Граф Монте-Крісто

Toxicology.

           MadamedeVillefortstretchedoutherhandtoring,intendingtodirectherwaiting-maidtothespotwhereshewouldfindValentine,whentheyoungladyherselfenteredtheapartment.Sheappearedmuchdejected;andanypersonwhoconsideredherattentivelymighthaveobservedthetracesofrecenttearsinhereyes.

           Valentine,whomwehaveintherapidmarchofournarrativepresentedtoourreaderswithoutformallyintroducingher,wasatallandgracefulgirlofnineteen,withbrightchestnuthair,deepblueeyes,andthatreposefulairofquietdistinctionwhichcharacterizedhermother.Herwhiteandslenderfingers,herpearlyneck,hercheekstintedwithvaryinghuesremindedoneofthelovelyEnglishwomenwhohavebeensopoeticallycomparedintheirmannertothegracefulnessofaswan.Sheenteredtheapartment,andseeingnearherstepmotherthestrangerofwhomshehadalreadyheardsomuch,salutedhimwithoutanygirlishawkwardness,orevenloweringhereyes,andwithanelegancethatredoubledthecount’sattention.Herosetoreturnthesalutation."MademoiselledeVillefort,mydaughter-inlaw,"saidMadamedeVilleforttoMonteCristo,leaningbackonhersofaandmotioningtowardsValentinewithherhand."AndM.deMonteCristo,KingofChina,EmperorofCochin–China,"saidtheyoungimp,lookingslylytowardshissister.

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