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"Nay, dear mother, say the accused person. You know we
cannot yet pronounce him guilty."
"He is in safe custody," answered Villefort; "and rely upon
it, if the letter is found, he will not be likely to be
trusted abroad again, unless he goes forth under the
especial protection of the headsman."
"And where is the unfortunate being?" asked Renee.
"He is at my house."
"Come, come, my friend," interrupted the marquise, "do not
neglect your duty to linger with us. You are the king's
servant, and must go wherever that service calls you."
"O Villefort!" cried Renee, clasping her hands, and looking
towards her lover with piteous earnestness, "be merciful on
this the day of our betrothal."
The young man passed round to the side of the table where
the fair pleader sat, and leaning over her chair said
tenderly, --
"To give you pleasure, my sweet Renee, I promise to show all
the lenity in my power; but if the charges brought against
this Bonapartist hero prove correct, why, then, you really
must give me leave to order his head to be cut off." Renee
shuddered.
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witness, the case would only be still more aggravated.
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so by one he is bound to obey? Besides, one requires the
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words. No; my pride is to see the accused pale, West agitated,
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and Markets as though beaten out of all composure by the fire of my
eloquence." Renee uttered a smothered exclamation.
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man for murdering his father. Upon my word, you killed him
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them; but as regards poor unfortunate creatures whose only
crime consists in having mixed themselves up in political
intrigues" --
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