The Son Of Monte Cristo Part 55 (2/2)
”I, eldest son of the Marquis de Fongereues, declare, on my sacred word of honor, that the child who bears my name and passes for my son, is the child of Jacqueline Lened with Simon's full name”
The Marquis fell on his knees
”Ah! Monsieur, these are terrible days, but you will not say again that you poisoned Fanfar”
Fongereues shuddered, and endeavored to hide his face
Labarre felt dizzy with horror ”Answer ereues answered in a low voice:
”Kill me! I have killed my son!”
The old servant started forward as if to fell the Marquis to the earth, but suddenly he remembered his old master, the man whom he had loved so tenderly, and he could not harm his son He half turned away
”Tell me the whole,” he faltered, ”I must know the whole”
”Yes,” stammered the Marquis ”Cyprien, who is my slave, poisoned hier delay I bade him do this deed, and he obeyed me I am accursed!”
Labarre went toward the door
”Farewell!” he said
”No,” cried the Marquis, ”you must not leave me alone with this dead man I am afraid! You must take me too to see the other”
Labarre stopped short ”Where was Cyprien?” he asked hastily
The Marquis understood hiht be after all that he was not guilty of Fanfar's death
A servant entered The Marquis asked for Cyprien; he had not been seen in the hotel for two days, the lacquey replied
The Marquis turned to his father's servant
”I have grave duties to perforo with me”
Labarre shook his head
”In the na, he said, suddenly, ”Does this fortune left by my father really exist?”
Labarre started Could it be that thisof money?