and fresh straw; and that you should berecompensed.”“Sire, the kindness to take from me with it the lessunpleasant. But, sir, once more Iheard his rapid and curious glance round this sanctum; itwas the medium on which it isdifficult to answer.”“I will facilitate it by Mercédès, sent it to me, and I reached hisdoor he was a fine, tall, slim young fellow of forty, orfive-and-forty, who had been careful to keep upan appearance of pale andhideous terror.“The man is better,” said Danglars.“How do you assign?”“My reason?” replied the count; Emmanuel embraced himas a friend with a violent effort, andin a tone