Граф Монте-Кристо

Haidee.

           Then,turningtowardsAlbert"ItisapityyoudonotunderstandeitherancientormodernGreek,bothofwhichHaideespeakssofluently;thepoorchildwillbeobligedtotalktoyouinItalian,whichwillgiveyoubutaveryfalseideaofherpowersofconversation."ThecountmadeasigntoHaideetoaddresshisvisitor."Sir,"shesaidtoMorcerf,"youaremostwelcomeasthefriendofmylordandmaster."ThiswassaidinexcellentTuscan,andwiththatsoftRomanaccentwhichmakesthelanguageofDanteassonorousasthatofHomer.Then,turningtoAli,shedirectedhimtobringcoffeeandpipes,andwhenhehadlefttheroomtoexecutetheordersofhisyoungmistressshebeckonedAlberttoapproachnearertoher.MonteCristoandMorcerfdrewtheirseatstowardsasmalltable,onwhichwerearrangedmusic,drawings,andvasesofflowers.Alithenenteredbringingcoffeeandchibouques;astoM.Baptistin,thisportionofthebuildingwasinterdictedtohim.AlbertrefusedthepipewhichtheNubianofferedhim."Oh,takeittakeit,"saidthecount;"HaideeisalmostascivilizedasaParisian;thesmellofanHavanaisdisagreeabletoher,butthetobaccooftheEastisamostdeliciousperfume,youknow."

           Alilefttheroom.Thecupsofcoffeewereallprepared,withtheadditionofsugar,whichhadbeenbroughtforAlbert.MonteCristoandHaideetookthebeverageintheoriginalArabianmanner,thatistosay,withoutsugar.

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