Volume I Part 6 (1/2)
”Upon my word,” whispered Beauchamp to Chateau-Renaud, ”Villefort is insane”
”Did you notice that Mada fit?” asked Chateau-Renaud
”Ah, bah! Benedetto is a handsolars is not a model of virtue; who knohat relations they have had with each other?”
”Perhaps Debray ht knowI'll wager that his speech will be less shrewd than that of the maniac”
The procureur du roi arose aan to speak, throwing all the blame on Monsieur de Villefort rather than on Benedetto
”Let us not be carried away by pity,” he said, ”for these unscrupulous men, who soil their judicial erer the lives and sacrifice the honor of their wives and children”
After the prisoner's counsel had sued the jury, the latter went out, but returned in a short tireed upon a verdict?” asked the judge
There was intense excite their breath
”Yes,” answered the fore circumstances”
The spectators clapped their hands
”Prisoner, have you anything to say?” asked the judge
”No,” replied Benedetto, in a calnified manner
”The sentence of the court is, that you be sent to the galleys for life”
No sooner had the sentence been pronounced than the lided toward the bar where Benedetto stood, and whispered so in his ear
”We have kept our word, have we not?”
”Yes; but the galleys?”
”We have saved your head More we cannot do at present Have patience”
The court officials co up to take the prisoner interrupted the conversation Benedetto was placed in a coach and driven to Bicetre He was placed in a filthy jail, and then left to hi there when he felt a hand touch him and a voice whisper close to his ear
”You are in luck, comrade,” said the unknown ”Some rich lady is interested in you You don't reht you that note twoso”
”Who was the lady, and how did you get here?”
”I don't knoho she is, but she appears to be over forty As for --”