Граф Монте-Крісто

Andrea Cavalcanti.

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           "Ah,indeed?Thenthatexplainseverythingthatisextraordinary,"saidAndrea."Heis,then,thesameEnglishmanwhomImetatahyes,indeed.Well,monsieur,Iamatyourservice."

           "Ifwhatyousaybetrue,"repliedthecount,smiling,"perhapsyouwillbekindenoughtogivemesomeaccountofyourselfandyourfamily?"

           "Certainly,Iwilldoso,"saidtheyoungman,withaquicknesswhichgaveproofofhisreadyinvention."Iam(asyouhavesaid)theCountAndreaCavalcanti,sonofMajorBartolomeoCavalcanti,adescendantoftheCavalcantiwhosenamesareinscribedinthegoldenbookatFlorence.Ourfamily,althoughstillrich(formyfather’sincomeamountstohalfamillion),hasexperiencedmanymisfortunes,andImyselfwas,attheageoffiveyears,takenawaybythetreacheryofmytutor,sothatforfifteenyearsIhavenotseentheauthorofmyexistence.SinceIhavearrivedatyearsofdiscretionandbecomemyownmaster,Ihavebeenconstantlyseekinghim,butallinvain.AtlengthIreceivedthisletterfromyourfriend,whichstatesthatmyfatherisinParis,andauthorizesmetoaddressmyselftoyouforinformationrespectinghim."

           "Really,allyouhaverelatedtomeisexceedinglyinteresting,"saidMonteCristo,observingtheyoungmanwithagloomysatisfaction;"andyouhavedonewelltoconformineverythingtothewishesofmyfriendSinbad;foryourfatherisindeedhere,andisseekingyou.

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