The Count of Monte Cristo

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together, and examine the body."

"And you will find traces of poison?"

"No, I did not say of poison, but we can prove what was the state of the
body; we shall discover the cause of her sudden death, and we shall say,
'Dear Villefort, if this thing has been caused by negligence, watch over
your servants; if from hatred, watch your enemies.'"

"What do you propose to me, d'Avrigny?" said Villefort in despair; "so
soon as another is admitted into our secret, an inquest will become
necessary; and an inquest in my house--impossible! Still," continued the
procureur, looking at the doctor with uneasiness, "if you wish it--if
you demand it, why then it shall be done. But, doctor, you see me
already so grieved--how can I introduce into my house so much scandal,
after so much sorrow? My wife and my daughter would die of it! And I,
doctor--you know a man does not arrive at the post I occupy--one has