Граф Монте-Кристо

The Villefort Family Vault.

           Letmehastentoadd,"continuedhe,"thatthetestator,havingonlytherighttoalienateapartofhisfortune,andhavingalienateditall,thewillwillnotbearscrutiny,andisdeclarednullandvoid."

           "Yes."saidVillefort;"butIwarnM.d’Epinay,thatduringmylife-timemyfather’swillshallneverbequestioned,mypositionforbiddinganydoubttobeentertained."

           "Sir,"saidFranz,"IregretmuchthatsuchaquestionhasbeenraisedinthepresenceofMademoiselleValentine;Ihaveneverinquiredtheamountofherfortune,which,howeverlimiteditmaybe,exceedsmine.MyfamilyhassoughtconsiderationinthisalliancewithM.deVillefort;allIseekishappiness."Valentineimperceptiblythankedhim,whiletwosilenttearsrolleddownhercheeks."Besides,sir,"saidVillefort,addressinghimselftohisfutureson-inlaw,"exceptingthelossofaportionofyourhopes,thisunexpectedwillneednotpersonallywoundyou;M.Noirtier’sweaknessofmindsufficientlyexplainsit.ItisnotbecauseMademoiselleValentineisgoingtomarryyouthatheisangry,butbecauseshewillmarry,aunionwithanyotherwouldhavecausedhimthesamesorrow.Oldageisselfish,sir,andMademoiselledeVilleforthasbeenafaithfulcompaniontoM.Noirtier,whichshecannotbewhenshebecomestheBaronessd’Epinay.

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