Граф Монте-Кристо

A Conjugal Scene.

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           "Stillitseemstome,thatasyouprofitbyit—"

           Danglarsshruggedhisshoulders."Foolishcreature,"heexclaimed."WomenfancytheyhavetalentbecausetheyhavemanagedtwoorthreeintrigueswithoutbeingthetalkofParis!Butknowthatifyouhadevenhiddenyourirregularitiesfromyourhusband,whohasbutthecommencementoftheart—forgenerallyhusbandswillnotsee—youwouldthenhavebeenbutafaintimitationofmostofyourfriendsamongthewomenoftheworld.Butithasnotbeensowithme—Isee,andalwayshaveseen,duringthelastsixteenyears.Youmay,perhaps,havehiddenathought;butnotastep,notanaction,notafault,hasescapedme,whileyouflatteredyourselfuponyouraddress,andfirmlybelievedyouhaddeceivedme.Whathasbeentheresult?—that,thankstomypretendedignorance,thereisnoneofyourfriends,fromM.deVilleforttoM.Debray,whohasnottrembledbeforeme.Thereisnotonewhohasnottreatedmeasthemasterofthehouse—theonlytitleIdesirewithrespecttoyou;thereisnotone,infact,whowouldhavedaredtospeakofmeasIhavespokenofthemthisday.Iwillallowyoutomakemehateful,butIwillpreventyourrenderingmeridiculous,and,aboveall,Iforbidyoutoruinme.

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