Граф Монте-Крісто

The Dinner.

           Now,toseethingswhichIcannotunderstand,toprocureimpossibilities,thesearethestudyofmylife.Igratifymywishesbytwomeansmywillandmymoney.Itakeasmuchinterestinthepursuitofsomewhimasyoudo,M.Danglars,inpromotinganewrailwayline;you,M.deVillefort,incondemningaculprittodeath;you,M.Debray,inpacifyingakingdom;you,M.deChateau–Renaud,inpleasingawoman;andyou,Morrel,inbreakingahorsethatnoonecanride.Forexample,youseethesetwofish;onebroughtfromfiftyleaguesbeyondSt.Petersburg,theotherfiveleaguesfromNaples.Isitnotamusingtoseethembothonthesametable?"

           "Whatarethetwofish?"askedDanglars.

           "M.Chateau–Renaud,whohaslivedinRussia,willtellyouthenameofone,andMajorCavalcanti,whoisanItalian,willtellyouthenameoftheother."

           "Thisoneis,Ithink,asterlet,"saidChateau–Renaud.

           "Andthatone,ifImistakenot,alamprey."

           "Justso.Now,M.Danglars,askthesegentlemenwheretheyarecaught."

           "Sterlets,"saidChateau–Renaud,"areonlyfoundintheVolga."

           "And,"saidCavalcanti,"IknowthatLakeFusaroalonesupplieslampreysofthatsize."

           "Exactly;onecomesfromtheVolga,andtheotherfromLakeFusaro."

           "Impossible!"criedalltheguestssimultaneously.

           "Well,thisisjustwhatamusesme,"saidMonteCristo.

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