Граф Монте-Кристо

The Examination.

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           "IshalldetainyouuntilthiseveninginthePalaisdeJustice.Shouldanyoneelseinterrogateyou,saytohimwhatyouhavesaidtome,butdonotbreatheawordofthisletter."

           "Ipromise."ItwasVillefortwhoseemedtoentreat,andtheprisonerwhoreassuredhim.

           "Yousee,"continuedhe,glancingtowardthegrate,wherefragmentsofburntpaperflutteredintheflames,"theletterisdestroyed;youandIaloneknowofitsexistence;shouldyou,therefore,bequestioned,denyallknowledgeofitdenyitboldly,andyouaresaved."

           "Besatisfied;Iwilldenyit."

           "Itwastheonlyletteryouhad?"

           "Itwas."

           "Swearit."

           "Iswearit."

           Villefortrang.Apoliceagententered.Villefortwhisperedsomewordsinhisear,towhichtheofficerrepliedbyamotionofhishead.

           "Followhim,"saidVilleforttoDantes.DantessalutedVillefortandretired.HardlyhadthedoorclosedwhenVillefortthrewhimselfhalf-faintingintoachair.

           "Alas,alas,"murmuredhe,"iftheprocureurhimselfhadbeenatMarseillesIshouldhavebeenruined.Thisaccursedletterwouldhavedestroyedallmyhopes.Oh,myfather,mustyourpastcareeralwaysinterferewithmysuccesses?"Suddenlyalightpassedoverhisface,asmileplayedroundhissetmouth,andhishaggardeyeswerefixedinthought

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