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The Law.

           Now,aftertheoathIhavejusttaken,andwhichIwillkeep,madame,dareyouaskformercyforthatwretch!"

           "But,sir,areyousureheisasguiltyastheysay?"

           "Listen;thisishisdescription:‘Benedetto,condemned,attheageofsixteen,forfiveyearstothegalleysforforgery.’Hepromisedwell,asyousee—firstarunaway,thenanassassin."

           "Andwhoisthiswretch?"

           "Whocantell?—avagabond,aCorsican."

           "Hasnooneownedhim?"

           "Noone;hisparentsareunknown."

           "ButwhowasthemanwhobroughthimfromLucca?"

           "Anotherrascallikehimself,perhapshisaccomplice."Thebaronessclaspedherhands."Villefort,"sheexclaimedinhersoftestandmostcaptivatingmanner.

           "Forheaven’ssake,madame,"saidVillefort,withafirmnessofexpressionnotaltogetherfreefromharshness—"forheaven’ssake,donotaskpardonofmeforaguiltywretch!WhatamI?—thelaw.Hasthelawanyeyestowitnessyourgrief?Hasthelawearstobemeltedbyyoursweetvoice?Hasthelawamemoryforallthosesoftrecollectionsyouendeavortorecall?No,madame;thelawhascommanded,andwhenitcommandsitstrikes.YouwilltellmethatIamalivingbeing,andnotacode—aman,andnotavolume.Lookatme,madame—lookaroundme.

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