The Son Of Monte Cristo Part 57 (1/2)
Irene beheld a man fastened to the ith an iron chain At first she did not recognize him
”This individual,” said Gudel, ”is Cyprien, the man who does all the dirty work of his excellency the Marquis de Fongereues, going so far as to do a little poisoning on occasion”
”Undo my chain!” cried Cyprien
”Not if I know it! But if you answerto eat”
”I ary!” murmured the rascal
”Pshaw! onemiserable
Nohy did you poison Fanfar?”
The fellow sighed
”TellFanfar”
”I don't know”
”That is a lie!”
”He can tell you nothing,” whispered Irene, ”let hio”
”No, Madeive Fanfar a drug that would have killed him in five minutes Fortunately, I was on the watch I captured Cyprien and I brought hi--it is that I can't ainst Fanfar, and this animal will not tell uilty you may be, you are but the instrument of others Why, then, do you not try tothe truth?”
Cyprien hesitated, but he said again:
”I do not know”
”Then good-night, my dear fellow!” said Gudel ”Here is a loaf of bread for you, rascal that you are!”
Irene hastened froain ascended the stairs, Gudel said to her:
”These fellows are all alike, after all!”
”What are you trying to do?” asked Irene
”It is sih Instead of poison, Fanfar took a narcotic, and lies as if dead He will be buried, of course, but ill look out for that, and he will be taken care of”
The shock to Irene was so great that she burst into passionate weeping
Gudel was doing his best to soothe her, when suddenly the door was thrown open and Bobi+chel rushed in, all pale and dishevelled