The Presentation.

           WhenAlbertfoundhimselfalonewithMonteCristo,"Mydearcount,"saidhe,"allowmetocommencemyservicesasciceronebyshowingyouaspecimenofabachelor’sapartment.You,whoareaccustomedtothepalacesofItaly,canamuseyourselfbycalculatinginhowmanysquarefeetayoungmanwhoisnottheworstlodgedinPariscanlive.Aswepassfromoneroomtoanother,Iwillopenthewindowstoletyoubreathe."MonteCristohadalreadyseenthebreakfast-roomandthesalonontheground-floor.Albertledhimfirsttohisatelier,whichwas,aswehavesaid,hisfavoriteapartment.MonteCristoquicklyappreciatedallthatAlberthadcollectedhereoldcabinets,Japaneseporcelain,Orientalstuffs,Venetianglass,armsfromallpartsoftheworldeverythingwasfamiliartohim;andatthefirstglanceherecognizedtheirdate,theircountry,andtheirorigin.Morcerfhadexpectedheshouldbetheguide;onthecontrary,itwashewho,underthecount’sguidance,followedacourseofarchaeology,mineralogy,andnaturalhistory.Theydescendedtothefirstfloor;Albertledhisguestintothesalon.

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