Граф Монте-Кристо

Beauchamp.

           Ireasonedthusmoney,time,andfatiguearenothingcomparedwiththereputationandinterestsofawholefamily;probabilitieswillnotsuffice,onlyfactswilljustifyadeadlycombatwithafriend.IfIstrikewiththesword,ordischargethecontentsofapistolatmanwithwhom,forthreeyears,Ihavebeenontermsofintimacy,Imust,atleast,knowwhyIdoso;Imustmeethimwithaheartatease,andthatquietconsciencewhichamanneedswhenhisownarmmustsavehislife."

           "Well,"saidMorcerf,impatiently,"whatdoesallthismean?"

           "ItmeansthatIhavejustreturnedfromYanina."

           "FromYanina?"

           "Yes."

           "Impossible!"

           "Hereismypassport;examinethevisaGeneva,Milan,Venice,Trieste,Delvino,Yanina.Willyoubelievethegovernmentofarepublic,akingdom,andanempire?"Albertcasthiseyesonthepassport,thenraisedtheminastonishmenttoBeauchamp."YouhavebeentoYanina?"saidhe.

           "Albert,hadyoubeenastranger,aforeigner,asimplelord,likethatEnglishmanwhocametodemandsatisfactionthreeorfourmonthssince,andwhomIkilledtogetridof,Ishouldnothavetakenthistrouble;butIthoughtthismarkofconsiderationduetoyou.Itookaweektogo,anothertoreturn,fourdaysofquarantine,andforty-eighthourstostaythere;thatmakesthreeweeks.Ireturnedlastnight,andhereIam.

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