Граф Монте-Крісто

Maximilian’s Avowal.

           "Atthatmomentd’Avrigny’sglancemetNoirtier’seye.Itglistenedwithsuchextraordinaryjoy,sorichandfullofthought,thatthephysicianwasstruck.Heplacedtheyounggirlagainonthechairherlipswerescarcelydiscernible,theyweresopaleandwhite,aswellasherwholefaceandremainedmotionless,lookingatNoirtier,whoappearedtoanticipateandcommendallhedid."Sir,"saidd’AvrignytoVillefort,"callMademoiselleValentine’smaid,ifyouplease."Villefortwenthimselftofindher;andd’AvrignyapproachedNoirtier."Haveyousomethingtotellme?"askedhe.Theoldmanwinkedhiseyesexpressively,whichwemayrememberwashisonlywayofexpressinghisapproval.

           "Privately?"

           "Yes."

           "Well,Iwillremainwithyou."AtthismomentVillefortreturned,followedbythelady’smaid;andafterhercameMadamedeVillefort.

           "Whatisthematter,then,withthisdearchild?shehasjustleftme,andshecomplainedofbeingindisposed,butIdidnotthinkseriouslyofit."Theyoungwomanwithtearsinhereyesandeverymarkofaffectionofatruemother,approachedValentineandtookherhand.D’AvrignycontinuedtolookatNoirtier;hesawtheeyesoftheoldmandilateandbecomeround,hischeeksturnpaleandtremble;theperspirationstoodindropsuponhisforehead."Ah,"saidhe,involuntarilyfollowingNoirtier’seyes,whichwerefixedonMadamedeVillefort,whorepeated"Thispoorchildwouldbebetterinbed.

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