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"Hold, sir," said Villefort, "do not prolong this dreadful scene The names have been purposely concealed; my father himself does not knoho this president was, and if he knows, he cannot tell you; proper names are not in the dictionary"

"Oh, misery," cried Franz: "the only hope which sustained , at least, the na to Noirtier, "do what you can--make me understand in some way!"

"Yes," replied Noirtier

"Oh, randfather says he can indicate the person Help me,--lend me your assistance!" Noirtier looked at the dictionary Franz took it with a nervous tre, and repeated the letters of the alphabet successively, until he canified "Yes"

"M," repeated Franz The young lided over the words, but at each one Noirtier answered by a negative sign Valentine hid her head between her hands At length, Franz arrived at the word MYSELF

"Yes!"

"You?" cried Franz, whose hair stood on end; "you, M Noirtier--you killedaman Franz fell powerless on a chair; Villefort opened the door and escaped, for the idea had entered hislife in the heart of this terrible old man