Граф Монте-Кристо

The Apparition.

           

           "Howdoyoumean?"saidValentine,lookinganxiouslyaround.

           "Becauseyouarenotfeverishordeliriousto-night,butthoroughlyawake;midnightisstriking,whichisthehourmurdererschoose."

           "Oh,heavens,"exclaimedValentine,wipingoffthedropswhichrandownherforehead.Midnightstruckslowlyandsadly;everyhourseemedtostrikewithleadenweightupontheheartofthepoorgirl."Valentine,"saidthecount,"summonupallyourcourage;stillthebeatingsofyourheart;donotletasoundescapeyou,andfeigntobeasleep;thenyouwillsee."Valentineseizedthecount’shand."IthinkIhearanoise,"shesaid;"leaveme."

           "Good-by,forthepresent,"repliedthecount,walkingupontiptoetowardsthelibrarydoor,andsmilingwithanexpressionsosadandpaternalthattheyounggirl’sheartwasfilledwithgratitude.Beforeclosingthedoorheturnedaroundoncemore,andsaid,"Notamovementnotaword;letthemthinkyouasleep,orperhapsyoumaybekilledbeforeIhavethepowerofhelpingyou."Andwiththisfearfulinjunctionthecountdisappearedthroughthedoor,whichnoiselesslyclosedafterhim.

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