Граф Монте-Кристо

The Morrel Family.

           Helaboredandtoileduntilhehadamassed250,000francs;sixyearssufficedtoachievethisobject.Oh,Iassureyou,sir,itwasatouchingspectacletoseetheseyoungcreatures,destinedbytheirtalentsforhigherstations,toilingtogether,andthroughtheirunwillingnesstochangeanyofthecustomsoftheirpaternalhouse,takingsixyearstoaccomplishwhatlessscrupulouspeoplewouldhaveeffectedintwoorthree.Marseillesresoundedwiththeirwell-earnedpraises.Atlast,oneday,Emmanuelcametohiswife,whohadjustfinishedmakinguptheaccounts.‘Julie,’saidhetoher,‘Cocleshasjustgivenmethelastrouleauofahundredfrancs;thatcompletesthe250,000francswehadfixedasthelimitsofourgains.Canyoucontentyourselfwiththesmallfortunewhichweshallpossessforthefuture?Listentome.Ourhousetransactsbusinesstotheamountofamillionayear,fromwhichwederiveanincomeof40,000francs.Wecandisposeofthebusiness,ifweplease,inanhour,forIhavereceivedaletterfromM.Delaunay,inwhichheofferstopurchasethegood-willofthehouse,tounitewithhisown,for300,000francs.AdvisemewhatIhadbetterdo.’‘Emmanuel,’returnedmysister,‘thehouseofMorrelcanonlybecarriedonbyaMorrel.Isitnotworth300,000francstosaveourfather’snamefromthechancesofevilfortuneandfailure?’‘Ithoughtso,’repliedEmmanuel;‘butIwishedtohaveyouradvice.

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