Граф Монте-Кристо

The Contract.

           

           "Isupposeso,"saidAndreawithatriumphantsmile,"sinceIamaccepted.ButImustnotforgetonegrandpoint."

           "Which?"

           "ThatIhavebeensingularlyassisted."

           "Nonsense."

           "Ihave,indeed."

           "Bycircumstances?"

           "No;byyou."

           "Byme?Notatall,prince,"saidMonteCristolayingamarkedstressonthetitle,"whathaveIdoneforyou?Arenotyourname,yoursocialposition,andyourmeritsufficient?"

           "No,"saidAndrea"no;itisuselessforyoutosayso,count.Imaintainthatthepositionofamanlikeyouhasdonemorethanmyname,mysocialposition,andmymerit."

           "Youarecompletelymistaken,sir,"saidMonteCristocoldly,whofelttheperfidiousmanoeuvreoftheyoungman,andunderstoodthebearingofhiswords;"youonlyacquiredmyprotectionaftertheinfluenceandfortuneofyourfatherhadbeenascertained;for,afterall,whoprocuredforme,whohadneverseeneitheryouoryourillustriousfather,thepleasureofyouracquaintance?twoofmygoodfriends,LordWilmoreandtheAbbeBusoni.Whatencouragedmenottobecomeyoursurety,buttopatronizeyou?yourfather’sname,sowellknowninItalyandsohighlyhonored.Personally,Idonotknowyou."ThiscalmtoneandperfecteasemadeAndreafeelthathewas,forthemoment,restrainedbyamoremuscularhandthanhisown,andthattherestraintcouldnotbeeasilybrokenthrough.

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