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"Ah, my dear M. Cavalcanti, I trust you will not leave before I have had the honor of presenting you to some of my friends." "I am at your service, sir," replied the major. "Now, sir," said Monte Cristo, addressing Andrea, "make your confession." "To whom?" "Tell M. Cavalcanti something of the state of your finances." "Ma foi, monsieur, you have touched upon a tender chord."
The objects of art discovered in Michelangelo's house were a blocked-out statue of S. Peter, an unfinished Christ with another figure, and a statuette of Christ with the cross, resembling the Cristo Risorto of S. Maria Sopra Minerva. Ten original drawings were also catalogued, one of which (a Piet
He had a bunch of sheep up in the Sangre de Cristo mountains, Cherry had, but was in town frequent and always bunked at Hart's store him and Hart having knowed each other back East and being great friends.
"It is always as well to be on the right side, but I hardly think so many troops will really be required; and I think it is a symptom that a serious attack will be made in a day or two on Monte Cristo and Hlangwane. You see, the possession of Cingola and Monte Cristo will take us pretty well round its flank, and I do not expect the Boers will be so much prepared there as they are in front."
"Ah, sir!" cried the countess, "how terrible a vengeance for a fault which fatality made me commit! for I am the only culprit, Edmond, and if you owe revenge to any one, it is to me, who had not fortitude to bear your absence and my solitude." "But," exclaimed Monte Cristo, "why was I absent? And why were you alone?" "Because you had been arrested, Edmond, and were a prisoner."
"A visitor?" inquired Valentine, much agitated; "who is it?" "Some grand personage a prince I believe they said the Count of Monte Cristo." "I will come directly," cried Valentine aloud. The name of Monte Cristo sent an electric shock through the young man on the other side of the iron gate, to whom Valentine's "I am coming" was the customary signal of farewell.
"Yet conscience remains," remarked Madame de Villefort in an agitated voice, and with a stifled sigh. "Yes," answered Monte Cristo "happily, yes, conscience does remain; and if it did not, how wretched we should be!
I acted well as a man, but you have acted better than man. Monte Cristo, with moistened eye, heaving breast, and lips half open, extended to Albert a hand which the latter pressed with a sentiment resembling respectful fear. "Gentlemen," said he, "M. de Monte Cristo receives my apology. I had acted hastily towards him. Hasty actions are generally bad ones. Now my fault is repaired.
"Mercedes is dead, madame," said Monte Cristo; "I know no one now of that name."
"That's well," said Monte Cristo; "I remain here a day or two arrange accordingly." As Bertuccio was leaving the room to give the requisite orders, Baptistin opened the door: he held a letter on a silver waiter. "What are you doing here?" asked the count, seeing him covered with dust; "I did not send for you, I think?" Baptistin, without answering, approached the count, and presented the letter.
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