Граф Монте-Кристо

The Inquiry.

           Hepreferredtousethesitting-roomupstairs,whichwasmorelibrarythanparlor,andwasfurnishedwiththeologicalbooksandparchments,inwhichhedelightedtoburyhimselfformonthsatatime,accordingtohisvaletdechambre.Hisvaletlookedatthevisitorsthroughasortofwicket;andiftheirfaceswereunknowntohimordispleasedhim,herepliedthattheabbewasnotinParis,ananswerwhichsatisfiedmostpersons,becausetheabbewasknowntobeagreattraveller.Besides,whetherathomeornot,whetherinParisorCairo,theabbealwaysleftsomethingtogiveaway,whichthevaletdistributedthroughthiswicketinhismaster’sname.Theotherroomnearthelibrarywasabedroom.Abedwithoutcurtains,fourarm-chairs,andacouch,coveredwithyellowUtrechtvelvet,composed,withaprie-Dieu,allitsfurniture.LordWilmoreresidedinRueFontaine–Saint-George.HewasoneofthoseEnglishtouristswhoconsumealargefortuneintravelling.Hehiredtheapartmentinwhichhelivedfurnished,passedonlyafewhoursinthedaythere,andrarelysleptthere.OneofhispeculiaritieswasnevertospeakawordofFrench,whichhehoweverwrotewithgreatfacility."

           Thedayafterthisimportantinformationhadbeengiventotheking’sattorney,amanalightedfromacarriageatthecorneroftheRueFerou,andrappingatanolive-greendoor,askediftheAbbeBusoniwerewithin."No,hewentoutearlythismorning,"repliedthevalet.

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