Maximilian.

           Villefortrose,halfashamedofbeingsurprisedinsuchaparoxysmofgrief.Theterribleofficehehadheldfortwenty-fiveyearshadsucceededinmakinghimmoreorlessthanman.Hisglance,atfirstwandering,fixeditselfuponMorrel."Whoareyou,sir,"heasked,"thatforgetthatthisisnotthemannertoenterahousestrickenwithdeath?Go,sir,go!"ButMorrelremainedmotionless;hecouldnotdetachhiseyesfromthatdisorderedbed,andthepalecorpseoftheyounggirlwhowaslyingonit."Go!doyouhear?"saidVillefort,whiled’AvrignyadvancedtoleadMorrelout.Maximilianstaredforamomentatthecorpse,gazedallaroundtheroom,thenuponthetwomen;heopenedhismouthtospeak,butfindingitimpossibletogiveutterancetotheinnumerableideasthatoccupiedhisbrain,hewentout,thrustinghishandsthroughhishairinsuchamannerthatVillefortandd’Avrigny,foramomentdivertedfromtheengrossingtopic,exchangedglances,whichseemedtosay"Heismad!"

           Butinlessthanfiveminutesthestaircasegroanedbeneathanextraordinaryweight.Morrelwasseencarrying,withsuperhumanstrength,thearm-chaircontainingNoirtierup-stairs.Whenhereachedthelandingheplacedthearm-chaironthefloorandrapidlyrolleditintoValentine’sroom.Thiscouldonlyhavebeenaccomplishedbymeansofunnaturalstrengthsuppliedbypowerfulexcitement.

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