Chapter

  1  1,1|           employment of the Count de Chalusse." ~Pascal and his mother
  2  1,1|          Ferailleur repeated, "M. de Chalusse?" ~"Yes, madame - a count -
  3  1,1|            yesterday to the Hotel de Chalusse to ask for a little help,
  4  3,3|         acquainted with the Count de Chalusse, who died a few days ago?" ~"
  5  3,3|          Excuse me," said he; "M. de Chalusse was immensely rich, and
  6  3,3|           chance - a fatality. M. de Chalusse died very suddenly; he had
  7  3,3|              a few years since M. de Chalusse, after a thousand vain attempts,
  8  3,3|            he was quite young, M. de Chalusse became enamoured of a charming
  9  3,3|       progressing finely, when M. de Chalusse was in his turn obliged
 10  3,3|         receiving this letter, M. de Chalusse flung himself into a postchaise,
 11  3,4|     everything, and she warned M. de Chalusse, thus saving his life." ~
 12  3,4|               I also know that M. de Chalusse's whole life was haunted
 13  3,4|            She would not allow M. de Chalusse to keep the child with him,
 14  3,4|    exceedingly fond of luxury, M. de Chalusse effected a compromise by
 15  4,1|              money from the Count de Chalusse," he thought; "she sold
 16  4,1|         vengeance? Upon the Count de Chalusse? He is dead. Upon my wife?
 17  4,2|              a plausible one. "M. de Chalusse was not dead," said he, "
 18  4,2|              to me that the Count de Chalusse extorted from her a promise
 19  4,2|            written to you that M. de Chalusse commanded her to marry the
 20  5,4|         sudden death of the Count de Chalusse changed the situation. He
 21  5,4|             she, Lia d'Argeles, is a Chalusse, and that he is her illegitimate
 22  5,6|          Valorsay since the Count de Chalusse's death and he dared not
 23  5,6|             that Lia d'Argeles was a Chalusse, but he knew how to maintain
 24  5,6|              is that of the Count de Chalusse, your uncle. He leaves,
 25  5,6|              he began. "The Count de Chalusse my uncle! I shall have a
 26  5,6|           the sister of the Count de Chalusse, and it is through her that
 27  6,1|              and illustrious name of Chalusse which she had not heard
 28  6,1|               was really a Durtal de Chalusse. ~This frightful certainty
 29  6,1|              that his regard for the Chalusse family, and the compassion
 30  6,1|            the death of the Count de Chalusse; she had betrayed herself;
 31  6,2|           happiness was the Count de Chalusse, your brother." ~With a
 32  6,2|            She lives at the Hotel de Chalusse as your brother's daughter.
 33  6,2|    opprobrium upon the great name of Chalusse, of which he was so proud?
 34  6,3|            and the daughter of M. de Chalusse and Madame Trigault would
 35  6,3|           that Madame d'Argeles is a Chalusse," he said to himself; "and
 36  6,3|         shuddered. "Then the name of Chalusse will be disgraced," said
 37  6,4|             degree - that proverbial Chalusse obstinacy which Madame Vantrasson
 38  7,1|              she was none the less a Chalusse, the descendant of one of
 39  7,2|              heiress of the Count de Chalusse's millions, but also his
 40  7,4|              brother's, the Count de Chalusse." ~Now M. Wilkie's visit,
 41  7,4|           mother's, but the Count de Chalusse's estate that he claimed. "
 42  7,5|            but I know that you are a Chalusse, and that you are the heiress
 43  7,5|              that Lia d'Argeles is a Chalusse - and that is a confession
 44  7,5|             yourself a member of the Chalusse family you will begin by
 45  7,5|             yourself at the Hotel de Chalusse, and in a week from now
 46  7,5|              law-suit respecting the Chalusse property, you will see him
 47  7,7|           that Madame d'Argeles is a Chalusse, and that she wishes to
 48  7,7|          quite ready. Our net is the Chalusse estate, and Coralth and
 49  7,7|            less ruined - the name of Chalusse is none the less dishonored!" ~
 50  7,7|    establishment, as that lady was a Chalusse, and consequently the aunt
 51  8,1|           when she left the Hotel de Chalusse to accept the hospitality
 52  8,1|         virtues of the late Count de Chalusse, and congratulated Mademoiselle
 53  8,1|            splendors of the Hotel de Chalusse. We are not millionaires
 54  8,2|             occupied at the Hotel de Chalusse, had considerable difficulty
 55  8,2|             happened at the Hotel de Chalusse. Mademoiselle Marguerite
 56  8,3|              engaged by the Count de Chalusse, that the estimable "companion"
 57  8,4|         Still I know that poor M. de Chalusse, though unquestionably a
 58  8,4|              you did at the Hotel de Chalusse? Good heavens! how dull
 59  8,4|             unhappy alone with M. de Chalusse." ~"Oh! madame - - " ~"Tut!
 60  8,5|            been born in the Hotel de Chalusse, if she had known a father'
 61  8,5|           obtained possession of the Chalusse millions!" ~ ~
 62  9,2|           magistrate, and that M. de Chalusse's former agent might succeed
 63  9,5|           Mademoiselle Marguerite de Chalusse." And, thereupon, she went
 64 10,1|          that magnificent prize, the Chalusse inheritance, which he had
 65 10,1|      concerning the history of M. de Chalusse, the Marquis de Valorsay,
 66 11,4|              agent whom the Count de Chalusse had employed to carry on
 67 11,4|               I am the late Count de Chalusse's ward, Mademoiselle Marguerite.
 68 11,4|            him out of the way. M. de Chalusse had promised your hand to
 69 11,5|          keep them quiet since M. de Chalusse's death, I cannot understand.
 70 11,5|          some sort, written by M. de Chalusse - in fact an instrument
 71 11,5|         prove that he deceived M. de Chalusse as to his financial position.
 72 12,2|             mistress at the Hotel de Chalusse." ~It seemed to Pascal that
 73 12,2|            daughter, of the Count de Chalusse. Who knows what vile accusations
 74 12,4|       Valorsay declares the Count de Chalusse died so suddenly, that he
 75 12,4|          sending her to the Hotel de Chalusse: she will gossip with the
 76 13,2|              what unworthy hands the Chalusse property is about to fall."
 77 14,1|            threateningly between the Chalusse millions and himself, he
 78 14,4|          once and go to the Hotel de Chalusse, in order to ascertain what
 79 14,5|           possession of the Count de Chalusse's estate? That's what I
 80 14,5|           the estate of the Count de Chalusse is already recorded." ~"
 81 15,1|        parents lived at the Hotel de Chalusse, in the Faubourg Saint Germain,
 82 15,3|         conveying me to the Hotel de Chalusse - as was proved conclusively
 83 15,4|            give him one penny of the Chalusse millions. And I kept my
 84 15,4|             dangerous coveter of the Chalusse millions. Would he be able
 85 15,6| distinguishing characteristic of the Chalusse family. While I was wondering
 86 15,6|          come into possession of the Chalusse property." ~Two millions!
 87 15,6|           man, formerly the Count de Chalusse's confidential agent, who
 88 15,6|         would have been the Count de Chalusse's sole legatee, if his death
 89 15,6|           hitherto stainless name of Chalusse still more widely known.
 90 16,2|           questions, at the Count de Chalusse's bedside; the same crafty
 91 16,3|           whatsoever in the Count de Chalusse's exhumed remains. He pressed
 92 16,3|         famous vial from which M. de Chalusse took two spoonfuls is found." ~"
 93 16,4|           this man into the Hotel de Chalusse by the garden gate, which
 94 16,4|            Fortunately, the Count de Chalusse distrusted this man, and
 95 16,4|       document, given to me by M. de Chalusse when I was on the point
 96 18,1|           the people from whom M. de Chalusse received the money a couple
 97 18,3|            the table of the Count de Chalusse, who was his friend - but
 98 18,3|          That I came to the Hotel de Chalusse a year ago, and that the
 99 18,3|             daughter of the Count de Chalusse, mademoiselle." ~"What proof
100 18,3|         through a crime. After M. de Chalusse's death, two million francs
101 18,4|              superb equipages of the Chalusse establishment, Mademoiselle
102 18,4|              This is Mademoiselle de Chalusse, my dear baron," said she, "
103 18,5|             daughter of the Count de Chalusse." And adding in a whisper: "
104 18,5|              dazzled by the Count de Chalusse's wealth, and who, later
105 18,5|             daughter of the Count de Chalusse?" ~"I think so, but I have
106 18,5|           madame. After the Count de Chalusse's death, a package of letters,
107 18,5|        husband; I loved the Count de Chalusse madly, and he had sworn
108 18,5|             set fire to the Hotel de Chalusse with my own hand." ~Now
109 19,3|              fortune of the Count de Chalusse, your father. This surprises
110 19,3|            de Valorsay, the Count de Chalusse had promised him your hand.
111 19,3|                until, at last, M. de Chalusse discovered an expedient
112 19,4|               The letter which M. de Chalusse received on the day of his
113 19,4|         follows: ~"'MY DEAR COUNT DE CHALUSSE - I hereby acknowledge the
114 19,4|       enclosed in an envelope. M. de Chalusse proposed to post it himself,
115 19,4|              seemed worthy. So M. de Chalusse racked his brains to discover
116 19,4|            concierge at the Hotel de Chalusse to watch for this letter
117 19,5|              the son of the Count de Chalusse's sister, who is the only
118 19,5|          defrauding the heirs of the Chalusse estate of two millions of
119 19,5|          garden gate of the Hotel de Chalusse and admit a rascal who will
120 19,5|              will watch the Hotel de Chalusse, and just as Madame Leon
121 20,1|          placed in possession of the Chalusse estate. It is true that
122 20,1|           had satisfied the Count de Chalusse. "For I have my plans,"
123 20,1|             of absence. The Hotel de Chalusse will be deserted, and Madame
124 20,3|           Mademoiselle Marguerite de Chalusse were married at the church