Граф Монте-Крісто

Robert le Diable.

           Amanoffromthirty-fivetofortyyearsofage,dressedindeepblack,hadjustentered,accompaniedbyayoungwomandressedaftertheEasternstyle.Theladywassurpassinglybeautiful,whiletherichmagnificenceofherattiredrewalleyesuponher."Hullo,"saidAlbert;"itisMonteCristoandhisGreek!"

           Thestrangerswere,indeed,nootherthanthecountandHaidee.Inafewmomentstheyounggirlhadattractedtheattentionofthewholehouse,andeventheoccupantsoftheboxesleanedforwardtoscrutinizehermagnificentdiamonds.Thesecondactpassedawayduringonecontinuedbuzzofvoicesonedeepwhisperintimatingthatsomegreatanduniversallyinterestingeventhadoccurred;alleyes,allthoughts,wereoccupiedwiththeyoungandbeautifulwoman,whosegorgeousapparelandsplendidjewelsmadeamostextraordinaryspectacle.UponthisoccasionanunmistakablesignfromMadameDanglarsintimatedherdesiretoseeAlbertinherboxdirectlythecurtainfellonthesecondact,andneitherthepolitenessnorgoodtasteofMorcerfwouldpermithisneglectinganinvitationsounequivocallygiven.Atthecloseoftheacthethereforewenttothebaroness.Havingbowedtothetwoladies,heextendedhishandtoDebray.Bythebaronesshewasmostgraciouslywelcomed,whileEugeniereceivedhimwithheraccustomedcoldness.

           "Mydearfellow,"saidDebray,"youhavecomeinthenickoftime.

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