Граф Монте-Крісто

The Inquiry.

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           "Whydoyounotseekrevenge?"

           "Ihavealreadyfoughtthreeduelswithhim,"saidtheEnglishman,"thefirstwiththepistol,thesecondwiththesword,andthethirdwiththesabre."

           "Andwhatwastheresultofthoseduels?"

           "Thefirsttime,hebrokemyarm;thesecond,hewoundedmeinthebreast;andthethirdtime,madethislargewound."TheEnglishmanturneddownhisshirt-collar,andshowedascar,whoserednessprovedittobearecentone."Sothat,yousee,thereisadeadlyfeudbetweenus."

           "But,"saidtheenvoy,"youdonotgoaboutitintherightwaytokillhim,ifIunderstandyoucorrectly."

           "Aw?"saidtheEnglishman,"Ipracticeshootingeveryday,andeveryotherdayGrisiercomestomyhouse."

           Thiswasallthevisitorwishedtoascertain,or,rather,alltheEnglishmanappearedtoknow.Theagentarose,andhavingbowedtoLordWilmore,whoreturnedhissalutationwiththestiffpolitenessoftheEnglish,heretired.LordWilmore,havingheardthedoorcloseafterhim,returnedtohisbedroom,wherewithonehandhepulledoffhislighthair,hisredwhiskers,hisfalsejaw,andhiswound,toresumetheblackhair,darkcomplexion,andpearlyteethoftheCountofMonteCristo.ItwasM.deVillefort,andnottheprefect,whoreturnedtothehouseofM.deVillefort

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