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I'll pay for a nice dinner out of my winnings of yesterday. I've heard that the London House is the place to dine." "You could not do better, mademoiselle," I said, turning back to her, my eyes still on the road, rendered dangerous by the electric trams and great traffic of cars in both directions. It struck me as curious that I, the Count's chauffeur, should be treated as one of themselves.
The day before she died, when she knew she was going, she made me promise her to marry you." This Nancy was the count's former housekeeper. After this awkward speech, the poor countess saw clearly enough what position that woman had really held at the castle.
Despite the shrill demands of Duchess Margaret, therefore; the Prince did not take very active measures by which the crown of Philip might be secured. He, perhaps, looked upon the struggle almost with indifference. Nevertheless, he issued a formal proclamation by which the Count's enlistments were forbidden.
The count's immense fortune may have tempted some miserable scoundrel. Who knows but some one may have been watching Marguerite, and have discovered that I am an obstacle?" "Something told me that my suspicions were correct," said Madame Ferailleur. "I had no proofs, and yet I felt sure of it." Pascal was absorbed in thought. "And what a strange coincidence," he eventually remarked.
This, then, was the strategem by which he proposed to learn the name which no one yet had been able to decipher on the count's letters? The count gazed fixedly for several seconds at his questioner, then replied quietly: "My name is Count Ludwig Vavel de Versay with a y after the a." "Thanks.
If I have been injured, let not my wrongs be visited on the head of Renaldo, for whom shall be offered up the last fervent prayers of the hapless Monimia." This letter was a clue to the labyrinth of Melvil's distress. Though the Major had never heard him mention the name of this beauty, he had received such hints from his own wife, as enabled him to comprehend the whole of the Count's disaster.
We are going out, too. Will you open that window for me?" Baldos gladly took it as a command and threw open the long French window. She gave him a grateful glance as she stepped through, and he could scarcely conceal the gleam of joy that shot into his own eyes. The dark scowl on the count's face made absolutely no impression upon him. He closed the window and followed ten paces behind the couple.
After the cachucha he placed a magnificent ring on the stem of a bouquet, and threw it to the charming danseuse, who, in the third act, to do honor to the gift, reappeared with it on her finger. And the Greek princess, will she be here?" "No, you will be deprived of that pleasure; her position in the count's establishment is not sufficiently understood."
"Some treachery is at work here, Nisida," was the young count's response. "Flora has not willingly absented herself." At this moment Francisco's page entered the apartment to announce that Dr. Duras was in the reception-room. The young count made a sign to his sister to accompany him; and they proceeded to the elegant saloon where the physician was waiting.
A half-hour passed by. Monte-Cristo and Haydee were still busied with Aslitta, when a servant entered bearing a sealed letter on a silver salver. "A courier who has come from France has just brought it," said the servant, in answer to a question of the count's. "Did he give his name?" "Yes; he said his name was Penelon, and that he came from Marseilles."
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