Граф Монте-Крісто

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           "Iforgottomentiontoyou,"saidthecount,"thatIlayyearlyasideacertainsumforeachservantinmyestablishment;thosewhomIamcompelledtodismisslose(asamatterofcourse)allparticipationinthismoney,whiletheirportiongoestothefundaccumulatingforthosedomesticswhoremainwithme,andamongwhomitwillbedividedatmydeath.Youhavebeeninmyserviceayear,yourfundhasalreadybeguntoaccumulateletitcontinuetodoso."

           Thisaddress,deliveredinthepresenceofAli,who,notunderstandingonewordofthelanguageinwhichitwasspoken,stoodwhollyunmoved,producedaneffectonM.BaptistinonlytobeconceivedbysuchashaveoccasiontostudythecharacteranddispositionofFrenchdomestics."Iassureyourexcellency,"saidhe,"thatatleastitshallbemystudytomerityourapprobationinallthings,andIwilltakeM.Aliasmymodel."

           "Bynomeans,"repliedthecountinthemostfrigidtones;"Alihasmanyfaultsmixedwithmostexcellentqualities.Hecannotpossiblyserveyouasapatternforyourconduct,notbeing,asyouare,apaidservant,butamereslaveadog,who,shouldhefailinhisdutytowardsme,Ishouldnotdischargefrommyservice,butkill."Baptistinopenedhiseyeswithastonishment.

           "Youseemincredulous,"saidMonteCristo,whorepeatedtoAliintheArabiclanguagewhathehadjustbeensayingtoBaptistininFrench.

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