The Apparition.

           AstheprocureurhadtoldMadameDanglars,Valentinewasnotyetrecovered.Boweddownwithfatigue,shewasindeedconfinedtoherbed;anditwasinherownroom,andfromthelipsofMadamedeVillefort,thatsheheardallthestrangeeventswehaverelatedwemeantheflightofEugenieandthearrestofAndreaCavalcanti,orratherBenedetto,togetherwiththeaccusationofmurderpronouncedagainsthim.ButValentinewassoweakthatthisrecitalscarcelyproducedthesameeffectitwouldhavedonehadshebeeninherusualstateofhealth.Indeed,herbrainwasonlytheseatofvagueideas,andconfusedforms,mingledwithstrangefancies,alonepresentedthemselvesbeforehereyes.

           DuringthedaytimeValentine’sperceptionsremainedtolerablyclear,owingtotheconstantpresenceofM.Noirtier,whocausedhimselftobecarriedtohisgranddaughter’sroom,andwatchedherwithhispaternaltenderness;Villefortalso,onhisreturnfromthelawcourts,frequentlypassedanhourortwowithhisfatherandchild.Atsixo’clockVillefortretiredtohisstudy,ateightM.d’Avrignyhimselfarrived,bringingthenightdraughtpreparedfortheyounggirl,andthenM.Noirtierwascarriedaway.Anurseofthedoctor’schoicesucceededthem,andneverlefttillabouttenoreleveno’clock,whenValentinewasasleep.Asshewentdown-stairsshegavethekeysofValentine’sroomtoM.deVillefort,sothatnoonecouldreachthesick-roomexceptingthroughthatofMadamedeVillefortandlittleEdward.

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