Граф Монте-Крісто

A Signed Statement.

           Hehadscarcelyarrivedatthetopwhenheheardaheavysplashinthewateritwasthegeneral’sbody,whichthewitnesseshadjustthrownintotheriverafterascertainingthathewasdead.Thegeneralfell,then,inaloyalduel,andnotinambushasitmighthavebeenreported.Inproofofthiswehavesignedthispapertoestablishthetruthofthefacts,lestthemomentshouldarrivewheneitheroftheactorsinthisterriblesceneshouldbeaccusedofpremeditatedmurderorofinfringementofthelawsofhonor.

           "‘Signed,Beaurepaire,Deschamps,andLecharpal.’"

           WhenFranzhadfinishedreadingthisaccount,sodreadfulforason;whenValentine,palewithemotion,hadwipedawayatear;whenVillefort,trembling,andcrouchedinacorner,hadendeavoredtolessenthestormbysupplicatingglancesattheimplacableoldman"Sir,"saidd’EpinaytoNoirtier,"sinceyouarewellacquaintedwithallthesedetails,whichareattestedbyhonorablesignaturessinceyouappeartotakesomeinterestinme,althoughyouhaveonlymanifestedithithertobycausingmesorrow,refusemenotonefinalsatisfactiontellmethenameofthepresidentoftheclub,thatImayatleastknowwhokilledmyfather."Villefortmechanicallyfeltforthehandleofthedoor;Valentine,whounderstoodsoonerthananyonehergrandfather’sanswer,andwhohadoftenseentwoscarsuponhisrightarm,drewbackafewsteps.

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