Граф Монте-Кристо

In the Lucerne Patch.

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           "ThefriendofMadamedeVillefort!Itcannotbe;surely,Valentine,youaremistaken?"

           "No,indeed,Iamnot;forIassureyou,hispoweroverourhouseholdisalmostunlimited.Courtedbymystep-mother,whoregardshimastheepitomeofhumanwisdom;admiredbymyfather,whosayshehasneverbeforeheardsuchsublimeideassoeloquentlyexpressed;idolizedbyEdward,who,notwithstandinghisfearofthecount’slargeblackeyes,runstomeethimthemomenthearrives,andopenshishand,inwhichheissuretofindsomedelightfulpresent—M.deMonteCristoappearstoexertamysteriousandalmostuncontrollableinfluenceoverallthemembersofourfamily."

           "Ifsuchbethecase,mydearValentine,youmustyourselfhavefelt,oratalleventswillsoonfeel,theeffectsofhispresence.HemeetsAlbertdeMorcerfinItaly—itistorescuehimfromthehandsofthebanditti;heintroduceshimselftoMadameDanglars—itisthathemaygiveheraroyalpresent;yourstep-motherandhersonpassbeforehisdoor—itisthathisNubianmaysavethemfromdestruction.Thismanevidentlypossessesthepowerofinfluencingevents,bothasregardsmenandthings.Ineversawmoresimpletastesunitedtogreatermagnificence.Hissmileissosweetwhenheaddressesme,thatIforgetitevercanbebittertoothers.Ah,Valentine,tellme,ifheeverlookedonyouwithoneofthosesweetsmiles?ifso,dependonit,youwillbehappy.

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