Граф Монте-Кристо

Andrea Cavalcanti.

           Youwouldhardlyhaverecitedyourtouchinghistorybeforeitwouldgoforthtotheworld,andbedeemedunlikelyandunnatural.Youwouldbenolongeralostchildfound,butyouwouldbelookeduponasanupstart,whohadsprunguplikeamushroominthenight.Youmightexcitealittlecuriosity,butitisnoteveryonewholikestobemadethecentreofobservationandthesubjectofunpleasantremark."

           "Iagreewithyou,monsieur,"saidtheyoungman,turningpale,and,inspiteofhimself,tremblingbeneaththescrutinizinglookofhiscompanion,"suchconsequenceswouldbeextremelyunpleasant."

           "Nevertheless,youmustnotexaggeratetheevil,"saidMonteCristo,"forbyendeavoringtoavoidonefaultyouwillfallintoanother.Youmustresolveupononesimpleandsinglelineofconduct,andforamanofyourintelligence,thisplanisaseasyasitisnecessary;youmustformhonorablefriendships,andbythatmeanscounteracttheprejudicewhichmayattachtotheobscurityofyourformerlife."Andreavisiblychangedcountenance."Iwouldoffermyselfasyoursuretyandfriendlyadviser,"saidMonteCristo,"didInotpossessamoraldistrustofmybestfriends,andasortofinclinationtoleadotherstodoubtthemtoo;therefore,indepartingfromthisrule,Ishould(astheactorssay)beplayingapartquiteoutofmyline,andshould,therefore,runtheriskofbeinghissed,whichwouldbeanactoffolly.

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