Граф Монте-Кристо

Father and Daughter.

           

           "Mydaughter,"continuedDanglars,"whenafatheraskshisdaughtertochooseahusband,hehasalwayssomereasonforwishinghertomarry.Someareaffectedwiththemaniaofwhichyouspokejustnow,thatoflivingagainintheirgrandchildren.Thisisnotmyweakness,Itellyouatonce;familyjoyshavenocharmforme.ImayacknowledgethistoadaughterwhomIknowtobephilosophicalenoughtounderstandmyindifference,andnottoimputeittomeasacrime."

           "Thisisnottothepurpose,"saidEugenie;"letusspeakcandidly,sir;Iadmirecandor."

           "Oh,"saidDanglars,"Ican,whencircumstancesrenderitdesirable,adoptyoursystem,althoughitmaynotbemygeneralpractice.Iwillthereforeproceed.Ihaveproposedtoyoutomarry,notforyoursake,forindeedIdidnotthinkofyouintheleastatthemoment(youadmirecandor,andwillnowbesatisfied,Ihope);butbecauseitsuitedmetomarryyouassoonaspossible,onaccountofcertaincommercialspeculationsIamdesirousofenteringinto."Eugeniebecameuneasy.

           "ItisjustasItellyou,Iassureyou,andyoumustnotbeangrywithme,foryouhavesoughtthisdisclosure.Idonotwillinglyenterintoarithmeticalexplanationswithanartistlikeyou,whofearstoentermystudylestsheshouldimbibedisagreeableoranti-poeticimpressionsandsensations.

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