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The Examination.

           "Thenheadded,"Monsieur,youmayrestassuredIshallperformmydutyimpartially,andthatifhebeinnocentyoushallnothaveappealedtomeinvain;shouldhe,however,beguilty,inthispresentepoch,impunitywouldfurnishadangerousexample,andImustdomyduty."

           Ashehadnowarrivedatthedoorofhisownhouse,whichadjoinedthePalaisdeJustice,heentered,afterhaving,coldlysalutedtheshipowner,whostood,asifpetrified,onthespotwhereVilleforthadlefthim.Theante-chamberwasfullofpoliceagentsandgendarmes,inthemidstofwhom,carefullywatched,butcalmandsmiling,stoodtheprisoner.Villeforttraversedtheante-chamber,castasideglanceatDantes,andtakingapacketwhichagendarmeofferedhim,disappeared,saying,"Bringintheprisoner."

           RapidashadbeenVillefort’sglance,ithadservedtogivehimanideaofthemanhewasabouttointerrogate.Hehadrecognizedintelligenceinthehighforehead,courageinthedarkeyeandbentbrow,andfranknessinthethicklipsthatshowedasetofpearlyteeth.Villefort’sfirstimpressionwasfavorable;buthehadbeensooftenwarnedtomistrustfirstimpulses,thatheappliedthemaximtotheimpression,forgettingthedifferencebetweenthetwowords.Hestifled,therefore,thefeelingsofcompassionthatwererising,composedhisfeatures,andsatdown,grimandsombre,athisdesk.AninstantafterDantesentered.

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