Граф Монте-Кристо

A Signed Statement.

           "

           "ToM.Franzd’Epinay?"

           "Yes."

           Franz,astonished,advancedastep."Tome,sir?"saidhe.

           "Yes."FranztookthemfromBarroisandcastingaglanceatthecover,read:

           "‘Tobegiven,aftermydeath,toGeneralDurand,whoshallbequeaththepackettohisson,withaninjunctiontopreserveitascontaininganimportantdocument.’

           "Well,sir,"askedFranz,"whatdoyouwishmetodowiththispaper?"

           "Topreserveit,sealedupasitis,doubtless,"saidtheprocureur.

           "No,"repliedNoirtiereagerly.

           "Doyouwishhimtoreadit?"saidValentine.

           "Yes,"repliedtheoldman."Youunderstand,baron,mygrandfatherwishesyoutoreadthispaper,"saidValentine.

           "Thenletussitdown,"saidVillefortimpatiently,"foritwilltakesometime."

           "Sitdown,"saidtheoldman.Villeforttookachair,butValentineremainedstandingbyherfather’sside,andFranzbeforehim,holdingthemysteriouspaperinhishand."Read,"saidtheoldman.Franzuntiedit,andinthemidstofthemostprofoundsilenceread:

           "‘ExtractfromtheReportofameetingoftheBonapartistClubintheRueSaint–Jacques,heldFebruary5th,1815.’"

           Franzstopped."February5th,1815!"saidhe;"itisthedaymyfatherwasmurdered."ValentineandVillefortweredumb;theeyeoftheoldmanaloneseemedtosayclearly,"Goon.

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