chedtoe;isawashadowrise,
and,atthesati,aflashoflightifeltpain;iocryout,butaniyveinsandstifledvoice;ifell
lifeless,andfane
urage,yselftothe
footofthestairs,andyou,alstdyingyourself,eweokeepsilentuponthedreadfulcatastropheyouhadthefortitudetoregainthehouse,assistedbyyouurseaduelwasthepretextforedit,oursecret
reinedinouroakentoversailles;forthree
nthsistrugglededtoclingtolife,
iencarriedfroaristochalons,
edevillefortfollohelitterin
hercarriageatchalonsiuponthesaone,thenceipassedontotherhone,erelyhthecurrent,toarles;
atarlesiylitter,andntinuedjoueyto
rseillesreverylastedsixnthsineverheardyountioned,andididnotdareinquireforyouuedtoparis,ileaedthatyou,thearrieddanglars
”thetinsciousness
retuedtoalealingevery
nightindrea,risingfroheearth,andhoveringoverthegraveenadiatelyonretuto
paris;thehousehadnotbeeninhabitedsinceit,butithadjustbeenletfoineyearsifoundthetenantipretendedthatidislikedtheideathatahousebelongingtoothershouldpassintothehandsofstrangersiofferedtopaytheorcancellingthelease;theydended6,000francsiwouldhavegiven10,000ioneye;idethe
tenantsignthedeedofresilition,andainedisoched,igallopedtoauteuil
”noonehadenteredthehousesinceihadleftititlockintheafteoon;ias,andedfoight
thereallthethoughtseduringyearofnstant
agonycabackhdoubleforcethersican,he
vendettaagainst,efroistoparis,whohad
hidhielfinthegarden,e,hadseendigthegrave,hadseeninterthechild,heghtbeeacquaintedhyourperson,nay,heghteventhenhaveknooneday
keyoupayforkeepingthisterriblesecretnotbeasrevengeforhiheblowofhis
daggerithereforenecessary,beforeeverythingelse,andatallrisks,thatishouldcausealltracesofthepasttodisappearthatishoulddestroyeveryterialvestige;toochrealitywouldalwaysreininrellectionithisihadannulledtheleaseiteithisiingnightarrived;
ialloequitedarki;
hehedoors,behindinuallyexpected
toseesospyncealed,itrelediseedeveryohearyouransbehindinthebed,andidarednottuaroundheartbeatsoviolentlythatifearedlength,onebyone,
allthenoisesintheneighborhoodceasediunderstoodthatihadnothingtofear,thatishouldneitherbeseennorheard,soidecidedupondescendingtothegarden
”listen,hee;insiderselfasbraveasstn,butwhenidrebreastthelittlekeyofthestaircase,hihadfoundinatthatlittlekeyuch,hyou
ohavefastenedtoagoldenringhedoor,and
saoonsheddingalongstreafelightonthespiralstaircaselikeaspectre,ileanedagainstthewall,andnearlyshriekediseedtobegoingdatlastisteredagitationidescendedthestaircasestepbystep;theonlythingiuldnotnquerblinginkneesigraspedtherailings;ifihad
relaxedholdforant,ishouldhavefallenireachedthelowerdooroutsidethisdooraspadetheook
it,andadvancedtoyselfha
darklanteintheddleofthelaoppedtolightit,thenintinuedpath
”itber,alltheverdureofthegardenhad
disappeared,thetreesorethanskeletonshtheirlongbonyar,andthedeadleavessoundedonthegravelunderfeetterrorovercatosuchadegreeasiapproachedthethicket,thatitookapistolfroypocketandardselfifanciedntinuallythatisained
thethicketydarklante;itptyilookedcarefullyaround;iurbedthesilencebuttheowl,
edtobecallingupthephantoofthenight
itiedlantetoaforkedbranchihadnoticedayearbeforeattheprecisespotoppedtodigthehole
”thegrasshadgror,andwhen
autuarrivednoonehadbeentheretostilloneplacewherethegrassyattention;itevidentlyhereihad
tuedupthegrounditohen,forhihad
beeningduringthelastyearhadatlengtharrivedhowiworked,hoe
resistanadea
holethefirstithoughtihadbeendeceivedhadstakenthespotituedaround,ilookedatthetrees,itriedtorecallthedetailseatthetiald,sharpwind
foreheadirellectedthatipling
thegroundtofillupthehole;a
labuubehindificialrockery,intendedtoserveasarestingplaceforpersonsyhand,
relaxingitsholdofthelabuufelttheldnessofthestoneonrightisaetheroeattitude,
andthreyselfdohe
hole;stillifoundnothing,nothingthechesthere””theurreddadanglars,chokingh
fear
”thinknotintentedselfhthisoneeffort,”ntinuedvillefort”no;isearchedthehicketithou
