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           "Thenhowcomesit,"saidMonteCristowithafrown,"that,whenIdesiredyoutopurchaseformethefinestpairofhorsestobefoundinParis,thereisanotherpair,fullyasfineasmine,notinmystables?"Atthelookofdispleasure,addedtotheangrytoneinwhichthecountspoke,Aliturnedpaleandhelddownhishead."Itisnotyourfault,mygoodAli,"saidthecountintheArabiclanguage,andwithagentlenessnonewouldhavethoughthimcapableofshowing,eitherinvoiceorface"itisnotyourfault.YoudonotunderstandthepointsofEnglishhorses."ThecountenanceofpoorAlirecovereditsserenity."Permitmetoassureyourexcellency,"saidBertuccio,"thatthehorsesyouspeakofwerenottobesoldwhenIpurchasedyours."MonteCristoshruggedhisshoulders."Itseems,sirsteward,"saidhe,"thatyouhaveyettolearnthatallthingsaretobesoldtosuchascaretopaytheprice."

           "Hisexcellencyisnot,perhaps,awarethatM.Danglarsgave16,000francsforhishorses?"

           "Verywell.Thenofferhimdoublethatsum;abankerneverlosesanopportunityofdoublinghiscapital."

           "Isyourexcellencyreallyinearnest?"inquiredthesteward.MonteCristoregardedthepersonwhodurstpresumetodoubthiswordswiththelookofoneequallysurprisedanddispleased."Ihavetopayavisitthisevening,"repliedhe."Idesirethatthesehorses,withcompletelynewharness,maybeatthedoorwithmycarriage.

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