Граф Монте-Кристо

The Room of the Retired Baker.

           "

           "Ah,diablebellsdidyousay?"

           "Whatdoyoumean?"

           "Oh,nothing!Ionlysaytheycostaloadofmoneytohang,andwhatistheuseofthem,Ishouldliketoknow?"

           "Thereusedtobeadogletlooseintheyardatnight,butithasbeentakentothehouseatAuteuil,tothatyouwentto,youknow."

           "Yes."

           "Iwassayingtohimonlyyesterday,‘Youareimprudent,MonsieurCount;forwhenyougotoAuteuilandtakeyourservantsthehouseisleftunprotected.’‘Well,’saidhe,‘whatnext?’‘Well,next,somedayyouwillberobbed.’"

           "Whatdidheanswer?"

           "Hequietlysaid,‘WhatdoIcareifIam?’"

           "Andrea,hehassomesecretarywithaspring."

           "Howdoyouknow?"

           "Yes,whichcatchesthethiefinatrapandplaysatune.Iwastoldthereweresuchatthelastexhibition."

           "Hehassimplyamahoganysecretary,inwhichthekeyisalwayskept."

           "Andheisnotrobbed?"

           "No;hisservantsarealldevotedtohim."

           "Thereoughttobesomemoneyinthatsecretary?"

           "Theremaybe.Nooneknowswhatthereis."

           "Andwhereisit?"

           "Onthefirstfloor."

           "Sketchmetheplanofthatfloor,asyouhavedoneofthegroundfloor,myboy."

           "Thatisverysimple."Andreatookthepen.

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