Граф Монте-Кристо

The Ball.

           

           "Unfortunately,"saidMonteCristo,"one’stitletoamillionairedoesnotlastforlife,likethatofbaron,peerofFrance,orAcademician;forexample,themillionairesFranck&Poulmann,ofFrankfort,whohavejustbecomebankrupts."

           "Indeed?"saidDanglars,becomingpale.

           "Yes;Ireceivedthenewsthiseveningbyacourier.Ihadaboutamillionintheirhands,but,warnedintime,Iwithdrewitamonthago."

           "Ah,monDieu,"exclaimedDanglars,"theyhavedrawnonmefor200,000francs!"

           "Well,youcanthrowoutthedraft;theirsignatureisworthfivepercent."

           "Yes,butitistoolate,"saidDanglars,"Ihavehonoredtheirbills."

           "Then,"saidMonteCristo,"hereare200,000francsgoneafter"

           "Hush,donotmentionthesethings,"saidDanglars;then,approachingMonteCristo,headded,"especiallybeforeyoungM.Cavalcanti;"afterwhichhesmiled,andturnedtowardstheyoungmaninquestion.Alberthadleftthecounttospeaktohismother,DanglarstoconversewithyoungCavalcanti;MonteCristowasforaninstantalone.Meanwhiletheheatbecameexcessive.Thefootmenwerehasteningthroughtheroomswithwaitersloadedwithices.MonteCristowipedtheperspirationfromhisforehead,butdrewbackwhenthewaiterwaspresentedtohim;hetooknorefreshment.MadamedeMorcerfdidnotlosesightofMonteCristo;shesawthathetooknothing,andevennoticedhisgestureofrefusal.

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