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"Oh, madame," said Villefort, deeply affected, in spite of hi live with us, happy, loved, and honored, and ill et"-"Never, never, never," said the marchioness "When does M d'Epinay return?"

"We expect him every moment"

"It is well As soon as he arrives inform me We must be expeditious And then I also wish to see a notary, that I may be assured that all our property returns to Valentine"

"Ah, grand brow, "do you wish to kill me? Oh, how feverish you are; we must not send for a notary, but for a doctor"

"A doctor?" said she, shrugging her shoulders, "I am not ill; I arandlass is there on the table--give it to lass and gave it to her grandlass she fancied that had been touched by the spectre The ht, and then turned on her pillow, repeating,--"The notary, the notary!"

M de Villefort left the roorandmother The poor child appeared herself to require the doctor she had recoht spot burned in either cheek, her respiration was short and difficult, and her pulse beat with feverish excite of the despair of Maximilian, when he should be infor an ally, was unconsciously acting as his enerandmother, and she would not have hesitated a moment, if Maximilian Morrel had been named Albert de Morcerf or Raoul de Chateau-Renaud; but Morrel was of plebeian extraction, and Valentine kne the haughty Marquise de Saint-Meran despised all ere not noble Her secret had each time been repressed when she was about to reveal it, by the sad conviction that it would be useless to do so; for, were it once discovered by her father and mother, all would be lost Two hours passed thus; Madame de Saint-Meran was in a feverish sleep, and the notary had arrived Though his co was announced in a very low tone, Madame de Saint-Meran arose from her pillow "The notary!" she exclaimed, "let him come in"

The notary, as at the door, immediately entered "Go, Valentine," said Madaentleman"