Граф Монте-Кристо

The Apparition.

           

           EverymorningMorrelcalledonNoirtiertoreceivenewsofValentine,and,extraordinaryasitseemed,eachdayfoundhimlessuneasy.Certainly,thoughValentinestilllaboredunderdreadfulnervousexcitement,shewasbetter;andmoreover,MonteCristohadtoldhimwhen,halfdistracted,hehadrushedtothecount’shouse,thatifshewerenotdeadintwohoursshewouldbesaved.Nowfourdayshadelapsed,andValentinestilllived.

           ThenervousexcitementofwhichwespeakpursuedValentineeveninhersleep,orratherinthatstateofsomnolencewhichsucceededherwakinghours;itwasthen,inthesilenceofnight,inthedimlightshedfromthealabasterlamponthechimney-piece,thatshesawtheshadowspassandrepasswhichhoveroverthebedofsickness,andfanthefeverwiththeirtremblingwings.Firstshefanciedshesawherstepmotherthreateningher,thenMorrelstretchedhisarmstowardsher;sometimesmerestrangers,liketheCountofMonteCristocametovisither;eventheveryfurniture,inthesemomentsofdelirium,seemedtomove,andthisstatelastedtillaboutthreeo’clockinthemorning,whenadeep,heavyslumberovercametheyounggirl,fromwhichshedidnotawaketilldaylight.OntheeveningofthedayonwhichValentinehadlearnedoftheflightofEugenieandthearrestofBenedettoVilleforthavingretiredaswellasNoirtierandd’Avrignyherthoughtswanderedinaconfusedmaze,alternatelyreviewingherownsituationandtheeventsshehadjustheard.

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