Граф Монте-Кристо

The Contract.

           "

           "Andheacknowledgesfifteenortwentymillions,"saidAndreawithalooksparklingwithjoy.

           "Withoutreckoning,"addedMonteCristo,"thatheisontheeveofenteringintoasortofspeculationalreadyinvogueintheUnitedStatesandinEngland,butquitenovelinFrance."

           "Yes,yes,Iknowwhatyoumeantherailway,ofwhichhehasobtainedthegrant,isitnot?"

           "Precisely;itisgenerallybelievedhewillgaintenmillionsbythataffair."

           "Tenmillions!Doyouthinkso?Itismagnificent!"saidCavalcanti,whowasquiteconfoundedatthemetallicsoundofthesegoldenwords."Withoutreckoning,"repliedMonteCristo,"thatallhisfortunewillcometoyou,andjustlytoo,sinceMademoiselleDanglarsisanonlydaughter.Besides,yourownfortune,asyourfatherassuredme,isalmostequaltothatofyourbetrothed.Butenoughofmoneymatters.Doyouknow,M.Andrea,Ithinkyouhavemanagedthisaffairratherskilfully?"

           "Notbadly,byanymeans,"saidtheyoungman;"Iwasbornforadiplomatist."

           "Well,youmustbecomeadiplomatist;diplomacy,youknow,issomethingthatisnottobeacquired;itisinstinctive.Haveyoulostyourheart?"

           "Indeed,Ifearit,"repliedAndrea,inthetoneinwhichhehadheardDoranteorValerereplytoAlceste21attheTheatreFrancais.

           "Isyourlovereturned?"

           21InMoliere’scomedy,LeMisanthrope.

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