Граф Монте-Кристо

M. Noirtier de Villefort.

           "Hadtheoldman’sfacebeenmouldedinwaxitcouldnothaveshownlessemotionatthisnewsthanwasnowtobetracedthere."Themarriagewilltakeplaceinlessthanthreemonths,"saidVillefort.Noirtier’seyestillretaineditsinanimateexpression.

           MadamedeVillefortnowtookherpartintheconversationandadded"Wethoughtthisnewswouldpossessaninterestforyou,sir,whohavealwaysentertainedagreataffectionforValentine;itthereforeonlynowremainsforustotellyouthenameoftheyoungmanforwhomsheisdestined.Itisoneofthemostdesirableconnectionswhichcouldpossiblybeformed;hepossessesfortune,ahighrankinsociety,andeverypersonalqualificationlikelytorenderValentinesupremelyhappyhisname,moreover,cannotbewhollyunknowntoyou.ItisM.FranzdeQuesnel,Barond’Epinay."

           Whilehiswifewasspeaking,Villeforthadnarrowlywatchedtheoldman’scountenance.WhenMadamedeVillefortpronouncedthenameofFranz,thepupilofM.Noirtier’seyebegantodilate,andhiseyelidstrembledwiththesamemovementthatmaybeperceivedonthelipsofanindividualabouttospeak,andhedartedalightningglanceatMadamedeVillefortandhisson.Theprocureur,whoknewthepoliticalhatredwhichhadformerlyexistedbetweenM.Noirtierandtheelderd’Epinay,wellunderstoodtheagitationandangerwhichtheannouncementhadproduced;but,feigningnottoperceiveeither,heimmediatelyresumedthenarrativebegunbyhiswife.

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