Andrea Cavalcanti.

           TheCountofMonteCristoenteredtheadjoiningroom,whichBaptistinhaddesignatedasthedrawing-room,andfoundthereayoungman,ofgracefuldemeanorandelegantappearance,whohadarrivedinacababouthalfanhourpreviously.Baptistinhadnotfoundanydifficultyinrecognizingthepersonwhopresentedhimselfatthedoorforadmittance.Hewascertainlythetallyoungmanwithlighthair,redbeard,blackeyes,andbrilliantcomplexion,whomhismasterhadsoparticularlydescribedtohim.Whenthecountenteredtheroomtheyoungmanwascarelesslystretchedonasofa,tappinghisbootwiththegold-headedcanewhichheheldinhishand.Onperceivingthecountherosequickly."TheCountofMonteCristo,Ibelieve?"saidhe.

           "Yes,sir,andIthinkIhavethehonorofaddressingCountAndreaCavalcanti?"

           "CountAndreaCavalcanti,"repeatedtheyoungman,accompanyinghiswordswithabow.

           "Youarechargedwithaletterofintroductionaddressedtome,areyounot?"saidthecount.

           "Ididnotmentionthat,becausethesignatureseemedtomesostrange."

           "Thelettersigned‘SinbadtheSailor,’isitnot?"

           "Exactlyso.Now,asIhaveneverknownanySinbad,withtheexceptionoftheonecelebratedinthe‘ThousandandOneNights’"

           "Well,itisoneofhisdescendants,andagreatfriendofmine;heisaveryrichEnglishman,eccentricalmosttoinsanity,andhisrealnameisLordWilmore.

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