Граф Монте-Кристо

The Presentation.

           

           "No,madame;butdoyounotrememberthathespokeofthefacttoyou?"

           "Yes,Idoremember,"repliedthecountess.Aservantentered,summonedbyAlbert’sringofthebell."Taketheseflowersintotheanteroomordressing-room,"saidtheviscount;"theymakethecountessill."Thefootmanobeyedhisorders.Alongpauseensued,whichlasteduntilalltheflowerswereremoved."WhatisthisnameofMonteCristo?"inquiredthecountess,whentheservanthadtakenawaythelastvaseofflowers,"isitafamilyname,orthenameoftheestate,orasimpletitle?"

           "Ibelieve,mother,itismerelyatitle.ThecountpurchasedanislandintheTuscanarchipelago,and,ashetoldyoutoday,hasfoundedacommandery.YouknowthesamethingwasdoneforSaintStephenofFlorence,SaintGeorge,ConstantinianofParma,andevenfortheOrderofMalta.Exceptthis,hehasnopretensiontonobility,andcallshimselfachancecount,althoughthegeneralopinionatRomeisthatthecountisamanofveryhighdistinction."

           "Hismannersareadmirable,"saidthecountess,"atleast,asfarasIcouldjudgeinthefewminutesheremainedhere."

           "Theyareperfectmother,soperfect,thattheysurpassbyfarallIhaveknownintheleadingaristocracyofthethreeproudestnobilitiesofEuropetheEnglish,theSpanish,andtheGerman.

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