Volume I Part 2 (2/2)
”Does that astonish you? Paris has always been ungrateful, and has long since forgotten that the Benedetto affair was once an important topic,”
replied Chateau-Renaud in a tone of indifference
”Perhaps the trial has been postponed,” said the journalist, and turning to a reporter of his acquaintance, he hurriedly asked: ”Does Benedetto's trial take place to-day?”
”Benedetto's trial,” answered the reporter, arden, and, if ht, I believe the murderer pretends that he is the son of the procureur du roi, Monsieur de Villefort”
”Perfectly right; you have an enviable ly said Beauchamp ”Well, does the trial take place?”
”Certainly, it's the third day of the case”
”Thank you We can get some refreshments now and pass the time until the Benedetto case comes up,” said Chateau-Renaud
”If you desire to attend the trial, I will inform you when it's time,”
said the reporter, politely
”You are very kind,” answered Beaucha the corridor, Beauchahtly
”Every one is not so ungrateful as to forget Benedetto Debray is here too”
”Why not?” said Chateau-Renaud ”Debray has plenty of time to himself since the Ministry was overturned and carried a poor _attache_ along with it in its fall”
”Well, he rescued his h, come to think of it,” he continued maliciously, ”it is quite natural for Debray to interest himself in Benedetto--the latter was half and half his son-in-law”
”Oh, Beauchamp, you are cynical; the relationshi+p rely interposed
”By the way, has anything new been found out about the Baroness Danglars?”
”H'ood, honest husband?”
”Is knocking about somewhere God only knows”
”Well, Ilike Parisian life The house of Danglars breaks Father and lars disappear, in consequence of which Debray is without his fla known of her? To my taste, she was the best of the lot”
”Mademoiselle d'Armilly undoubtedly knohere she is--they were inseparable coain; frolars, she has about asas a lioness”
”A beautiful constellation What became of Monsieur de Villefort?”
”He is an incurable ny's private asyluentleman The house of Villefort has had a terrible end Madame de Villefort and her son are dead, and poor Valentine--I aenerally sentiirl was a terrible shock to me”