Граф Монте-Крісто

Pyramus and Thisbe.

           "AfaintcryofmingledpleasureandsurpriseescapedfromthelipsofValentine,whoalmostinstantlysaid,inasaddenedtone,asthoughsomeenviousclouddarkenedthejoywhichilluminedherheart,"Alas,no,Maximilian,thismustnotbe,formanyreasons.Weshouldpresumetoomuchonourownstrength,and,likeothers,perhaps,beledastraybyourblindconfidenceineachother’sprudence."

           "Howcanyouforaninstantentertainsounworthyathought,dearValentine?HaveInot,fromthefirstblessedhourofouracquaintance,schooledallmywordsandactionstoyoursentimentsandideas?Andyouhave,Iamsure,thefullestconfidenceinmyhonor.Whenyouspoketomeofexperiencingavagueandindefinitesenseofcomingdanger,Iplacedmyselfblindlyanddevotedlyatyourservice,askingnootherrewardthanthepleasureofbeingusefultoyou;andhaveIeversince,bywordorlook,givenyoucauseofregretforhavingselectedmefromthenumbersthatwouldwillinglyhavesacrificedtheirlivesforyou?Youtoldme,mydearValentine,thatyouwereengagedtoM.d’Epinay,andthatyourfatherwasresolveduponcompletingthematch,andthatfromhiswilltherewasnoappeal,asM.deVillefortwasneverknowntochangeadeterminationonceformed.Ikeptinthebackground,asyouwished,andwaited,notforthedecisionofyourheartormyown,buthopingthatprovidencewouldgraciouslyinterposeinourbehalf,andordereventsinourfavor.

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