A Signed Statement.

           Noirtierwaspreparedtoreceivethem,dressedinblack,andinstalledinhisarm-chair.Whenthethreepersonsheexpectedhadentered,helookedatthedoor,whichhisvaletimmediatelyclosed.

           "Listen,"whisperedVilleforttoValentine,whocouldnotconcealherjoy;"ifM.Noirtierwishestocommunicateanythingwhichwoulddelayyourmarriage,Iforbidyoutounderstandhim."Valentineblushed,butdidnotanswer.Villefort,approachingNoirtier"HereisM.Franzd’Epinay,"saidhe;"yourequestedtoseehim.Wehaveallwishedforthisinterview,andItrustitwillconvinceyouhowill-formedareyourobjectionstoValentine’smarriage."

           NoirtieransweredonlybyalookwhichmadeVillefort’sbloodruncold.HemotionedtoValentinetoapproach.Inamoment,thankstoherhabitofconversingwithhergrandfather,sheunderstoodthatheaskedforakey.Thenhiseyewasfixedonthedrawerofasmallchestbetweenthewindows.Sheopenedthedrawer,andfoundakey;and,understandingthatwaswhathewanted,againwatchedhiseyes,whichturnedtowardanoldsecretarywhichhadbeenneglectedformanyyearsandwassupposedtocontainnothingbutuselessdocuments."ShallIopenthesecretary?"askedValentine.

           "Yes,"saidtheoldman.

           "Andthedrawers?"

           "Yes."

           "Thoseattheside?"

           "No."

           "Themiddleone?"

           "Yes."Valentineopeneditanddrewoutabundleofpapers.

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