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"Ah, sir," said he, "tell --I cannot see A thousand fiery darts are piercing my brain Ah, don't touch ard eyes had the appearance of being ready to start from their sockets; his head fell back, and the lower extrean to stiffen Valentine uttered a cry of horror; Morrel took her in his arny, M d'Avrigny," cried she, in a stifled voice "Help, help!" Barrois turned round and with a great effort stumbled a few steps, then fell at the feet of Noirtier, and resting his hand on the knee of the invalid, exclaiood master!" At this moment M de Villefort, attracted by the noise, appeared on the threshold Morrel relaxed his hold of Valentine, and retreating to a distant corner of the room reazing on a serpent, he fixed his terrified eye on the agonized sufferer

Noirtier, burning with impatience and terror, was in despair at his utter inability to help his old doht of a friend than a servant Oneof the veins of his forehead and the contraction of the oing on between the living energetic mind and the inanimate and helpless body Barrois, his features convulsed, his eyes suffused with blood, and his head thrown back, was lying at full length, beating the floor with his hands, while his legs had become so stiff, that they looked as if they would break rather than bend A slight appearance of foam was visible around the mouth, and he breathed painfully, and with extreme difficulty

Villefort see intently on the scene before hi a word He had not seen Morrel After awhich his face beca towards the door, crying out, "Doctor, doctor! come instantly, pray co her step- up-stairs toyour bottle of s-salts with you"

"What is the matter?" said Madame de Villefort in a harsh and constrained tone

"Oh, come, come!"

"But where is the doctor?" exclaimed Villefort; "where is he?" Madame de Villefort now deliberately descended the staircase In one hand she held her handkerchief, hich she appeared to be wiping her face, and in the other a bottle of English s the room was at Noirtier, whose face, independent of the e, proclailance was at the dying man She turned pale, and her eye passed quickly from the servant and rested on the master