Граф Монте-Крісто

Progress of Cavalcanti the Younger.

           "Bravi,bravo,brava!"criedMorcerf,parodyingthebanker,astheselectioncametoanend.DanglarsbegantolooksuspiciouslyatMorcerf,whensomeonecameandwhisperedafewwordstohim."Ishallsoonreturn,"saidthebankertoMonteCristo;"waitforme.Ishall,perhaps,havesomethingtosaytoyou."Andhewentout.

           Thebaronesstookadvantageofherhusband’sabsencetopushopenthedoorofherdaughter’sstudy,andM.Andrea,whowassittingbeforethepianowithMademoiselleEugenie,starteduplikeajack-inthe-box.AlbertbowedwithasmiletoMademoiselleDanglars,whodidnotappearintheleastdisturbed,andreturnedhisbowwithherusualcoolness.Cavalcantiwasevidentlyembarrassed;hebowedtoMorcerf,whorepliedwiththemostimpertinentlookpossible.ThenAlbertlaunchedoutinpraiseofMademoiselleDanglars’voice,andonhisregret,afterwhathehadjustheard,thathehadbeenunabletobepresentthepreviousevening.Cavalcanti,beingleftalone,turnedtoMonteCristo.

           "Come,"saidMadameDanglars,"leavemusicandcompliments,andletusgoandtaketea."

           "Come,Louise,"saidMademoiselleDanglarstoherfriend.Theypassedintothenextdrawing-room,whereteawasprepared.Justastheywerebeginning,intheEnglishfashion,toleavethespoonsintheircups,thedooragainopenedandDanglarsentered,visiblyagitated.MonteCristoobserveditparticularly,andbyalookaskedthebankerforanexplanation."IhavejustreceivedmycourierfromGreece,"saidDanglars.

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