Граф Монте-Кристо

M. Noirtier de Villefort.

           Whenshearrivedatthatlettertheparalyticmadeherunderstandthatshehadspokentheinitialletterofthethinghewanted."Ah,"saidValentine,"thethingyoudesirebeginswiththeletterN;itiswithNthatwehavetodo,then.Well,letmesee,whatcanyouwantthatbeginswithN?NaNeNiNo"—

           "Yes,yes,yes,"saidtheoldman’seye.

           "Ah,itisNo,then?"

           "Yes."Valentinefetchedadictionary,whichsheplacedonadeskbeforeNoirtier;sheopenedit,and,seeingthattheoddman’seyewasthoroughlyfixedonitspages,sheranherfingerquicklyupanddownthecolumns.DuringthesixyearswhichhadpassedsinceNoirtierfirstfellintothissadstate,Valentine’spowersofinventionhadbeentoooftenputtothetestnottorenderherexpertindevisingexpedientsforgainingaknowledgeofhiswishes,andtheconstantpracticehadsoperfectedherintheartthatsheguessedtheoldman’smeaningasquicklyasifhehimselfhadbeenabletoseekforwhathewanted.Attheword"Notary,"Noirtiermadeasigntohertostop."Notary,"saidshe,"doyouwantanotary,deargrandpapa?"Theoldmanagainsignifiedthatitwasanotaryhedesired.

           "Youwouldwishanotarytobesentforthen?"saidValentine.

           "Yes."

           "Shallmyfatherbeinformedofyourwish?"

           "Yes."

           "Doyouwishthenotarytobesentforimmediately?"

           "Yes.

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