Граф Монте-Кристо

We hear From Yanina.

           ThearticlewasnotinsertedbymeIwasnotevenawareofit;butyouhave,bythestepyouhavetaken,calledmyattentiontotheparagraphinquestion,anditwillremainuntilitshallbeeithercontradictedorconfirmedbysomeonewhohasarighttodoso."

           "Sir,"saidAlbert,rising,"Iwilldomyselfthehonorofsendingmysecondstoyou,andyouwillbekindenoughtoarrangewiththemtheplaceofmeetingandtheweapons."

           "Certainly,mydearsir."

           "Andthisevening,ifyouplease,ortomorrowatthelatest,wewillmeet."

           "No,no,Iwillbeonthegroundatthepropertime;butinmyopinion(andIhavearighttodictatethepreliminaries,asitisIwhohavereceivedtheprovocation)—inmyopinionthetimeoughtnottobeyet.Iknowyoutobewellskilledinthemanagementofthesword,whileIamonlymoderatelyso;Iknow,too,thatyouareagoodmarksmanthereweareaboutequal.Iknowthataduelbetweenustwowouldbeaseriousaffair,becauseyouarebrave,andIambravealso.Idonotthereforewisheithertokillyou,ortobekilledmyselfwithoutacause.Now,Iamgoingtoputaquestiontoyou,andoneverymuchtothepurposetoo.

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