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et
enteredthishouse;shehadscarcelyclosedthedoorafterherwhen
ntecristoappearedattheerofastreet,sothathefoundand
lostheragainalstatthesainstantthestepswereold
acquaintancesofhis;hekerthananyoneelsehooopenthat
herbeatendoorhthelargeheadednailoraise
thelatchhinheenteredhoutknocking,orgivinganyother
intitionofhispresenaster
oftheplaceattheendofapassagepavedhbricks,tle
garden,bathedinsunshine,andrichinthandlightinthisgarden
rof
neyhroughasenseofdelicacy,haddescribedashaving
beenplacedtheretyfouryearspreviouslythetreesofthegarden
thestepsofthestreetdootecristo,on
steppingintothehouse,heardasighthatostadeepsob;he
lookedinthedirectione,andthereunderanarborof
virginiajessane,hitsthickfoliageandbeautifullongpurple
floercedesseated,hherheadbowed,andweeping
bitterlyshehadraisedherveil,andhherfacehiddenbyherhands
othesighsandtearshhadbeensolong
restrainedbythepresenontecristoadvancedafew
steps,ercedesraisedherhead,and
utteredaanbeforeher
theine,gelseubr >
seervirensproperlyspeakingnotajessaneatallhas
yellosthereferenceisnodoubttothearia
frutescensed
”da,”saidtheunt,”itisnolongerinpoorestoreyouto
happiness,butiofferyounsolation;oacceptitas
ingfrofriend”
”iaindeed,stercedes”aloneintheworld,i
hadbutson,andhehasleft”
”hepossessesanobleheart,da,”repliedtheunt,”andhehas
actedrightlyhefeelsthateverynoributetohisuntry;
sontributetheirtalents,otherstheirindustry;thesedevotetheir
blood,thosetheiightlylabors,tothesacausehadhereined
usthavebeeahatefulburden,norwouldhehave
participatedinyourgriefsherengthandhonorby
strugglinghadversity,intoprosperity
leavehiobuildupthefutureforyou,andiventuretosayyouwill
nfideittosafehands”
”oh,”repliedthean,ufullyshakingherhead,”the
prosperityofthebottofheart,i
praygodinhisr,icanneverenjoythebittercupof
adversityhasbeendrainedbytotheverydregs,andifeelthatthe
graveisnotfardistantyouhaveactedkindly,unt,inbringing
baeet
deathonthesaspotyown”
”alas,”saidnteyheart,the
resoasyouhaveeveryreasontohateihavebeenthecauseof
allyoursfortunes;butingyou
renderstillreunhappy”
”hateyou,blayouyou,edndhate,reproach,thenthathas
sparedsonslifefootyourfatalandsanguinaryintention
todestroythatsonofdercerfe
blanceofareproachin
”theuntlookedupandfixedhiseyesonrcedes,whoarose
partlyfroerseatandextendedbothherhandsto”oh,look
at,”ntinuedshe,elanyeyes
nolongerdazzlebytheirbrillianehaslongfledsincei
usedtosleonednddantes,efrobr >
the,theninhabitedbyhisoldfatheryears
ofgriefhavecreatedanabyssbethosedaysandthepresenti
neitherreproayfriendoh,no,ednd,itis
selfthatibla,selfthatihateoh,serablecreaturethati
acriedshe,claspingherhands,andraisinghereyestoheaven”i
oncepossessedpiety,innocence,andlove,thethreeingredientsofthe
happinessofangels,andnoi”ntecristoapproachedher,
andsilentlytookherhand”no,”saidshe,hdragently”no,
friend,toue,yetofallthosewhohave
fallenunderyourvengeanceiostguiltytheyed
byhatred,byavarice,andbyselflove;buti
ofurageayhand,ednd;
youarethinking,iaure,ofsokindspeee,butdo
notutteritto,reserveitforothersrehyofyourkindness
see”andsheexposedherfacepletelytovieisfortune
hassilveredhair,eyeshaveshedsonytearsthattheyare
enybroond,on
thentrary,youarestillyoung,handso,dignified;itisbecause
youhavehadfaith;becauseyouhavehadstrength,becauseyouhavehad
trustingod,andgodhassustainedyoubutasfor,ihavebeena
e”
rcedesburstintotears;heransheartsload
ofriesnteprintedakissonit;but
sheherselffeltthatitththanhewould
havebestoerblestatueofasaint”itoften
happens,”ntinuedshe,”thatafirstfaultdestroystheprospectsofa
goodhas
itdonetouforyoueteallyinthesey
heartonlytokeaanofthirtyninelooklikeaanoffifty
heonlyoodosowhywasiable
tosavesonaloneoughtinotalsotohaverescuedthenthati
hadacceptedforahusband,guiltythoughhedie
ercifulheavens,accessorytohisdeathby
supineinsensibility,byntetforhinotreering,oot
eer,thatitysakehehadbeeatraitorand
aperjurerinibenefitedbyacpanyingsonsofar,since
ino,andallotodepartaloothebanefulclite
ofafricaoh,ihavebeenbase,ellyou;ihaveabjured
affeofevilontothosewho
surround”
”no,rcedes,”saidntecristo,”no;youjudgeyourselfhtoo
indedan,anditwasyourgrief
thatdisardstilliwas
... </P></TD>
et
enteredthishouse;shehadscarcelyclosedthedoorafterherwhen
ntecristoappearedattheerofastreet,sothathefoundand
lostheragainalstatthesainstantthestepswereold
acquaintancesofhis;hekerthananyoneelsehooopenthat
herbeatendoorhthelargeheadednailoraise
thelatchhinheenteredhoutknocking,orgivinganyother
intitionofhispresenaster
oftheplaceattheendofapassagepavedhbricks,tle
garden,bathedinsunshine,andrichinthandlightinthisgarden
rof
neyhroughasenseofdelicacy,haddescribedashaving
beenplacedtheretyfouryearspreviouslythetreesofthegarden
thestepsofthestreetdootecristo,on
steppingintothehouse,heardasighthatostadeepsob;he
lookedinthedirectione,andthereunderanarborof
virginiajessane,hitsthickfoliageandbeautifullongpurple
floercedesseated,hherheadbowed,andweeping
bitterlyshehadraisedherveil,andhherfacehiddenbyherhands
othesighsandtearshhadbeensolong
restrainedbythepresenontecristoadvancedafew
steps,ercedesraisedherhead,and
utteredaanbeforeher
theine,gelseubr >
seervirensproperlyspeakingnotajessaneatallhas
yellosthereferenceisnodoubttothearia
frutescensed
”da,”saidtheunt,”itisnolongerinpoorestoreyouto
happiness,butiofferyounsolation;oacceptitas
ingfrofriend”
”iaindeed,stercedes”aloneintheworld,i
hadbutson,andhehasleft”
”hepossessesanobleheart,da,”repliedtheunt,”andhehas
actedrightlyhefeelsthateverynoributetohisuntry;
sontributetheirtalents,otherstheirindustry;thesedevotetheir
blood,thosetheiightlylabors,tothesacausehadhereined
usthavebeeahatefulburden,norwouldhehave
participatedinyourgriefsherengthandhonorby
strugglinghadversity,intoprosperity
leavehiobuildupthefutureforyou,andiventuretosayyouwill
nfideittosafehands”
”oh,”repliedthean,ufullyshakingherhead,”the
prosperityofthebottofheart,i
praygodinhisr,icanneverenjoythebittercupof
adversityhasbeendrainedbytotheverydregs,andifeelthatthe
graveisnotfardistantyouhaveactedkindly,unt,inbringing
baeet
deathonthesaspotyown”
”alas,”saidnteyheart,the
resoasyouhaveeveryreasontohateihavebeenthecauseof
allyoursfortunes;butingyou
renderstillreunhappy”
”hateyou,blayouyou,edndhate,reproach,thenthathas
sparedsonslifefootyourfatalandsanguinaryintention
todestroythatsonofdercerfe
blanceofareproachin
”theuntlookedupandfixedhiseyesonrcedes,whoarose
partlyfroerseatandextendedbothherhandsto”oh,look
at,”ntinuedshe,elanyeyes
nolongerdazzlebytheirbrillianehaslongfledsincei
usedtosleonednddantes,efrobr >
the,theninhabitedbyhisoldfatheryears
ofgriefhavecreatedanabyssbethosedaysandthepresenti
neitherreproayfriendoh,no,ednd,itis
selfthatibla,selfthatihateoh,serablecreaturethati
acriedshe,claspingherhands,andraisinghereyestoheaven”i
oncepossessedpiety,innocence,andlove,thethreeingredientsofthe
happinessofangels,andnoi”ntecristoapproachedher,
andsilentlytookherhand”no,”saidshe,hdragently”no,
friend,toue,yetofallthosewhohave
fallenunderyourvengeanceiostguiltytheyed
byhatred,byavarice,andbyselflove;buti
ofurageayhand,ednd;
youarethinking,iaure,ofsokindspeee,butdo
notutteritto,reserveitforothersrehyofyourkindness
see”andsheexposedherfacepletelytovieisfortune
hassilveredhair,eyeshaveshedsonytearsthattheyare
enybroond,on
thentrary,youarestillyoung,handso,dignified;itisbecause
youhavehadfaith;becauseyouhavehadstrength,becauseyouhavehad
trustingod,andgodhassustainedyoubutasfor,ihavebeena
e”
rcedesburstintotears;heransheartsload
ofriesnteprintedakissonit;but
sheherselffeltthatitththanhewould
havebestoerblestatueofasaint”itoften
happens,”ntinuedshe,”thatafirstfaultdestroystheprospectsofa
goodhas
itdonetouforyoueteallyinthesey
heartonlytokeaanofthirtyninelooklikeaanoffifty
heonlyoodosowhywasiable
tosavesonaloneoughtinotalsotohaverescuedthenthati
hadacceptedforahusband,guiltythoughhedie
ercifulheavens,accessorytohisdeathby
supineinsensibility,byntetforhinotreering,oot
eer,thatitysakehehadbeeatraitorand
aperjurerinibenefitedbyacpanyingsonsofar,since
ino,andallotodepartaloothebanefulclite
ofafricaoh,ihavebeenbase,ellyou;ihaveabjured
affeofevilontothosewho
surround”
”no,rcedes,”saidntecristo,”no;youjudgeyourselfhtoo
indedan,anditwasyourgrief
thatdisardstilliwas
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