The Guests.

           InthehouseintheRueduHelder,whereAlberthadinvitedtheCountofMonteCristo,everythingwasbeingpreparedonthemorningofthe21stofMaytodohonortotheoccasion.AlbertdeMorcerfinhabitedapavilionsituatedatthecornerofalargecourt,anddirectlyoppositeanotherbuilding,inwhichweretheservants’apartments.Twowindowsonlyofthepavilionfacedthestreet;threeotherwindowslookedintothecourt,andtwoatthebackintothegarden.Betweenthecourtandthegarden,builtintheheavystyleoftheimperialarchitecture,wasthelargeandfashionabledwellingoftheCountandCountessofMorcerf.Ahighwallsurroundedthewholeofthehotel,surmountedatintervalsbyvasesfilledwithflowers,andbrokeninthecentrebyalargegateofgildediron,whichservedasthecarriageentrance.Asmalldoor,closetothelodgeoftheconcierge,gaveingressandegresstotheservantsandmasterswhentheywereonfoot.

           Itwaseasytodiscoverthatthedelicatecareofamother,unwillingtopartfromherson,andyetawarethatayoungmanoftheviscount’sagerequiredthefullexerciseofhisliberty,hadchosenthishabitationforAlbert.Therewerenotlacking,however,evidencesofwhatwemaycalltheintelligentegoismofayouthwhoischarmedwiththeindolent,carelesslifeofanonlyson,andwholivesasitwereinagildedcage.

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