Граф Монте-Крісто

The Presentation.

           Consideryourselfasinyourownhouse,andtoputyourselfstillmoreatyourease,prayaccompanymetotheapartmentsofM.deMorcerf,hewhomIwrotefromRomeanaccountoftheservicesyourenderedme,andtowhomIannouncedyourpromisedvisit,andImaysaythatboththecountandcountessanxiouslydesiretothankyouinperson.YouaresomewhatblaseIknow,andfamilysceneshavenotmucheffectonSinbadtheSailor,whohasseensomanyothers.However,acceptwhatIproposetoyouasaninitiationintoParisianlifealifeofpoliteness,visiting,andintroductions."MonteCristobowedwithoutmakinganyanswer;heacceptedtheofferwithoutenthusiasmandwithoutregret,asoneofthoseconventionsofsocietywhicheverygentlemanlooksuponasaduty.Albertsummonedhisservant,andorderedhimtoacquaintM.andMadamedeMorcerfofthearrivaloftheCountofMonteCristo.Albertfollowedhimwiththecount.Whentheyarrivedattheante-chamber,abovethedoorwasvisibleashield,which,byitsrichornamentsanditsharmonywiththerestofthefurniture,indicatedtheimportancetheownerattachedtothisblazon.MonteCristostoppedandexamineditattentively.

           "Azuresevenmerlets,or,placedbender,"saidhe."Theseare,doubtless,yourfamilyarms?Excepttheknowledgeofblazons,thatenablesmetodecipherthem,IamveryignorantofheraldryI,acountofafreshcreation,fabricatedinTuscanybytheaidofacommanderyofSt.

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