Граф Монте-Кристо

We hear From Yanina.

           IsitMadamedeMorcerfwhohasdispleasedyou?Isitmyfortunewhichyoufindinsufficient?Isitbecausemyopinionsdifferfromyours?"

           "Nothingofthekind,sir,"repliedDanglars:"ifsuchhadbeenthecase,Ionlyshouldhavebeentoblame,inasmuchasIwasawareofallthesethingswhenImadetheengagement.No,donotseekanylongertodiscoverthereason.Ireallyamquiteashamedtohavebeenthecauseofyourundergoingsuchsevereself-examination;letusdropthesubject,andadoptthemiddlecourseofdelay,whichimpliesneitherarupturenoranengagement.Mafoi,thereisnohurry.Mydaughterisonlyseventeenyearsold,andyoursontwenty-one.Whilewewait,timewillbeprogressing,eventswillsucceedeachother;thingswhichintheeveninglookdarkandobscure,appearbuttooclearlyinthelightofmorning,andsometimestheutteranceofoneword,orthelapseofasingleday,willrevealthemostcruelcalumnies."

           "Calumnies,didyousay,sir?"criedMorcerf,turninglividwithrage."Doesanyonedaretoslanderme?"

           "Monsieur,ItoldyouthatIconsidereditbesttoavoidallexplanation."

           "Then,sir,Iampatientlytosubmittoyourrefusal?"

           "Yes,sir,althoughIassureyoutherefusalisaspainfulformetogiveasitisforyoutoreceive,forIhadreckonedonthehonorofyouralliance,andthebreakingoffofamarriagecontractalwaysinjurestheladymorethanthegentleman.

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