Граф Монте-Крісто

The Unknown.

           Theyoungcouplegazedwithastonishmentatthesightoftheirvisitor’semotion,andwonderedtoseethelargetearssilentlychasingeachotherdownhisotherwisesternandimmovablefeatures;buttheyfeltthesacrednessofhisgrief,andkindlyrefrainedfromquestioninghimastoitscause,while,withinstinctivedelicacy,theylefthimtoindulgehissorrowalone.Whenhewithdrewfromthesceneofhispainfulrecollections,theybothaccompaniedhimdownstairs,reiteratingtheirhopethathewouldcomeagainwheneverhepleased,andassuringhimthattheirpoordwellingwouldeverbeopentohim.AsEdmondpassedthedooronthefourthfloor,hepausedtoinquirewhetherCaderoussethetailorstilldweltthere;buthereceived,forreply,thatthepersoninquestionhadgotintodifficulties,andatthepresenttimekeptasmallinnontheroutefromBellegardetoBeaucaire.

           HavingobtainedtheaddressofthepersontowhomthehouseintheAlleesdeMeillanbelonged,Dantesnextproceededthither,and,underthenameofLordWilmore(thenameandtitleinscribedonhispassport),purchasedthesmalldwellingforthesumoftwenty-fivethousandfrancs,atleasttenthousandmorethanitwasworth;buthaditsowneraskedhalfamillion,itwouldunhesitatinglyhavebeengiven.Theverysamedaytheoccupantsoftheapartmentsonthefifthfloorofthehouse,nowbecomethepropertyofDantes,weredulyinformedbythenotarywhohadarrangedthenecessarytransferofdeeds,etc

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