Граф Монте-Кристо

The Meeting.

           "

           "What?"saidMorrel,"youdead?"

           "Yes;mustInotbepreparedforeverything,dearfriend?Butwhatdidyoudoyesterdayafteryouleftme?"

           "IwenttoTortoni’s,where,asIexpected,IfoundBeauchampandChateau–Renaud.IownIwasseekingthem."

           "Why,whenallwasarranged?"

           "Listen,count;theaffairisseriousandunavoidable."

           "Didyoudoubtit!"

           "No;theoffencewaspublic,andeveryoneisalreadytalkingofit."

           "Well?"

           "Well,Ihopedtogetanexchangeofarmstosubstitutetheswordforthepistol;thepistolisblind."

           "Haveyousucceeded?"askedMonteCristoquickly,withanimperceptiblegleamofhope.

           "No;foryourskillwiththeswordissowellknown."

           "Ah?whohasbetrayedme?"

           "Theskilfulswordsmanwhomyouhaveconquered."

           "Andyoufailed?"

           "Theypositivelyrefused."

           "Morrel,"saidthecount,"haveyoueverseenmefireapistol?"

           "Never."

           "Well,wehavetime;look."MonteCristotookthepistolsheheldinhishandwhenMercedesentered,andfixinganaceofclubsagainsttheironplate,withfourshotshesuccessivelyshotoffthefoursidesoftheclub.AteachshotMorrelturnedpale.

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