The Count of Monte Cristo

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Chapter 75. A Signed Statement.

Noirtier was prepared to receive them, dressed in black, and installed
in his arm-chair. When the three persons he expected had entered, he
looked at the door, which his valet immediately closed.

"Listen," whispered Villefort to Valentine, who could not conceal her
joy; "if M. Noirtier wishes to communicate anything which would delay
your marriage, I forbid you to understand him." Valentine blushed,
but did not answer. Villefort, approaching Noirtier--"Here is M. Franz
d'Epinay," said he; "you requested to see him. We have all wished for
this interview, and I trust it will convince you how ill-formed are your
objections to Valentine's marriage."

Noirtier answered only by a look which made Villefort's blood run cold.
He motioned to Valentine to approach. In a moment, thanks to her habit
of conversing with her grandfather, she understood that he asked for a