The Count of Monte Cristo

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rushing to the young girl's head already, her cheeks were becoming
red. "Oh," cried she, without losing any of her cheerfulness, "this is
singular! I can't see! Did the sun shine in my eyes?" And she leaned
against the window.

"The sun is not shining," said Morrel, more alarmed by Noirtier's
expression than by Valentine's indisposition. He ran towards her. The
young girl smiled. "Cheer up," said she to Noirtier. "Do not be alarmed,
Maximilian; it is nothing, and has already passed away. But listen! Do I
not hear a carriage in the court-yard?" She opened Noirtier's door, ran
to a window in the passage, and returned hastily. "Yes," said she,
"it is Madame Danglars and her daughter, who have come to call on us.
Good-by;--I must run away, for they would send here for me, or, rather,
farewell till I see you again. Stay with grandpapa, Maximilian; I
promise you not to persuade them to stay."

Morrel watched her as she left the room; he heard her ascend the little