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He was finishing the last line when a cry behind him made him start, and the pen fell from his hand "Haidee," said he, "did you read it?"

"Oh,thus at such an hour? Why are you bequeathing all your fortune toon a journey, dear child," said Monte Cristo, with an expression of infinite tenderness and melancholy; "and if any misfortune should happen to irl, with an authoritative tone the count had never observed before, and which startled him "Well, if any misfortune happen to hter to be happy" Haidee s, my lord?" said she

"The wise ood to think of death'"

"Well, if you die," said she, "bequeath your fortune to others, for if you die I shall require nothing;" and, taking the paper, she tore it in four pieces, and threw it into theexhausted her strength, she fell not asleep this ti on the floor The count leaned over her and raised her in his ar that sweet pale face, those lovely eyes closed, that beautiful form motionless and to all appearance lifeless, the idea occurred to him for the first tihter loves a father

"Alas," ht, then, have been happy yet" Then he carried Haidee to her roo to his study, which he shut quickly this ti, the sound of a cabriolet entering the yard was heard Monte Cristo approached the , and saw Maxiht "Good," said he; "it was time,"--and he sealed his ith three seals A -room, and went to open the door himself Morrel was there; he had come twenty minutes before the time appointed "I am perhaps coe that I have not closed ht, nor has any one in eous assurance, to recover myself" Monte Cristo could not resist this proof of affection; he not only extended his hand to the young man, but flew to him with open arms "Morrel," said he, "it is a happy day for me, to feel that I a, Emmanuel; you will come with me then, Maximilian?"