Граф Монте-Кристо

The King’s Closet at the Tuileries.

           ItoldyouVillefortwasambitious,andtoattainthisambitionVillefortwouldsacrificeeverything,evenhisfather."

           "Then,sire,mayIpresenthim?"

           "Thisinstant,duke!Whereishe?"

           "Waitingbelow,inmycarriage."

           "Seekhimatonce."

           "Ihastentodoso."Thedukelefttheroyalpresencewiththespeedofayoungman;hisreallysincereroyalismmadehimyouthfulagain.LouisXVIII.remainedalone,andturninghiseyesonhishalf-openedHorace,muttered

           "Justumettenacempropositivirum."

           M.deBlacasreturnedasspeedilyashehaddeparted,butintheante-chamberhewasforcedtoappealtotheking’sauthority.Villefort’sdustygarb,hiscostume,whichwasnotofcourtlycut,excitedthesusceptibilityofM.deBreze,whowasallastonishmentatfindingthatthisyoungmanhadtheaudacitytoenterbeforethekinginsuchattire.Theduke,however,overcamealldifficultieswithawordhismajesty’sorder;and,inspiteoftheprotestationswhichthemasterofceremoniesmadeforthehonorofhisofficeandprinciples,Villefortwasintroduced.

           Thekingwasseatedinthesameplacewherethedukehadlefthim.Onopeningthedoor,Villefortfoundhimselffacinghim,andtheyoungmagistrate’sfirstimpulsewastopause.

           "Comein,M.deVillefort,"saidtheking,"comein."Villefortbowed,andadvancingafewsteps,waiteduntilthekingshouldinterrogatehim.

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