A Flurry in Stocks.

           Somedaysafterthismeeting,AlbertdeMorcerfvisitedtheCountofMonteCristoathishouseintheChampsElysees,whichhadalreadyassumedthatpalace-likeappearancewhichthecount’sprincelyfortuneenabledhimtogiveeventohismosttemporaryresidences.HecametorenewthethanksofMadameDanglarswhichhadbeenalreadyconveyedtothecountthroughthemediumofaletter,signed"BaronneDanglars,neeHerminedeServieux."AlbertwasaccompaniedbyLucienDebray,who,joininginhisfriend’sconversation,addedsomepassingcompliments,thesourceofwhichthecount’stalentforfinesseeasilyenabledhimtoguess.HewasconvincedthatLucien’svisitwasduetoadoublefeelingofcuriosity,thelargerhalfofwhichsentimentemanatedfromtheRuedelaChausseed’Antin.Inshort,MadameDanglars,notbeingablepersonallytoexamineindetailthedomesticeconomyandhouseholdarrangementsofamanwhogaveawayhorsesworth30,000francsandwhowenttotheoperawithaGreekslavewearingdiamondstotheamountofamillionofmoney,haddeputedthoseeyes,bywhichshewasaccustomedtosee,togiveherafaithfulaccountofthemodeoflifeofthisincomprehensibleperson.ButthecountdidnotappeartosuspectthattherecouldbetheslightestconnectionbetweenLucien’svisitandthecuriosityofthebaroness.

           "YouareinconstantcommunicationwiththeBaronDanglars?"thecountinquiredofAlbertdeMorcerf.

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