Граф Монте-Кристо

The Vendetta.

           ‘Relateyourstory,madame,’saidhe,wishing,nodoubt,toprofitbytheabsenceofthehusband,sothatthelattercouldnotinfluencethewife’sstory,toseeifthetworecitalstallied.

           "‘Oh,’returnedshe,‘itwasagiftofheaven.Myhusbandwasagreatfriend,in1814or1815,ofasailornamedEdmondDantes.Thispoorfellow,whomCaderoussehadforgotten,hadnotforgottenhim,andathisdeathhebequeathedthisdiamondtohim.’—‘Buthowdidheobtainit?’askedthejeweller;‘hadheitbeforehewasimprisoned?’—‘No,monsieur;butitappearsthatinprisonhemadetheacquaintanceofarichEnglishman,andasinprisonhefellsick,andDantestookthesamecareofhimasifhehadbeenhisbrother,theEnglishman,whenhewassetfree,gavethisstonetoDantes,who,lessfortunate,died,and,inhisturn,leftittous,andchargedtheexcellentabbe,whowasherethismorning,todeliverit.’—‘Thesamestory,’mutteredthejeweller;‘andimprobableasitseemedatfirst,itmaybetrue.There’sonlythepricewearenotagreedabout.’—‘Hownotagreedabout?’saidCaderousse.‘IthoughtweagreedforthepriceIasked.’—‘Thatis,’repliedthejeweller,‘Ioffered40,000francs.’—‘Fortythousand,’criedLaCarconte;‘wewillnotpartwithitforthatsum.Theabbetoldusitwasworth50,000.withoutthesetting.’

           "‘Whatwastheabbe’sname?’askedtheindefatigablequestioner.—‘TheAbbeBusoni,’saidLaCarconte.

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