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"Who said it was a crime?" asked Villefort, with a last effort

"How? is it not a criarden?" cried Monte Cristo "And pray what do you call such an action?"

"But who said it was buried alive?"

"Why bury it there if it were dead? This garden has never been a cemetery"

"What is done to infanticides in this country?" asked Major Cavalcanti innocently

"Oh, their heads are soon cut off," said Danglars

"Ah, indeed?" said Cavalcanti

"I think so; aht, M de Villefort?" asked Monte Cristo

"Yes, count," replied Villefort, in a voice now scarcely hu that the two persons for whom he had prepared this scene could scarcely endure it, and not wishing to carry it too far, said, "Cootten it," and he conducted the guests back to the table on the lawn

"Indeed, count," said Madahtful stories have so upsetyou to let me sit down;" and she fell into a chair Monte Cristo bowed, and went to Madaain requires your bottle," he said But before Madame de Villefort could reach her friend the procureur had found tilars, "I must speak to you"

"When?"

"To-morrow"

"Where?"

"In my office, or in the court, if you like,--that is the surest place"

"I will be there"--At this moment Madame de Villefort approached "Thanks,to smile; "it is over now, and I am much better"