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The Meeting.

           "Hequietlyregainedhisseat,andwroteundertheotherlines:—

           "IbequeathtoMaximilianMorrel,captainofSpahisandsonofmyformerpatron,PierreMorrel,shipowneratMarseillesthesumoftwentymillions,apartofwhichmaybeofferedtohissisterJuliaandbrother-inlawEmmanuel,ifhedoesnotfearthisincreaseoffortunemaymartheirhappiness.ThesetwentymillionsareconcealedinmygrottoatMonteCristo,ofwhichBertuccioknowsthesecret.Ifhisheartisfree,andhewillmarryHaidee,thedaughterofAliPashaofYanina,whomIhavebroughtupwiththeloveofafather,andwhohasshowntheloveandtendernessofadaughterforme,hewillthusaccomplishmylastwish.ThiswillhasalreadyconstitutedHaideeheiressoftherestofmyfortune,consistingoflands,fundsinEngland,Austria,andHolland,furnitureinmydifferentpalacesandhouses,andwhichwithoutthetwentymillionsandthelegaciestomyservants,maystillamounttosixtymillions."

           Hewasfinishingthelastlinewhenacrybehindhimmadehimstart,andthepenfellfromhishand."Haidee,"saidhe,"didyoureadit?"

           "Oh,mylord,"saidshe,"whyareyouwritingthusatsuchanhour?Whyareyoubequeathingallyourfortunetome?Areyougoingtoleaveme?"

           "Iamgoingonajourney,dearchild,"saidMonteCristo,withanexpressionofinfinitetendernessandmelancholy;"andifanymisfortuneshouldhappentome."

           Thecountstopped.

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