Граф Монте-Кристо

The Law.

           "

           "What,evenforme?"saidthebaroness,halfjesting,halfinearnest."Forall,evenformyselfamongtherest,"repliedVillefort.

           "Ah,"exclaimedthebaroness,withoutexpressingtheideaswhichtheexclamationbetrayed.Villefortlookedatherwiththatpiercingglancewhichreadsthesecretsoftheheart."Yes,Iknowwhatyoumean,"hesaid;"yourefertotheterriblerumorsspreadabroadintheworld,thatthedeathswhichhavekeptmeinmourningforthelastthreemonths,andfromwhichValentinehasonlyescapedbyamiracle,havenothappenedbynaturalmeans."

           "Iwasnotthinkingofthat,"repliedMadameDanglarsquickly."Yes,youwerethinkingofit,andwithjustice.Youcouldnothelpthinkingofit,andsayingtoyourself,‘you,whopursuecrimesovindictively,answernow,whyarethereunpunishedcrimesinyourdwelling?’"Thebaronessbecamepale."Youweresayingthis,wereyounot?"

           "Well,Iownit."

           "Iwillansweryou."

           VillefortdrewhisarmchairnearertoMadameDanglars;thenrestingbothhandsuponhisdeskhesaidinavoicemorehollowthanusual:"Therearecrimeswhichremainunpunishedbecausethecriminalsareunknown,andwemightstriketheinnocentinsteadoftheguilty;butwhentheculpritsarediscovered"(Villeforthereextendedhishandtowardalargecrucifixplacedoppositetohisdesk)"whentheyarediscovered,Isweartoyou,byallIholdmostsacred,thatwhoevertheymaybetheyshalldie.

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