The Marriage–Feast.

           Themorning’ssunroseclearandresplendent,touchingthefoamywavesintoanetworkofruby-tintedlight.

           ThefeasthadbeenmadereadyonthesecondflooratLaReserve,withwhosearborthereaderisalreadyfamiliar.Theapartmentdestinedforthepurposewasspaciousandlightedbyanumberofwindows,overeachofwhichwaswritteningoldenlettersforsomeinexplicablereasonthenameofoneoftheprincipalcitiesofFrance;beneaththesewindowsawoodenbalconyextendedtheentirelengthofthehouse.Andalthoughtheentertainmentwasfixedfortwelveo’clock,anhourprevioustothattimethebalconywasfilledwithimpatientandexpectantguests,consistingofthefavoredpartofthecrewofthePharaon,andotherpersonalfriendsofthebride-groom,thewholeofwhomhadarrayedthemselvesintheirchoicestcostumes,inordertodogreaterhonortotheoccasion.

           VariousrumorswereafloattotheeffectthattheownersofthePharaonhadpromisedtoattendthenuptialfeast;butallseemedunanimousindoubtingthatanactofsuchrareandexceedingcondescensioncouldpossiblybeintended.

           Danglars,however,whonowmadehisappearance,accompaniedbyCaderousse,effectuallyconfirmedthereport,statingthathehadrecentlyconversedwithM.Morrel,whohadhimselfassuredhimofhisintentiontodineatLaReserve.

           Infact,amomentlaterM.

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