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Rh live with them; so that you and Valentine, who are so attached to each other, would not be separated, and you would be able to pursue exactly the same course of life, and thus, it will secure to you two children instead of one, to watch over you."

Noirtier's look was furious: it was very evident that something desperate was passing in the old man's mind, for the cry of anger and grief rose to his throat, and not being able to find vent in utterance, appeared almost to choke him, for his face and lips turned purple. Villefort quietly opened a window, saying:

"It is very warm, and the heat affects M. Noirtier.". He then returned to his place, but did not sit down.