登陆注册
5382900000371

第371章

Lemonade was a very bad thing for him."

"Grandpapa's bottle of lemonade was standing just by his side; poor Barrois was very thirsty, and was thankful to drink anything he could find." Madame de Villefort started.

Noirtier looked at her with a glance of the most profound scrutiny."He has such a short neck," said she."Madame,"said Villefort, "I ask where is M.d'Avrigny? In God's name answer me!""He is with Edward, who is not quite well," replied Madame de Villefort, no longer being able to avoid answering.

Villefort rushed up-stairs to fetch him."Take this," said Madame de Villefort, giving her smelling-bottle to Valentine."They will, no doubt, bleed him; therefore I will retire, for I cannot endure the sight of blood;" and she followed her husband up-stairs.Morrel now emerged from his hiding-place, where he had remained quite unperceived, so great had been the general confusion."Go away as quick as you can, Maximilian," said Valentine, "and stay till I send for you.Go."Morrel looked towards Noirtier for permission to retire.The old man, who had preserved all his usual coolness, made a sign to him to do so.The young man pressed Valentine's hand to his lips, and then left the house by a back staircase.At the same moment that he quitted the room, Villefort and the doctor entered by an opposite door.Barrois was now showing signs of returning consciousness.The crisis seemed past, a low moaning was heard, and he raised himself on one knee.

D'Avrigny and Villefort laid him on a couch."What do you prescribe, doctor?" demanded Villefort."Give me some water and ether.You have some in the house, have you not?""Yes."

"Send for some oil of turpentine and tartar emetic."Villefort immediately despatched a messenger."And now let every one retire.""Must I go too?" asked Valentine timidly.

"Yes, mademoiselle, you especially," replied the doctor abruptly.

Valentine looked at M.d'Avrigny with astonishment, kissed her grandfather on the forehead, and left the room.The doctor closed the door after her with a gloomy air."Look, look, doctor," said Villefort, "he is quite coming round again; I really do not think, after all, it is anything of consequence." M.d'Avrigny answered by a melancholy smile.

"How do you feel, Barrois?" asked he."A little better, sir.""Will you drink some of this ether and water?""I will try; but don't touch me."

"Why not?"

"Because I feel that if you were only to touch me with the tip of your finger the fit would return.""Drink."

Barrois took the glass, and, raising it to his purple lips, took about half of the liquid offered him."Where do you suffer?" asked the doctor.

"Everywhere.I feel cramps over my whole body.""Do you find any dazzling sensation before the eyes?""Yes."

"Any noise in the ears?"

"Frightful."

"When did you first feel that?"

"Just now."

"Suddenly?"

"Yes, like a clap of thunder."

"Did you feel nothing of it yesterday or the day before?""Nothing."

"No drowsiness?"

"None."

"What have you eaten to-day?"

"I have eaten nothing; I only drank a glass of my master's lemonade -- that's all;" and Barrois turned towards Noirtier, who, immovably fixed in his arm-chair, was contemplating this terrible scene without allowing a word or a movement to escape him.

"Where is this lemonade?" asked the doctor eagerly.

"Down-stairs in the decanter."

"Whereabouts downstairs?"

"In the kitchen."

"Shall I go and fetch it, doctor?" inquired Villefort.

"No, stay here and try to make Barrois drink the rest of this glass of ether and water.I will go myself and fetch the lemonade." D'Avrigny bounded towards the door, flew down the back staircase, and almost knocked down Madame de Villefort, in his haste, who was herself going down to the kitchen.She cried out, but d'Avrigny paid no attention to her; possessed with but one idea, he cleared the last four steps with a bound, and rushed into the kitchen, where he saw the decanter about three parts empty still standing on the waiter, where it had been left.He darted upon it as an eagle would seize upon its prey.Panting with loss of breath, he returned to the room he had just left.Madame de Villefort was slowly ascending the steps which led to her room."Is this the decanter you spoke of?" asked d'Avrigny.

"Yes, doctor."

"Is this the same lemonade of which you partook?""I believe so."

"What did it taste like?"

"It had a bitter taste."

The doctor poured some drops of the lemonade into the palm of his hand, put his lips to it, and after having rinsed his mouth as a man does when he is tasting wine, he spat the liquor into the fireplace.

"It is no doubt the same," said he."Did you drink some too, M.Noirtier?""Yes."

"And did you also discover a bitter taste?""Yes."

"Oh, doctor," cried Barrois, "the fit is coming on again.

Oh, do something for me." The doctor flew to his patient.

同类推荐
  • 大乘金刚髻珠菩萨修行分一卷

    大乘金刚髻珠菩萨修行分一卷

    本书为公版书,为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品,供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。
  • 绝岸可湘禅师语录

    绝岸可湘禅师语录

    本书为公版书,为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品,供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。
  • 中俄伊犁交涉始末

    中俄伊犁交涉始末

    本书为公版书,为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品,供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。
  • 传习录

    传习录

    本书为公版书,为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品,供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。
  • 南岳九真人传

    南岳九真人传

    本书为公版书,为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品,供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。
热门推荐
  • 太上太清天童护命妙经

    太上太清天童护命妙经

    本书为公版书,为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品,供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。
  • 汽车养护与急救

    汽车养护与急救

    本书站在专业汽车修理人员的角度,从车主和驾驶员朋友的实际情况出发,用通俗化的语言简要地介绍了汽车在使用和管理过程中,驾驶员朋友自己能够动手或者有必要知道的一些关于汽车养护翻故障应急修理的相关知识。其主要内容主要包括汽车养护、汽车故障诊断基础、常见部件的保养及汽车运行中一些常见故障的应急处理。
  • 墨色星河

    墨色星河

    星河浩瀚,前路渺渺。从第一次发射卫星,到第一次载人航天。从第一次载人登月,到在火星建立站点……当先人的理论一次次变为现实,我们建立的太空站一座大于一座,我们建立的泰森球越来越完善,我们向系外远航的距离越来越远……我们心怀好奇与希望,我们一步步征服星空。星空万万光年,皆是我们领土。我们,新生,新兴!我们,欲成不朽。
  • 北极学院

    北极学院

    北极国最高学府神功学院,拥有北极国最顶尖的学子,他们勤奋刻苦,学习多种神功本领,在激烈的竞争中,选出来最优秀的人才,为北极国培养可一代又一代的高级管理人才。
  • 大随求即得大陀罗尼明王忏悔法

    大随求即得大陀罗尼明王忏悔法

    本书为公版书,为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品,供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。
  • 深情于你烬

    深情于你烬

    白珊月没有想到她六年的婚姻,如同一层窗户纸,就被人轻易就给捅破了。她求、怨、恼,终究还是躲不过那一纸协议。本以为再无爱情……可程慕轩的出现,让白珊月惨淡的生活里徒增了一丝光。一辈子的痴情只于她一人……情节虚构,请勿模仿--情节虚构,请勿模仿
  • 花颜错

    花颜错

    一场述说离恨与爱的悲情大戏,一部唯美犹如仙境的剧本,两代人的心爱、心醉与心伤……天赋异能的少女为救所爱之人,寻找一只在于传说中的花朵。异界的幻梦之旅,前所未见的奇异景象,迷雾重重中,她能否找得到那朵只绽开在须臾间的花?让柳扶疏用文字带你经历坎坷江湖、冒险奇异国度、感受唯美纯爱、体味复杂人心。
  • 诗境浅说

    诗境浅说

    《诗境浅说》是近代诗词大家俞陛云先生创作的古诗赏析入门读物。《诗境浅说》包括《诗境浅说》《诗境浅说续编》两个部分,是俞陛云先生为教育家中儿女学习古典诗歌选编的诗歌启蒙读物。《诗境浅说》收录了王勃、骆宾王、李白、杜甫、王维、孟浩然、白居易、李商隐等100多位诗人的400余首诗歌及诗歌摘句,并加以阐释点评,意在启发诗歌初学者领略诗歌的声调格律、字法句法之美。文字浅近纯正,点评阐幽发微,是学诗、读诗的指路之书。
  • 恶魔傀儡师

    恶魔傀儡师

    帕斯卡德大陆被分为六个部分,分别是:“岩之地、树木之林、烈风沙漠、黄沙丘陵、圣洁大地、和平圣境。”这六个部分都分别被六个家族所掌控,这六个家族分别是:“布朗家族、普斯修家族、彼得家族、风力家族、卡克斯家族、埃斯顿家族。”这六个家族各自掌管着帕斯卡德大陆的六个部分。几千年来,各个家族风云涌动都暗地里向别的家族发动战争,为的就是吞并别的家族,使自己的家族变得更加强大。
  • 红楼之倾世缘

    红楼之倾世缘

    林海病重,唤女归扬,为保女儿将来,过继一子林墨涵。皇上薨逝,却是被太子毒害,太后拥立亲子十六子刘玄继位,一时间风雨欲来,太后开刀清算前账。林海尚未出头七,皇上圣旨便到,孰料林墨涵手中竟有先皇遗诏,保住林家,携黛玉归姑苏葬父。林家与皇室又有着怎么的因缘,太后为何在林如海尸骨未寒之时就要动手?贾家及其他豪门贵族为顺应太后之意步步相逼,墨涵和黛玉又要怎样一次次破解阴谋,冲出重围?又有哪些人会一路保这兄妹俩平安?圣旨下,重返京城,等待他们的是什么?相依相守多少年,兄妹之情渐渐变为男女之爱,这段为世人所不容的不伦之恋将会如何收场。为保性命,一朝而反,烽烟起,新主立,天下定,兄妹情。且看黛玉如何走出贾家的亲情,如何走出丧父丧母的哀痛,如何勇敢地承担起自己的爱与被爱,演绎一段兄妹之间的倾世孽缘。墨涵:妹妹,哥哥不管你心中是怎生想的,哥哥都要叫你知道,哥哥喜欢你,只想娶你为妻,爱护你守护你一辈子。黛玉:哥哥,只要有你在身边,玉儿什么都不怕,管他是太后还是皇上,管他是贾家还是王府,玉儿永远只相信哥哥一人。推荐兰兰的完结文:黛清醉红楼推荐新文:嫡女策喜欢西兰的读者可以加入QQ群:2059761西兰—花菜。有什么意见大家可以随便提,或者有好的想法也可以告诉我。谢谢亲们的支持。