Граф Монте-Кристо

Matrimonial Projects.

           Wehaveourclothes,somemoresplendidthanothersthisisourcredit;butwhenamandieshehasonlyhisskin;inthesameway,onretiringfrombusiness,youhavenothingbutyourrealprincipalofaboutfiveorsixmillions,atthemost;forthird-ratefortunesarenevermorethanafourthofwhattheyappeartobe,likethelocomotiveonarailway,thesizeofwhichismagnifiedbythesmokeandsteamsurroundingit.Well,outofthefiveorsixmillionswhichformyourrealcapital,youhavejustlostnearlytwomillions,whichmust,ofcourse,inthesamedegreediminishyourcreditandfictitiousfortune;tofollowoutmysimile,yourskinhasbeenopenedbybleeding,andthisifrepeatedthreeorfourtimeswillcausedeathsopayattentiontoit,mydearMonsieurDanglars.Doyouwantmoney?Doyouwishmetolendyousome?"

           "Whatabadcalculatoryouare!"exclaimedDanglars,callingtohisassistanceallhisphilosophyanddissimulation."Ihavemademoneyatthesametimebyspeculationswhichhavesucceeded.Ihavemadeupthelossofbloodbynutrition.IlostabattleinSpain,IhavebeendefeatedinTrieste,butmynavalarmyinIndiawillhavetakensomegalleons,andmyMexicanpioneerswillhavediscoveredsomemine."

           "Verygood,verygood!Butthewoundremainsandwillreopenatthefirstloss."

           "No,forIamonlyembarkedincertainties,"repliedDanglars,withtheairofamountebanksoundinghisownpraises;"toinvolveme,threegovernmentsmustcrumbletodust.

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