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Rh also cast a brief but expressive glance on the casket, which was not lost upon the count. At this moment Ali entered. At sight of him Madame de Villefort uttered an expression of pleasure, and, holding the child still closer toward her, she said:

"Edward, dearest, do you see that good man? He has shown great courage, for he exposed his own life to stop the horses that were running away with us, and would certainly have dashed the carriage to pieces. Thank him, then, my child; for had he not come to our aid, neither you nor I would be alive."