Граф Монте-Крісто

Progress of Cavalcanti the Younger.

           

           "YouknowtheMarquisofSaint–MerandiedafewdaysafterhehadsetoutonhisjourneytoParis,andthemarchionessafewdaysafterherarrival?"

           "Yes,"saidMonteCristo,"Ihaveheardthat;but,asClaudiussaidtoHamlet,‘itisalawofnature;theirfathersdiedbeforethem,andtheymournedtheirloss;theywilldiebeforetheirchildren,whowill,intheirturn,grieveforthem.’"

           "Butthatisnotall."

           "Notall!"

           "No;theyweregoingtomarrytheirdaughter"

           "ToM.Franzd’Epinay.Isitbrokenoff?"

           "Yesterdaymorning,itappears,Franzdeclinedthehonor."

           "Indeed?Andisthereasonknown?"

           "No."

           "Howextraordinary!AndhowdoesM.deVillefortbearit?"

           "Asusual.Likeaphilosopher."Danglarsreturnedatthismomentalone."Well,"saidthebaroness,"doyouleaveM.Cavalcantiwithyourdaughter?"

           "AndMademoiselled’Armilly,"saidthebanker;"doyouconsiderhernoone?"Then,turningtoMonteCristo,hesaid,"PrinceCavalcantiisacharmingyoungman,ishenot?Butishereallyaprince?"

           "Iwillnotanswerforit,"saidMonteCristo."Hisfatherwasintroducedtomeasamarquis,soheoughttobeacount;butIdonotthinkhehasmuchclaimtothattitle."

           "Why?"saidthebanker.

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