The Dinner.

           Itwasevidentthatonesentimentaffectedalltheguestsonenteringthedining-room.Eachoneaskedwhatstrangeinfluencehadbroughtthemtothishouse,andyetastonished,evenuneasythoughtheywere,theystillfeltthattheywouldnotliketobeabsent.Therecentevents,thesolitaryandeccentricpositionofthecount,hisenormous,nay,almostincrediblefortune,shouldhavemademencautious,andhavealtogetherpreventedladiesvisitingahousewheretherewasnooneoftheirownsextoreceivethem;andyetcuriosityhadbeenenoughtoleadthemtooverleaptheboundsofprudenceanddecorum.Andallpresent,evenincludingCavalcantiandhisson,notwithstandingthestiffnessoftheoneandthecarelessnessoftheother,werethoughtful,onfindingthemselvesassembledatthehouseofthisincomprehensibleman.MadameDanglarshadstartedwhenVillefort,onthecount’sinvitation,offeredhisarm;andVillefortfeltthathisglancewasuneasybeneathhisgoldspectacles,whenhefeltthearmofthebaronesspressuponhisown.Noneofthishadescapedthecount,andevenbythismerecontactofindividualsthescenehadalreadyacquiredconsiderableinterestforanobserver.M.deVilleforthadontherighthandMadameDanglars,onhisleftMorrel.ThecountwasseatedbetweenMadamedeVillefortandDanglars;theotherseatswerefilledbyDebray,whowasplacedbetweenthetwoCavalcanti,andbyChateau–Renaud,seatedbetweenMadamedeVillefortandMorrel.

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