Valentine.

           WemayeasilyconceivewhereMorrel’sappointmentwas.OnleavingMonteCristohewalkedslowlytowardsVillefort’s;wesayslowly,forMorrelhadmorethanhalfanhourtosparetogofivehundredsteps,buthehadhastenedtotakeleaveofMonteCristobecausehewishedtobealonewithhisthoughts.HeknewhistimewellthehourwhenValentinewasgivingNoirtierhisbreakfast,andwassurenottobedisturbedintheperformanceofthispiousduty.NoirtierandValentinehadgivenhimleavetogotwiceaweek,andhewasnowavailinghimselfofthatpermission.Hehadarrived;Valentinewasexpectinghim.Uneasyandalmostcrazed,sheseizedhishandandledhimtohergrandfather.Thisuneasiness,amountingalmosttofrenzy,arosefromthereportMorcerf’sadventurehadmadeintheworld,fortheaffairattheoperawasgenerallyknown.NooneatVillefort’sdoubtedthataduelwouldensuefromit.Valentine,withherwoman’sinstinct,guessedthatMorrelwouldbeMonteCristo’ssecond,andfromtheyoungman’swell-knowncourageandhisgreataffectionforthecount,shefearedthathewouldnotcontenthimselfwiththepassivepartassignedtohim.Wemayeasilyunderstandhoweagerlytheparticularswereaskedfor,given,andreceived;andMorrelcouldreadanindescribablejoyintheeyesofhisbeloved,whensheknewthattheterminationofthisaffairwasashappyasitwasunexpected.

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