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butadreaforthentodisappearorassusootherforstill,
shefeltherpulse,andfindingitthrobviolentlyshereeredthat
thebestthodofdispellingsuchillusionsodrink,fht
ofthebeveragepreparedbythedoedto
eshesufferedless.
valentihereforereachedherhandtoheglass,butassoon
ashertrelihebedtheapparitionadvancedrequickly
toheyounggirlsocloselythatshefancied
sheheardhisbreath,ahepressureofhishand.
thistitheillusion,orratherthereality,surpassedanything
valentinehadbeforeexperienced;shebegantobelieveherselfreally
alivea
deceiveddehershudder.thepressureshefeltlyintended
toarrestherarandsheslo
sheuldachhereyes,aeg
thannag,tooktheglass,andohenightlightheld
itup,asiftotestitstransparensuffit;
then,orrathertheghostforhetrodsosoftlythatnosoundwas
heardthenpouredoutaboutaspoonfulintotheglass,anddrankit.
valeofstupefa.every
nuteshehadexpectedthatitoanother
vision;butthen,insteadofdissolvinglikeashadow,again
approachedher,andsaidinanagitatedvoioaydrink.”
valentineshuddered.iteohesevisionshad
everaddressedherinalivingvoidshetoutteran
exanplaonte
urred.
itaiheyounggirlsnd
astotherealityofthese;hereyesstartedhterror,herhands
treled,andsherapidlydrehebedclothesclosertoher.still,the
preseerious,fanciful,and
extraordiranthroughtheight
iossibilitiestohershatteredreason.”donotcallanyonedonotbe
alard,”saidtheunt;”doashadeofsuspioruneasiness
reininyourbreast;thenstandingbeforeyou,valehis
tiitisnoghost,isnothihaefatherandthe
strespeof.”
valentineuldnotreply;thevoiceedtherealpresence
ofabeingintherooalardhersochthatshefearedtouttera
syllable;stilltheexpressionofhereyesseedtoinquire,”ifyour
iionsarepure,arvelloussagacity
uoodallthatind.
”listento,”hesaid,”or,rather,lookupon;lookatface,
palereventhanusual,andeyes,redhwearinessforfourdays
ihavenot,forihavebeennstantlygyou,to
proteaxilian.”theblooduntedrapidly
totheejustannouheunt
dispelledallthefearhhhispresencehadinspiredher.
”xilian”sheexclaid,andsosdidthesoundappeartoher,
thatsherepeatedit”xilianhashethenooyou”
”everythioldyourlifeisedhihat
youshalllive.”
”youhaveprosedhihatishalllive”
”yes.”
”but,sir,youspokeofvigilandprote.areyouadoctor”
”yes;thebestyouuldhaveatthepresentti,believe.”
”butyousayyouhaveched”saidvalentineuneasily;”wherehave
youbeenihavenotseenyou.”theuendedhishandtohe
library.”ihatdoor,”hesaid,”othe
house,ed.”valentiuedhereyesaway,and,
odestfear,exclaid:”sir,
ithinkyouhavebeenguiltyofanunparalleledintrusion,andthat
youorelikeaninsult.”
”valentine,”heansylongchoveryou,alli
haveobservedhasbeewas
prepared,andbeverageheerappeared
dangerousto,ientered,asihavenoituted,inthe
placeofthepoisohfuldraught;eadofprodug
thedeathintended,causedlifetocirculateinyourveins.”
”poisoh”exclaidvalentine,halfbelievingherselfuhe
influenefeverishhalluation;”areyousaying,sir”
”hush,child,”saidntecristo,againplaghisfingeruponher
lips,”ididsaypoisonah.butdrinksoofthis;”andthe
unttookabottlefroispocket,ntainingaredliquid,ofh
hepouredafeotheglass.”drinkthis,aakenothing
retonight.”valeretchedoutherhand,butscarcelyhadshe
touchedtheglassontecristotookthe
glass,drankhalfitss,andtheedittovalentine,who
sledandsed,”iregnize
theflavorofnoctualbeverageesod
seedtoeaseagbrain.thankyou,sir,thankyou”
”thisishohelastfouights,valentine,”
saidtheunt.”but,oh,hoeoh,thechedhours
ihaveehetorturetoittedhe
deadlypoisonpouredintlass,andhobledlestyoushould
drinkitbeforeiuldfindtitothroaway”
”sir,”saidvaleheheightofherterror,”yousayyouendured
tlass;butifyou
saustalsohaveseentheperson”
”yes.”valentineraisedherselfinbed,anddre,h
appearedbroideredcaric,stillisththe
ldde,tohoseofterror.”yousaw
thepersoedtheyounggirl.”yes,”repeatedtheunt.
”eishorrible,sir.youakebelieve
sothingtoodreadful.pttorderinfathers
house,inrooonbedofsie,sir;you
aretetingyoukedoubtthegoodnessofprovideis
iossible,itotbe”
”areyouthefirstthatthishandhasstrihaveyounotseen
desaintran,dadesaintran,barrois,allfall
noirtieralsohavefallehehas
beenpursuingforthelastthreeyearsralizedtheeffectsofthe
poison”
”oh,
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