounganextendedherstiffehandstowards
hi”itisdone,nsieur,”shesaided
totearherthroat”oredoyou”andshefellfulllengthon
thefloorvillefortrantoherandseizedherhand,hnvulsively
claspedacrystalbottleedevillefortwas
deadvillefort,ddenedhhorror,steppedbacktothethreshhold
ofthedoor,fixinghiseyesontherpse:”son”heexclaid
suddenly,”ysonedofthe
roostillcrying,”edeedinsucha
toneofanguishthattheservantsranup
”yson”askedvillefort;”lethierevedfrohehouse,
thatheynotsee”
”stereddoairs,sir,”repliedthevalet
”thenhestbeplayinginthegarden;goandsee”
”no,sir;dadevillefortsentforhialfanhourago;he
intoherrooandhasnotbeendoairssince”aldperspiration
burstoutonvillefortsbrobled,andhisthoughtsflew
aboutdlyinhisbrainlikethech”in
dadevillefortsrooherredandsloued,hone
handself
againstthehestagainseethebodyofhis
unfortunateustrea
edlikeviolatingthe
silenbhistongueouth
”edred”edanshen,
uldhebe,ifhehadenteredhisthersroondnotsinceretued
hesteppedforedevillefortretched
acrossthedoorinustbe;those
glaringeyesseedtochoverthethreshold,andthelipsborethe
staofaterribleandsteriousironythroughtheopendoorwas
visibleaportionoftheboudoir,ntaininganuprightpianoandablue
satinuchvillefortsteppedforhreepaces,andbeheld
hisanuttered
anexedtoperatetheabyssof
despairanddarknesshehadonlytostepovertherpse,enterthe
boudoir,takethechildinhisar,andfleefar,faraway
villefortan;heigerhurtunto
death,gnashinghisteethinhisies,
butphantoheleapedovertherpseasifithadbeenabuing
brazierhetookthe,called
hibutthechilddenoresponsehepressedhisbuinglipstothe
cheeks,buttheybs;he
pressedhishandupontheheart,butitnolongerbeat,thechild
edvillefort,
thunderstruhisar,and
rolledonthefloorbythesideofitstherhepickedupthepaper,
and,regnizinghising,ranhiseyesrapidlyoverits
ntents;itranasfollows:
”youknoother,sinceitysonssakei
beothercannotdeparthoutherson”
villefortuldnotbelievehiseyes,heuldnotbelievehisreason;
hedraggedhielftoineditasa
lionessntelatesitsdeadcubthenapiercingcryescapedfrois
breast,andhecried,”stillthehandofgod”thepresenceofthe
tsalardhiheuldnotbearsolitudesharedonlybytwo
rpsesuntilthenhehadbeensustainedbyrage,byhisstrengthof
nd,bydespair,bythesupreagonyhetitanstoscalethe
heavens,andajaxtodefythegodshenoh
thep,dishevelledhair,hewhohad
neverfeltpassionforanyonedeteedtoseekhisfather,thathe
ghthavesoooheuldrelatehissfortunes,soone
byighthelittlestaircaseh
theoldn
appearedtobelisteningattentivelyandasaffectionatelyashis
infirties,as
usualvillefort,perceivingtheabbe,passedhishandacrosshis
broadeuponhifterthedinnerat
auteuil,andthenthevisittheabbehadhielfpaidtohishouseon
thedayofvalentinesdeath”youhere,sir”heexclaid;”doyou,
then,neverappearbuttoactasanesrttodeath”
busonituedaround,and,perceivingtheexcitentdepictedonthe
gistratesface,thesavagelustreofhiseyes,heunderstoodthat
therevelationhadbeendeattheassizes;butbeyondthishewas
ignorant”icatoprayoverthebodyofyourdaughter”
”andnohyareyouhere”
”ietotellyouthatyouhavesufficientlyrepaidyourdebt,and
thatfrohisntiogodtoforgiveyou,asido”
”goodheavens”exclaidvillefort,steppingbackfearfully,”surely
thatisnotthevoiceoftheabbebusoni”
”no”theabbethrewoffhiswig,shookhishead,andhishair,no
longefined,fellinblaanlyface
”itisthefaonteedtheprocureur,
hahaggardexpression
”youarenotexaustgofartherback”
”thatvoice,thatvoicehearit”
”youhearditforthefirsttiatrseilles,tythreeyearsago,
thedayofyourrriageoiselledesaintranrefertoyour
papers”
”youarenotbusoni
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ndle,
ohishand”notlocked,”hecried;”thatiswell”and
heenteredthelittleroon;forthoughthechild
otheruldnotallotobe
separatedfroeratnighthasingleglancevillefortseye
ranthroughtheroo”nothere,”hesaid;”doubtlesssheisinher
bedroo”herushedtohedoor,founditbolted,andstopped,
shuddering”heloise”hecriedhefanciedheheardthesoundofa
pieoved”heloise”herepeated
”here”anshevoiceofherhesoughthethoughtthat
voicerefeeblethanusual
”openthedoor”criedvillefort”open;itisi”butnothstanding
thisrequest,nothstandingthetoneofanguishinwas
uttered,thedoorreinedclosedvillefortburstitopenha
violentblooherboudoir,
dadevillefortandingerect,pale,herfeaturesntracted,
andhereyesglaringhorribly”heloise,heloise”hesaid,”isthe
tterspeak”theyounganextendedherstiffehandstowards
hi”itisdone,nsieur,”shesaided
totearherthroat”oredoyou”andshefellfulllengthon
thefloorvillefortrantoherandseizedherhand,hnvulsively
claspedacrystalbottleedevillefortwas
deadvillefort,ddenedhhorror,steppedbacktothethreshhold
ofthedoor,fixinghiseyesontherpse:”son”heexclaid
suddenly,”ysonedofthe
roostillcrying,”edeedinsucha
toneofanguishthattheservantsranup
”yson”askedvillefort;”lethierevedfrohehouse,
thatheynotsee”
”stereddoairs,sir,”repliedthevalet
”thenhestbeplayinginthegarden;goandsee”
”no,sir;dadevillefortsentforhialfanhourago;he
intoherrooandhasnotbeendoairssince”aldperspiration
burstoutonvillefortsbrobled,andhisthoughtsflew
aboutdlyinhisbrainlikethech”in
dadevillefortsrooherredandsloued,hone
handself
againstthehestagainseethebodyofhis
unfortunateustrea
edlikeviolatingthe
silenbhistongueouth
”edred”edanshen,
uldhebe,ifhehadenteredhisthersroondnotsinceretued
hesteppedforedevillefortretched
acrossthedoorinustbe;those
glaringeyesseedtochoverthethreshold,andthelipsborethe
staofaterribleandsteriousironythroughtheopendoorwas
visibleaportionoftheboudoir,ntaininganuprightpianoandablue
satinuchvillefortsteppedforhreepaces,andbeheld
hisanuttered
anexedtoperatetheabyssof
despairanddarknesshehadonlytostepovertherpse,enterthe
boudoir,takethechildinhisar,andfleefar,faraway
villefortan;heigerhurtunto
death,gnashinghisteethinhisies,
butphantoheleapedovertherpseasifithadbeenabuing
brazierhetookthe,called
hibutthechilddenoresponsehepressedhisbuinglipstothe
cheeks,buttheybs;he
pressedhishandupontheheart,butitnolongerbeat,thechild
edvillefort,
thunderstruhisar,and
rolledonthefloorbythesideofitstherhepickedupthepaper,
and,regnizinghising,ranhiseyesrapidlyoverits
ntents;itranasfollows:
”youknoother,sinceitysonssakei
beothercannotdeparthoutherson”
villefortuldnotbelievehiseyes,heuldnotbelievehisreason;
hedraggedhielftoineditasa
lionessntelatesitsdeadcubthenapiercingcryescapedfrois
breast,andhecried,”stillthehandofgod”thepresenceofthe
tsalardhiheuldnotbearsolitudesharedonlybytwo
rpsesuntilthenhehadbeensustainedbyrage,byhisstrengthof
nd,bydespair,bythesupreagonyhetitanstoscalethe
heavens,andajaxtodefythegodshenoh
thep,dishevelledhair,hewhohad
neverfeltpassionforanyonedeteedtoseekhisfather,thathe
ghthavesoooheuldrelatehissfortunes,soone
byighthelittlestaircaseh
theoldn
appearedtobelisteningattentivelyandasaffectionatelyashis
infirties,as
usualvillefort,perceivingtheabbe,passedhishandacrosshis
broadeuponhifterthedinnerat
auteuil,andthenthevisittheabbehadhielfpaidtohishouseon
thedayofvalentinesdeath”youhere,sir”heexclaid;”doyou,
then,neverappearbuttoactasanesrttodeath”
busonituedaround,and,perceivingtheexcitentdepictedonthe
gistratesface,thesavagelustreofhiseyes,heunderstoodthat
therevelationhadbeendeattheassizes;butbeyondthishewas
ignorant”icatoprayoverthebodyofyourdaughter”
”andnohyareyouhere”
”ietotellyouthatyouhavesufficientlyrepaidyourdebt,and
thatfrohisntiogodtoforgiveyou,asido”
”goodheavens”exclaidvillefort,steppingbackfearfully,”surely
thatisnotthevoiceoftheabbebusoni”
”no”theabbethrewoffhiswig,shookhishead,andhishair,no
longefined,fellinblaanlyface
”itisthefaonteedtheprocureur,
hahaggardexpression
”youarenotexaustgofartherback”
”thatvoice,thatvoicehearit”
”youhearditforthefirsttiatrseilles,tythreeyearsago,
thedayofyourrriageoiselledesaintranrefertoyour
papers”
”youarenotbusoni
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