Граф Монте-Кристо

In the Lucerne Patch.

           "

           "Yes,sinceyouhaveknownme,"saidMorrel,smiling;"butthatcannotapplytothetimeprevioustoouracquaintance,Valentine."

           "Youareveryprovoking,andwillnotgivemecreditforanything;butletmehearthissecondproof,whichyouyourselfowntobeabsurd."

           "Well,lookthroughthisopening,andyouwillseethebeautifulnewhorsewhichIrodehere."

           "Ah,whatabeautifulcreature!"criedValentine;"whydidyounotbringhimclosetothegate,sothatIcouldtalktohimandpathim?"

           "Heis,asyousee,averyvaluableanimal,"saidMaximilian."Youknowthatmymeansarelimited,andthatIamwhatwouldbedesignatedamanofmoderatepretensions.Well,Iwenttoahorsedealer’s,whereIsawthismagnificenthorse,whichIhavenamedMedeah.Iaskedtheprice;theytoldmeitwas4,500francs.Iwas,therefore,obligedtogiveitup,asyoumayimagine,butIownIwentawaywithratheraheavyheart,forthehorsehadlookedatmeaffectionately,hadrubbedhisheadagainstmeand,whenImountedhim,hadprancedinthemostdelightfulwayimaginable,sothatIwasaltogetherfascinatedwithhim.ThesameeveningsomefriendsofminevisitedmeM.deChateau–Renaud,M.Debray,andfiveorsixotherchoicespirits,whomyoudonotknow,evenbyname.Theyproposedagameofbouillotte.Ineverplay,forIamnotrichenoughtoaffordtolose,orsufficientlypoortodesiretogain.

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