Граф Монте-Кристо

Valentine.

           "

           "ButMademoiselledeVillefort"—stammeredthenurse.

           "MademoiselledeVillefortnolongerrequireshelp,"saidd’Avrigny,"sincesheisdead."

           "Deaddead!"groanedforthVillefort,inaparoxysmofgrief,whichwasthemoreterriblefromthenoveltyofthesensationintheironheartofthatman.

           "Dead!"repeatedathirdvoice."WhosaidValentinewasdead?"

           Thetwomenturnedround,andsawMorrelstandingatthedoor,paleandterror-stricken.Thisiswhathadhappened.Attheusualtime,MorrelhadpresentedhimselfatthelittledoorleadingtoNoirtier’sroom.Contrarytocustom,thedoorwasopen,andhavingnooccasiontoringheentered.HewaitedforamomentinthehallandcalledforaservanttoconducthimtoM.Noirtier;butnooneanswered,theservantshaving,asweknow,desertedthehouse.Morrelhadnoparticularreasonforuneasiness;MonteCristohadpromisedhimthatValentineshouldlive,andsofarhehadalwaysfulfilledhisword.Everynightthecounthadgivenhimnews,whichwasthenextmorningconfirmedbyNoirtier.Stillthisextraordinarysilenceappearedstrangetohim,andhecalledasecondandthirdtime;stillnoanswer.Thenhedeterminedtogoup.Noirtier’sroomwasopened,likealltherest.Thefirstthinghesawwastheoldmansittinginhisarm-chairinhisusualplace,buthiseyesexpressedalarm,whichwasconfirmedbythepallorwhichoverspreadhisfeatures.

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