Граф Монте-Кристо

Andrea Cavalcanti.

           Thosewhotookmefrommyfather,andwhoalwaysintended,soonerorlater,tosellmeagaintomyoriginalproprietor,astheyhavenowdone,calculatedthat,inordertomakethemostoftheirbargain,itwouldbepolitictoleavemeinpossessionofallmypersonalandhereditaryworth,andeventoincreasethevalue,ifpossible.Ihave,therefore,receivedaverygoodeducation,andhavebeentreatedbythesekidnappersverymuchastheslavesweretreatedinAsiaMinor,whosemastersmadethemgrammarians,doctors,andphilosophers,inorderthattheymightfetchahigherpriceintheRomanmarket."MonteCristosmiledwithsatisfaction;itappearedasifhehadnotexpectedsomuchfromM.AndreaCavalcanti."Besides,"continuedtheyoungman,"iftheredidappearsomedefectineducation,oroffenceagainsttheestablishedformsofetiquette,Isupposeitwouldbeexcused,inconsiderationofthemisfortuneswhichaccompaniedmybirth,andfollowedmethroughmyyouth."

           "Well,"saidMonteCristoinanindifferenttone,"youwilldoasyouplease,count,foryouarethemasterofyourownactions,andarethepersonmostconcernedinthematter,butifIwereyou,Iwouldnotdivulgeawordoftheseadventures.Yourhistoryisquitearomance,andtheworld,whichdelightsinromancesinyellowcovers,strangelymistruststhosewhichareboundinlivingparchment,eventhoughtheybegildedlikeyourself.ThisisthekindofdifficultywhichIwishedtorepresenttoyou,mydearcount.

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