Граф Монте-Крісто

The Ball.

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           "Theoneinthedarkbluecoat?"

           "Yes."

           "Heisacolleagueofthecount,andoneofthemostactiveopponentstotheideaofprovidingtheChamberofPeerswithauniform.Hewasverysuccessfuluponthatquestion.HestoodbadlywiththeLiberalpapers,buthisnobleoppositiontothewishesofthecourtisnowgettinghimintofavorwiththejournalists.Theytalkofmakinghimanambassador."

           "Andwhatarehisclaimstothepeerage?"

           "Hehascomposedtwoorthreecomicoperas,writtenfourorfivearticlesintheSiecle,andvotedfiveorsixyearsontheministerialside."

           "Bravo,Viscount,"saidMonteCristo,smiling;"youareadelightfulcicerone.Andnowyouwilldomeafavor,willyounot?"

           "Whatisit?"

           "Donotintroducemetoanyofthesegentlemen;andshouldtheywishit,youwillwarnme."Justthenthecountfelthisarmpressed.Heturnedround;itwasDanglars.

           "Ah,isityou,baron?"saidhe.

           "Whydoyoucallmebaron?"saidDanglars;"youknowthatIcarenothingformytitle.Iamnotlikeyou,viscount;youlikeyourtitle,doyounot?"

           "Certainly,"repliedAlbert,"seeingthatwithoutmytitleIshouldbenothing;whileyou,sacrificingthebaron,wouldstillremainthemillionaire."

           "WhichseemstomethefinesttitleundertheroyaltyofJuly,"repliedDanglars.

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