The Son Of Monte Cristo Part 23 (1/2)
The room into which the Marquis stepped was simply furnished--one corner was curtained off
”Please be seated, Monsieur le Vicomte,” said Pierre
”I am forced to believe, Pierre,” answered the Marquis, ”that in the nine years that have elapsed sinceWill you kindly reereues?”
Pierre held himself more erect His face was like one of Reht
”I know but one Marquis de Fongereues!” he said, slowly
”And whohis closed hand down upon the table
”The son of the outte!” answered Labarre, with perfect calainst the true masters of France!”
”Your brother, Monsieur le Vicomte, was killed by those who had sworn his death, and who struck hi his duty!”
The Marquis could hardly contain hireat Cyprien feared an explosion He had no objection to thekilled, but not until he had been made to speak
”Let that pass!” said the Marquis, at last ”It is needless to awaken thesehis voice he added, with an affectation of pity:
”It was a terrible affair, Pierre, and I understand that an old and faithful servant must have felt it deeply--the father, mother, and two children to die at the same time!”
”You are mistaken,” answered Labarre ”The father was shot, the mother perished in the flae that you can persist in this illusion, Pierre Simon's two children are dead”
The old !”
The Marquis forgot himself:
”Ah! you know, then, where they are?”
”No; but your exclamation proves that you yourself do not believe in their death”
Fongereues bit his lips
Cyprien shrugged his shoulders He felt a little contempt for his master and doubted The Society of Jesus would never trust hiht it was time for him to interfere
”It seems to me, sir,” he said to the Marquis, ”that absolute certainty in this matter is impossible I have made the h I had no difficulty in finding this house”
”Ah! it was you, then, who discovered h!” interposed the Marquis ”Labarre, all this is useless
Give me your attention I aereues family”
Labarre's pale face was lighted by a sereues faed his shoulders impatiently
”Cyprien,” he said to his intendant, ”you can leave us!”