Граф Монте-Кристо

The Inquiry.

           Thevisitoreitherunderstoodtheabbe’smeaning,orhadnomorequestionstoask;hearose,andtheabbeaccompaniedhimtothedoor."Youareagreatalmsgiver,"saidthevisitor,"andalthoughyouaresaidtoberich,Iwillventuretoofferyousomethingforyourpoorpeople;willyouacceptmyoffering?"

           "Ithankyou,sir;Iamonlyjealousinonething,andthatisthatthereliefIgiveshouldbeentirelyfrommyownresources."

           "However"

           "Myresolution,sir,isunchangeable,butyouhaveonlytosearchforyourselfandyouwillfind,alas,buttoomanyobjectsuponwhomtoexerciseyourbenevolence."Theabbeoncemorebowedasheopenedthedoor,thestrangerbowedandtookhisleave,andthecarriageconveyedhimstraighttothehouseofM.deVillefort.Anhourafterwardsthecarriagewasagainordered,andthistimeitwenttotheRueFontaine–Saint-George,andstoppedatNo.5,whereLordWilmorelived.ThestrangerhadwrittentoLordWilmore,requestinganinterview,whichthelatterhadfixedforteno’clock.Astheenvoyoftheprefectofpolicearrivedtenminutesbeforeten,hewastoldthatLordWilmore,whowasprecisionandpunctualitypersonified,wasnotyetcomein,butthathewouldbesuretoreturnastheclockstruck.

           Thevisitorwasintroducedintothedrawing-room,whichwaslikeallotherfurnisheddrawing-rooms.

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