Граф Монте-Крісто

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           Shedoubtlessintendedgivinghimanagreeablesurprise;but,strangetosay,thisportraitseemedtodispleasemyfather,andthevalueofthepicture,whichis,asyousee,oneofthebestworksofLeopoldRobert,couldnotovercomehisdisliketoit.Itistrue,betweenourselves,thatM.deMorcerfisoneofthemostassiduouspeersattheLuxembourg,ageneralrenownedfortheory,butamostmediocreamateurofart.Itisdifferentwithmymother,whopaintsexceedinglywell,andwho,unwillingtopartwithsovaluableapicture,gaveittometoputhere,whereitwouldbelesslikelytodispleaseM.deMorcerf,whoseportrait,byGros,Iwillalsoshowyou.Excusemytalkingoffamilymatters,butasIshallhavethehonorofintroducingyoutothecount,Itellyouthistopreventyoumakinganyallusionstothispicture.Thepictureseemstohaveamaligninfluence,formymotherrarelycomesherewithoutlookingatit,andstillmorerarelydoesshelookatitwithoutweeping.Thisdisagreementistheonlyonethathasevertakenplacebetweenthecountandcountess,whoarestillasmuchunited,althoughmarriedmorethantwentyyears,asonthefirstdayoftheirwedding."

           MonteCristoglancedrapidlyatAlbert,asiftoseekahiddenmeaninginhiswords,butitwasevidenttheyoungmanutteredtheminthesimplicityofhisheart."Now,"saidAlbert,"thatyouhaveseenallmytreasures,allowmetoofferthemtoyou,unworthyastheyare.

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