Граф Монте-Крісто

Matrimonial Projects.

           Icallthosefirst-ratewhicharecomposedoftreasuresonepossessesunderone’shand,suchasmines,lands,andfundedproperty,insuchstatesasFrance,Austria,andEngland,providedthesetreasuresandpropertyformatotalofaboutahundredmillions;Icallthosesecond-ratefortunes,thataregainedbymanufacturingenterprises,joint-stockcompanies,viceroyalties,andprincipalities,notdrawingmorethan1,500,000francs,thewholeformingacapitalofaboutfiftymillions;finally,Icallthosethird-ratefortunes,whicharecomposedofafluctuatingcapital,dependentuponthewillofothers,oruponchanceswhichabankruptcyinvolvesorafalsetelegramshakes,suchasbanks,speculationsofthedayinfact,alloperationsundertheinfluenceofgreaterorlessmischances,thewholebringinginarealorfictitiouscapitalofaboutfifteenmillions.Ithinkthisisaboutyourposition,isitnot?"

           "Confoundit,yes!"repliedDanglars.

           "Theresult,then,ofsixmoresuchmonthsasthiswouldbetoreducethethird-ratehousetodespair."

           "Oh,"saidDanglars,becomingverypale,howyouarerunningon!"

           "Letusimaginesevensuchmonths,"continuedMonteCristo,inthesametone."Tellme,haveyoueverthoughtthatseventimes1,700,000francsmakenearlytwelvemillions?No,youhavenot;well,youareright,forifyouindulgedinsuchreflections,youwouldneverriskyourprincipal,whichistothespeculatorwhattheskinistocivilizedman.

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