Граф Монте-Кристо

Dividing the Proceeds.

           Herface,therefore,likethatofthegentleman,wasperfectlyunknowntothetwoconcierges,whowereperhapsunequalledthroughoutthecapitalfordiscretion.Weneednotsayshestoppedatthesecondfloor.Thenshetappedinapeculiarmanneratadoor,whichafterbeingopenedtoadmitherwasagainfastened,andcuriositypenetratednofarther.Theyusedthesameprecautionsinleavingasinenteringthehouse.Theladyalwaysleftfirst,andassoonasshehadsteppedintohercarriage,itdroveaway,sometimestowardstherighthand,sometimestotheleft;thenabouttwentyminutesafterwardsthegentlemanwouldalsoleave,buriedinhiscravatorconcealedbyhishandkerchief.

           ThedayafterMonteCristohadcalleduponDanglars,themysteriouslodgerenteredatteno’clockinthemorninginsteadoffourintheafternoon.Almostdirectlyafterwards,withouttheusualintervaloftime,acabarrived,andtheveiledladyranhastilyup-stairs.Thedooropened,butbeforeitcouldbeclosed,theladyexclaimed:"Oh,Lucienoh,myfriend!"Theconciergethereforeheardforthefirsttimethatthelodger’snamewasLucien;still,ashewastheveryperfectionofadoor-keeper,hemadeuphismindnottotellhiswife."Well,whatisthematter,mydear?"askedthegentlemanwhosenamethelady’sagitationrevealed;"tellmewhatisthematter."

           "Oh,Lucien,canIconfideinyou?"

           "Ofcourse,youknowyoucandoso.Butwhatcanbethematter?Yournoteofthismorninghascompletelybewilderedme.

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