Граф Монте-Крісто

The Story.

           ThereweretoomanyunpleasantpossibilitiesassociatedwiththeCatalans,andeightdaysaftertheweddingtheyleftMarseilles."

           "DidyoueverseeMercedesagain?"inquiredthepriest.

           "Yes,duringtheSpanishwar,atPerpignan,whereFernandhadlefther;shewasattendingtotheeducationofherson."Theabbestarted."Herson?"saidhe.

           "Yes,"repliedCaderousse,"littleAlbert."

           "But,then,tobeabletoinstructherchild,"continuedtheabbe,"shemusthavereceivedaneducationherself.IunderstoodfromEdmondthatshewasthedaughterofasimplefisherman,beautifulbutuneducated."

           "Oh,"repliedCaderousse,"didheknowsolittleofhislovelybetrothed?Mercedesmighthavebeenaqueen,sir,ifthecrownweretobeplacedontheheadsoftheloveliestandmostintelligent.Fernand’sfortunewasalreadywaxinggreat,andshedevelopedwithhisgrowingfortune.Shelearneddrawing,musiceverything.Besides,Ibelieve,betweenourselves,shedidthisinordertodistracthermind,thatshemightforget;andsheonlyfilledherheadinordertoalleviatetheweightonherheart.Butnowherpositioninlifeisassured,"continuedCaderousse;"nodoubtfortuneandhonorshavecomfortedher;sheisrich,acountess,andyet"—Caderoussepaused.

           "Andyetwhat?"askedtheabbe.

           "Yet,Iamsure,sheisnothappy,"saidCaderousse.

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