Граф Монте-Крісто

The Story.

           Theoldmandied,asIhavetoldyou;hadhelived,Mercedes,perchance,hadnotbecomethewifeofanother,forhewouldhavebeentheretoreproachherinfidelity.Fernandsawthis,andwhenhelearnedoftheoldman’sdeathhereturned.Hewasnowalieutenant.AthisfirstcominghehadnotsaidawordoflovetoMercedes;atthesecondheremindedherthathelovedher.MercedesbeggedforsixmonthsmoreinwhichtoawaitandmournforEdmond."

           "Sothat,"saidtheabbe,withabittersmile,"thatmakeseighteenmonthsinall.Whatmorecouldthemostdevotedloverdesire?"ThenhemurmuredthewordsoftheEnglishpoet,"‘Frailty,thynameiswoman.’"

           "Sixmonthsafterwards,"continuedCaderousse,"themarriagetookplaceinthechurchofAccoules."

           "TheverychurchinwhichshewastohavemarriedEdmond,"murmuredthepriest;"therewasonlyachangeofbride-grooms."

           "Well,Mercedeswasmarried,"proceededCaderousse;"butalthoughintheeyesoftheworldsheappearedcalm,shenearlyfaintedasshepassedLaReserve,where,eighteenmonthsbefore,thebetrothalhadbeencelebratedwithhimwhomshemighthaveknownshestilllovedhadshelookedtothebottomofherheart.Fernand,morehappy,butnotmoreathiseaseforIsawatthistimehewasinconstantdreadofEdmond’sreturnFernandwasveryanxioustogethiswifeaway,andtodeparthimself.

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