Граф Монте-Крісто

M. Noirtier de Villefort.

           ButasVillefortsawhisfatherbutseldom,andthenonlywhenabsolutelyobliged,andashenevertookanypainstopleaseorgratifyhimwhenhewasthere,alltheoldman’shappinesswascentredinhisgranddaughter.Valentine,bymeansofherlove,herpatience,andherdevotion,hadlearnedtoreadinNoirtier’slookallthevariedfeelingswhichwerepassinginhismind.Tothisdumblanguage,whichwassounintelligibletoothers,sheansweredbythrowingherwholesoulintotheexpressionofhercountenance,andinthismannerweretheconversationssustainedbetweenthebloominggirlandthehelplessinvalid,whosebodycouldscarcelybecalledalivingone,butwho,nevertheless,possessedafundofknowledgeandpenetration,unitedwithawillaspowerfulaseveralthoughcloggedbyabodyrenderedutterlyincapableofobeyingitsimpulses.Valentinehadsolvedtheproblem,andwasableeasilytounderstandhisthoughts,andtoconveyherowninreturn,and,throughheruntiringanddevotedassiduity,itwasseldomthat,intheordinarytransactionsofevery-daylife,shefailedtoanticipatethewishesoftheliving,thinkingmind,orthewantsofthealmostinanimatebody.Astotheservant,hehad,aswehavesaid,beenwithhismasterforfiveandtwentyyears,thereforeheknewallhishabits,anditwasseldomthatNoirtierfounditnecessarytoaskforanything,sopromptwasheinadministeringtoallthenecessitiesoftheinvalid.

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