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"Then you pity s me here?"

"You wish to speak to me about the circumstance which has just happened?"

"Yes, sir,--a fearful misfortune"

"You mean a mischance"

"A mischance?" repeated the baroness

"Alas, madame," said the procureur with his imperturbable calmness of manner, "I consider those alone misfortunes which are irreparable"

"And do you suppose this will be forgotten?"

"Everything will be forgotten, hter will be married to-morrow, if not to-day--in a week, if not to-ret the intended husband of your daughter"

Madaazed on Villefort, stupefied to find hily calm "Am I conity "You know that you are, htly flushed as he gave her the assurance And truly this assurance carried hi the baroness and him "Well, then, be more affectionate, my dear Villefort," said the baroness "Speak to istrate, but as a friend; and when I aht to be gay" Villefort bowed "When I hear misfortunes named, madame," he said, "I have within the last fewof otistical parallel in my mind That is the reason that by the side of my misfortunes yours appear to me mere mischances; that is why my dreadful position e the subject You were saying, madame"-"I came to ask you, my friend," said the baroness, "ill be done with this impostor?"

"Impostor," repeated Villefort; "certainly, erate others Impostor, indeed!--M Andrea Cavalcanti, or rather M Benedetto, is nothing more nor less than an assassin!"

"Sir, I do not deny the justice of your correction, but the ainst that unfortunate et hio"

"You are too late, madame; the orders are issued"

"Well, should he be arrested--do they think they will arrest him?"

"I hope so"

"If they should arrest him (I know that sometimes prisoners afford means of escape), will you leave him in prison?"--The procureur shook his head "At least keep hihter be married"

"Impossible, madame; justice has its formalities"