Граф Монте-Крісто

The Morrel Family.

           ‘Thisismycounsel:Ouraccountsaremadeupandourbillspaid;allwehavetodoistostoptheissueofanymore,andcloseouroffice.’Thiswasdoneinstantly.Itwasthreeo’clock;ataquarterpast,amerchantpresentedhimselftoinsuretwoships;itwasaclearprofitof15,000.francs.‘Monsieur,’saidEmmanuel,‘havethegoodnesstoaddressyourselftoM.Delaunay.Wehavequittedbusiness.’‘Howlong?’inquiredtheastonishedmerchant.‘Aquarterofanhour,’wasthereply.Andthisisthereason,monsieur,"continuedMaximilian,"ofmysisterandbrother-inlawhavingonly25,000francsayear."

           Maximilianhadscarcelyfinishedhisstory,duringwhichthecount’shearthadswelledwithinhim,whenEmmanuelenteredwearingahatandcoat.Hesalutedthecountwiththeairofamanwhoisawareoftherankofhisguest;then,afterhavingledMonteCristoaroundthelittlegarden,hereturnedtothehouse.AlargevaseofJapanporcelain,filledwithflowersthatloadedtheairwiththeirperfume,stoodinthesalon.Julie,suitablydressed,andherhairarranged(shehadaccomplishedthisfeatinlessthantenminutes),receivedthecountonhisentrance.Thesongsofthebirdswereheardinanaviaryhardby,andthebranchesoflaburnumsandroseacaciasformedanexquisiteframeworktothebluevelvetcurtains.Everythinginthischarmingretreat,fromthewarbleofthebirdstothesmileofthemistress,breathedtranquillityandrepose.

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