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Ghosts.

           "Meanwhile,Danglars,whohadcaredlittleforcuriosities,wasmechanicallytearingofftheblossomsofasplendidorange-tree,oneafteranother.Whenhehadfinishedwiththeorange-tree,hebeganatthecactus;butthis,notbeingsoeasilypluckedastheorange-tree,prickedhimdreadfully.Heshuddered,andrubbedhiseyesasthoughawakingfromadream.

           "Sir,"saidMonteCristotohim,"Idonotrecommendmypicturestoyou,whopossesssuchsplendidpaintings;but,nevertheless,herearetwobyHobbema,aPaulPotter,aMieris,twobyGerardDouw,aRaphael,aVandyke,aZurbaran,andtwoorthreebyMurillo,worthlookingat."

           "Stay,"saidDebray;"IrecognizethisHobbema."

           "Ah,indeed!"

           "Yes;itwasproposedfortheMuseum."

           "Which,Ibelieve,doesnotcontainone?"saidMonteCristo.

           "No;andyettheyrefusedtobuyit."

           "Why?"saidChateau–Renaud.

           "Youpretendnottoknowbecausegovernmentwasnotrichenough."

           "Ah,pardonme,"saidChateau–Renaud;"Ihaveheardofthesethingseverydayduringthelasteightyears,andIcannotunderstandthemyet."

           "Youwill,byandby,"saidDebray.

           "Ithinknot,"repliedChateau–Renaud.

           "MajorBartolomeoCavalcantiandCountAndreaCavalcanti,"announcedBaptistin.

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