Граф Монте-Кристо

Matrimonial Projects.

           Hehasbeentravellingwithaveryseveretutor,andhadneverbeentoParisbefore."

           "Ah,Ibelievenoblemenmarryamongstthemselves,dotheynot?"askedDanglarscarelessly;"theyliketounitetheirfortunes."

           "Itisusual,certainly;butCavalcantiisanoriginalwhodoesnothinglikeotherpeople.IcannothelpthinkingthathehasbroughthissontoFrancetochooseawife."

           "Doyouthinkso?"

           "Iamsureofit."

           "Andyouhaveheardhisfortunementioned?"

           "Nothingelsewastalkedof;onlysomesaidhewasworthmillions,andothersthathedidnotpossessafarthing."

           "Andwhatisyouropinion?"

           "Ioughtnottoinfluenceyou,becauseitisonlymyownpersonalimpression."

           "Well,anditisthat"—

           "Myopinionis,thatalltheseoldpodestas,theseancientcondottierifortheCavalcantihavecommandedarmiesandgovernedprovincesmyopinion,Isay,is,thattheyhaveburiedtheirmillionsincorners,thesecretofwhichtheyhavetransmittedonlytotheireldestsons,whohavedonethesamefromgenerationtogeneration;andtheproofofthisisseenintheiryellowanddryappearance,liketheflorinsoftherepublic,which,frombeingconstantlygazedupon,havebecomereflectedinthem."

           "Certainly,"saidDanglars,"andthisisfurthersupportedbythefactoftheirnotpossessinganinchofland.

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