assuredhielf
thatheuldneitherbeseennorheard,andlyrelievedofdoubts,hesaid,”thanks,da,thanksforyourpunctuality;”andheofferedaedanglars,ed,forherheart
beatsoviolentlythatshefeltnearlysuffocated”itisalongti,da,”saidtheprocureur,describingahalfcircleselfexactlyopposite
todadanglars,”itisalongtisinceihadthepleasureofspeakingaloneettoenter
uponapainfulnversation”
”nevertheless,sir,youseeihaveansappeal,althoughustbeethanfor
you”villefortsledbitterly
”itistrue,then,”hesaid,ratherutteringhisthoughtsaloudthanaddressinghispanion,”itistrue,then,thatallouractionsleavetheirtracessosad,othersbrightonourpaths;itistruethateverystepinourlivesisliketheurseofaninsectonthesands;itleavesitstrackalas,tonythepathistracedbytears””sir,”saiddadanglars,”youyetion,canyounotspare,then,ibeseechyou,any
guiltycreatureshavedeparted,trelingandashad,whenilookatthated,oh,it
requiresallreasontonvincethatiaotaveryguiltyanandyouanacingjudge”villefortdroppedhisheadandsighed”andi,”hesaid,”ifeelthatplaceisnotinthejudgesseat,butontheprisonersstool”
”you”saiddadanglars
”yes,i”
”ithink,sir,youexaggerateyoursituation,”saiddadanglars,ont”thepathsofhyouwere
justspeakinghavebeentraenofardentiginationsbesidesthepleasure,thereisalorsefroheindulgenceofourpassions,and,afterall,entofearfrollthistheorietyennoblesyou”
”da,”repliedvillefort,”youknonohypocrite,or,atleast,thatineverdeceiveybro
isbeyheartbepetrified,
itisthatitghtsustaintheblohasreceivedisoinyouth,isoonthenightofthebetrothal,ereallseatedaroundatableintherueduursatrseillesbutsincetheneverythinghase;iaccustodtobrave
difficulties,and,inthenflicttocrushthoseheirownfreeein
careeritisgenerallythecasethatostardentlydesireisasardentlyusbythose
pttosnatanserrors
ebeforehiisguisedunderthespeofnecessity;then,aftererrorhasbeenttedinantofex,
oroffear,ighthaveavoidedandescapedittheansighthaveused,
sileandeasy,anddothis,insteadofthat
en,onthentrary,arerarelytotedorse;forthedeyou,yoursfortunesaregenerallyiosed
uponyou,andyourfaultstheresultsofotherscris””inanycase,sir,youedanglars,”that,even
ifthefaultine,ilastnightreceivedaseverepunishntforit”
”poorthing,”saidvillefort,pressingherhand,”itoosevereforyourstrength,foryoued,andyet”
”well”
”usttellyoullectallyoururage,foryouhavenotyetheardall”
”ah,”exclaiddadanglars,alard,”oretohear””youonlylookbacktothepast,anditis,indeed,badenoughwell,pioregloostillcertainlyfrightful,
perhapssanguinary”thebaronessknevillefortnaturallywas,andhispresentexcitentfrightenedhersochthatsheopenedheruthtoscreabutthesounddiedinherthroat”hohisterriblepastbeenrecalled”criedvillefort;”hothatithasesbandtherecessesofourhearts,
,eningour
cheeksandflushingourbroe”
”alas,”saidhee,”doubtlessitischance”
”ada,thereisnosuchthingas
chance”
”oh,yes;hasnotafatalchancerevealedallthisnotbychancetheuntofntecristoboughtthathousenotbychancehecausedtheearthtobedugupisitnotbychancethattheunfortunatechilderredunderthetreesthatpoorinnocentoffspringofne,iany,nytears
ah,heartclungtotheuntentionedthedearspoilfoundbeneaththeflowers”
”ada,thisistheterribleneotellyou,”said
villefortinahollohinghtheflowers;
thereustnotustnot
groan,yousttrele”
”ean”askeddadanglars,shuddering
”ianthatdentecristo,diggingundeeaththesetrees,foundneitherskeletonnorhere”
”neitherofthehere”repeateddadanglars,herstaring,”neitherofthehere”sheagainsaid,asthoughstrivingtoiressherselfeaningofthehescapedher
”no,”saidvillefort,buryinghisfaceinhishands,”no,ahundredtisno”
”thenyoudidnotburythepoorchildthere,sireiveewhere”
”therebutlistentolistenandyouewhohasfortabouttoreveal,
houtcastingtheleastportionuponyou”
”oh,youfrightenbutspeak;ien”
”yourellectthatsadnight,hat
bedinthereddaskrooatedthanyou,
aetionless,
breathless,voiceless;edanglarsved
rapidly,asthoughsheherchair,butvillefortstopped,andploreherattention”we
thoughtitdead,”herepeated;”iplaceditinthechest,otaketheplaceofaffin;idescendedtothegarden,idugahole,andthenflungitdoescarcelyhadiveredithearth,whenthearfthersicanret
