Граф Монте-Крісто

Unlimited Credit.

           "AgainDanglarsbithislips;hesawthathewasnomatchforMonteCristoinanargumentofthissort,andhethereforehastenedtoturntosubjectsmorecongenial.

           "Permitmetoinformyou,Count,"saidhe,bowing,"thatIhavereceivedaletterofadvicefromThomson&French,ofRome."

           "Iamgladtohearit,baronforImustclaimtheprivilegeofaddressingyouafterthemannerofyourservants.Ihaveacquiredthebadhabitofcallingpersonsbytheirtitlesfromlivinginacountrywherebaronsarestillbaronsbyrightofbirth.Butasregardstheletterofadvice,Iamcharmedtofindthatithasreachedyou;thatwillsparemethetroublesomeanddisagreeabletaskofcomingtoyouformoneymyself.Youhavereceivedaregularletterofadvice?"

           "Yes,"saidDanglars,"butIconfessIdidn’tquitecomprehenditsmeaning."

           "Indeed?"

           "AndforthatreasonIdidmyselfthehonorofcallinguponyou,inordertobegforanexplanation."

           "Goon,monsieur.HereIam,readytogiveyouanyexplanationyoudesire."

           "Why,"saidDanglers,"intheletterIbelieveIhaveitaboutme"—herehefeltinhisbreast-pocket—"yes,hereitis.Well,thislettergivestheCountofMonteCristounlimitedcreditonourhouse."

           "Well,baron,whatistheredifficulttounderstandaboutthat?"

           "Merelythetermunlimitednothingelse,certainly.

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