”ah,”saidagallantoldgeneral,antpour
lasyrie,””goaloothegarden”
”then,”saidrcedes,”ionte
cristo,sheadded,”unt,e”the
untalststaggeredatthesesilehenhefixedhiseyesonredtotheuntess
tohavelastedforacentury,sochhatonelookheofferedhisarotheuntess;shetookit,orratherjusttouchedithherlittlehand,andtheytogetherdescendedthesteps,linedhrhododendronsandcalliasbehindthebyanotheroutlet,agroupofabouttationsof
delight
chapter71breadandsalt
dadercerfenteredanarchpanionitled
throughagroveoflindenstoanservatory
”itintheroonot,unt”sheasked
”yes,danditideaofyourstoopenthedoors
andtheblinds”asheceasedspeaking,theuntfeltthehandofrcedestrele”butyou,”hesaid,”hthatlightdress,andhoutanythingtoveryoubutthatgauzescarf,perhapsyoufeelld”
”doyouknoleadingyou”saidtheuntess,hout
replyingtothequestion
”no,da,”repliednteakenoresistance”
”othegreenhousethatyouseeattheotherendofthegrove”
theuntlookedatrcedesasiftointerrogateher,butshentinuedtospeakingtheyreached
thebuilding,oantedagnificentfruits,the
beginningofjulyintheartificialteeratureakestheplaceofthesun,sofrequentlyabsentinourclitetheuntessleftthearbr >ofnteuscatelgrapes”see,unt,”
shesaid,ilesosadinitsexpressionthatoneuldalstdetectthetearsonhereyelids”see,ourfrenchgrapesarenottobepared,iknoake
allohesun”theuntbosteppedback
”doyourefuse”saidre,
da,”repliednteuscatelgrapes”
rcedeslettheall,andsighedagnificentpeachwashangingagainstanadjoiningeartificialheatrcedesdrehefruit”takethispeach,then,”shesaidtheuntagainrefused”ed,insoplaintivean
ae”
alongsilencefollohepeach,likethegrapes,felltotheground”unt,”addedrcedeshasupplicatingglance,”thereisabeautifularabiancustoakesetealfriendsofthosewhohavetogethereatenbreadandsaltunderthesaroof””iknoada,”repliedtheunt;”but
inarabia,andinfranceetealfriendshipsareasrareasthecustobr >ofdividingbreadandsalthoneanother”
”but,”saidtheuntess,breathlessly,onte
cristo,shenvulsivelypressedhbothhands,”wearefriends,are”
theuntbecapaleasdeath,thebloodrushedtohisheart,andthenagainrising,dyedhischeeksson;hiseyesslikethoseofansuddenlydazzled”certainly,wearefriends,”hereplied;”whyshouldercedes
desired,thatshetuedaore
likeagroan”thankyou,”shesaidandthey
thehofthegardenhoututteringaword”sir,”suddenlyexclaidtheuntess,aftertheirinutesin
silenuch,travelledsofar,and
sufferedsodeeply”
”ihavesuffereddeeply,da,”ansontecristo
”butnowyouarehappy”
”doubtless,”repliedtheunt,”sineplain”
”andyourpresenthappiness,hasitsoftenedyourheart””presenthappinessequalspastsery,”saidtheunt”areyounotrried”askedtheuntess”i,rried”exclaidntecristo,shuddering;”oldyouso”
”noooldyouyouhavefrequentlybeenseenattheoperaan”
”sheisaslaveiboughtatnstantinople,da,thedaughterofaprinydaughter,havingnooneelsetolove
intheworld”
”youlivealone,then”
”ido”
”youhavenosisteosonnofather”
”ihavenoone”
”hothushoutanyooattachyoutolife”
”itisnotfault,daatlta,ilovedayounggirl,hepointofrryingher,eandcarriedahoughtshe
lovede,andeventoreinfaithfulto
ryostn
yhearthan
theheartsofstn,andisufferedrethantheywouldhavedoneinplaont,asifgasping
forbreath”yes,”shesaid,”andyouhavestillpreservedthisloveinyourheartonecanonlyloveonceanddidyoueverseeheragain””never”
”never”
”ineverretuedtotheuntrywhereshelived”
”tolta”
”yes;lta”
”sheis,then,noalta”
”ithinkso”
”andhaveyouforgivenherforallshehasdeyousuffer””her,yes”
”butonlyher;doyouthenstillhatethoseedyou””ihatetheotatall;essplacedherself
beforenteed
grapes”takeso,”shesaid”da,inevereatscatelgrapes,”repliednteentionedbefore
theuntessdashedthegrapesintothenearestthicket,hagestureofdespair”inflexiblen”sherrednteainedasunvedasifthereproaalbertat
thisntranin”oh,ther,”heexclaid,”suchasfortunehashappened”
”hashappened”askedtheuntess,asthougha
asleeptotherealitiesoflife;”didyousayasfortuneindeed,ishouldexpectsfortunes”
”devillefortishere”
”well”
”heestofetchhiser”
”whyso”
”becausedadesaintranisjustarrivedinparis,bringingthenedesaintransdeath,ookplaceonthefirststageafterheleftrseillesdadevillefort,whowasinverygoodspirits,isfortune,bu
