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We hear From Yanina.

           Noirtier,whonevercaredfortheopinionofhissononanysubject,hadalwaysomittedtoexplaintheaffairtoVillefort,sothathehadallhislifeentertainedthebeliefthatGeneraldeQuesnel,ortheBarond’Epinay,ashewasalternatelystyled,accordingasthespeakerwishedtoidentifyhimbyhisownfamilyname,orbythetitlewhichhadbeenconferredonhim,fellthevictimofassassination,andnotthathewaskilledfairlyinaduel.Thisharshletter,comingasitdidfromamangenerallysopoliteandrespectful,struckamortalblowattheprideofVillefort.Hardlyhadhereadtheletter,whenhiswifeentered.ThesuddendepartureofFranz,afterbeingsummonedbyM.Noirtier,hadsomuchastonishedeveryone,thatthepositionofMadamedeVillefort,leftalonewiththenotaryandthewitnesses,becameeverymomentmoreembarrassing.Determinedtobearitnolonger,shearoseandlefttheroom;sayingshewouldgoandmakesomeinquiriesintothecauseofhissuddendisappearance.

           M.deVillefort’scommunicationsonthesubjectwereverylimitedandconcise;hetoldher,infact,thatanexplanationhadtakenplacebetweenM.Noirtier,M.d’Epinay,andhimself,andthatthemarriageofValentineandFranzwouldconsequentlybebrokenoff.Thiswasanawkwardandunpleasantthingtohavetoreporttothosewhowereawaitingherreturninthechamberofherfather-inlaw.ShethereforecontentedherselfwithsayingthatM.

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