Welcome back everyone to everyone to the Count of Monte Cristo, chapter 12.

This is your host and storyteller, John Hagadorn.

A quick summary, Nordier visits Villefort.

Villefort tells his father that the police are looking for a man who fits Nortier's

description in connection with the murder of a royalist general.

While Villefort looks on, Nortier shaves his beard and changes his clothes.

As he leaves, he tells Villefort that Napoleon is advancing quickly and is again being

hailed as emperor by still admiring public.

And now, Chapter 12, Father and Son.

Monsieur Nor, dear, for it was indeed, he who entered, looked after the servant until the door

was closed, and then, fearing, no doubt, that he might be overheard in the

antechamber, he opened the door again. Nor was the precaution useless, as appeared from the

rapid retreat of Germain, who proved that he was not exempt from the sin which ruined our first

parents. M. Nortier then took the trouble to close and bolt the antechamber door, then that of the bedchamber,

and then extended his hand to Villefort, who had followed all his motions with surprise which

he could not conceal.

"'Well, now, my dear Gerard,' said he, to the young man, with a very significant look,

"'do you know, you seem as if you were not very glad to see me?

My dear father, said Villefort, I am, on the contrary, delighted, but I so little

expected your visit that it has somewhat overcome me. But, my dear fellow, replied Monsieur

Nortier, seating himself, II might say the same thing to you

"'when you announced to me your wedding for the 28th of February,

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