THE COUNT OF MONTE-CRISTO.
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It is impossible to describe the sensations experienced by Valentine during the minute and a half Madame de Villefort remained in the room.
The grating against the library-door roused the young girl from the
The Poison.
state of stupor in which she was plunged, and which resembled insensibility. She raised her head with an effort. The noiseless door again turned on its hinges, and the Count of Monte-Cristo reappeared.
"Well," said he, "do you still doubt?"
"Oh!" murmured the young girl.
"Have you seen?"
