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Valentine.

           WhileMadamedeVillefortremainedrootedtothespotlikeastatueofterror,andVillefort,withhisheadhiddeninthebedclothes,sawnothingaroundhim,d’Avrignyapproachedthewindow,thathemightthebetterexaminethecontentsoftheglass,anddippingthetipofhisfingerin,tastedit."Ah,"heexclaimed,"itisnolongerbrucinethatisused;letmeseewhatitis!"

           ThenherantooneofthecupboardsinValentine’sroom,whichhadbeentransformedintoamedicinecloset,andtakingfromitssilvercaseasmallbottleofnitricacid,droppedalittleofitintotheliquor,whichimmediatelychangedtoablood-redcolor."Ah,"exclaimedd’Avrigny,inavoiceinwhichthehorrorofajudgeunveilingthetruthwasmingledwiththedelightofastudentmakingadiscovery.MadamedeVillefortwasoverpowered,hereyesfirstflashedandthenswam,shestaggeredtowardsthedooranddisappeared.Directlyafterwardsthedistantsoundofaheavyweightfallingonthegroundwasheard,butnoonepaidanyattentiontoit;thenursewasengagedinwatchingthechemicalanalysis,andVillefortwasstillabsorbedingrief.M.d’AvrignyalonehadfollowedMadamedeVillefortwithhiseyes,andwatchedherhurriedretreat.HeliftedupthedraperyovertheentrancetoEdward’sroom,andhiseyereachingasfarasMadamedeVillefort’sapartment,hebeheldherextendedlifelessonthefloor."GototheassistanceofMadamedeVillefort,"hesaidtothenurse."MadamedeVillefortisill.

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