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Rh placed beneath Morrel's petition, and discovered that the note in the bracket was the same writing as in the certificate—that is to say were in Villefort's handwriting.

As to the note which accompanied this, the Englishman understood

that it might have been added by some inspector, who had taken a momentary interest in Dantès' situation, but who had, from the remarks we have quoted, found it impossible to give any effect to the interest he experienced.

As we have said, the inspector, from discretion, and that he might