Граф Монте-Крісто

Haidee.

           "

           "Oh,thatischarming,"saidAlbert,"howIshouldliketohearmycountrywomencalledMademoiselleGoodness,MademoiselleSilence,MademoiselleChristianCharity!Onlythink,then,ifMademoiselleDanglars,insteadofbeingcalledClaire–Marie-Eugenie,hadbeennamedMademoiselleChastity–Modesty-InnocenceDanglars;whatafineeffectthatwouldhaveproducedontheannouncementofhermarriage!"

           "Hush,"saidthecount,"donotjokeinsoloudatone;Haideemayhearyou,perhaps."

           "Andyouthinkshewouldbeangry?"

           "No,certainlynot,"saidthecountwithahaughtyexpression.

           "Sheisveryamiable,then,isshenot?"saidAlbert.

           "Itisnottobecalledamiability,itisherduty;aslavedoesnotdictatetoamaster."

           "Come;youarejokingyourselfnow.Arethereanymoreslavestobehadwhobearthisbeautifulname?"

           "Undoubtedly."

           "Really,count,youdonothing,andhavenothinglikeotherpeople.TheslaveoftheCountofMonteCristo!Why,itisarankofitselfinFrance,andfromthewayinwhichyoulavishmoney,itisaplacethatmustbeworthahundredthousandfrancsayear."

           "Ahundredthousandfrancs!Thepoorgirloriginallypossessedmuchmorethanthat;shewasborntotreasuresincomparisonwithwhichthoserecordedinthe‘ThousandandOneNights’wouldseembutpoverty."

           "Shemustbeaprincessthen.

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