Граф Монте-Кристо

Father and Son.

           "

           "Go,mydearboy,"saidoldDantes:"andheavenblessyouinyourwife,asithasblessedmeinmyson!"

           "Hiswife!"saidCaderousse;"why,howfastyougoon,fatherDantes;sheisnothiswifeyet,asitseemstome."

           "So,butaccordingtoallprobabilityshesoonwillbe,"repliedEdmond.

           "Yesyes,"saidCaderousse;"butyouwererighttoreturnassoonaspossible,myboy."

           "Andwhy?"

           "BecauseMercedesisaveryfinegirl,andfinegirlsneverlackfollowers;sheparticularlyhasthembydozens."

           "Really?"answeredEdmond,withasmilewhichhadinittracesofslightuneasiness.

           "Ah,yes,"continuedCaderousse,"andcapitaloffers,too;butyouknow,youwillbecaptain,andwhocouldrefuseyouthen?"

           "Meaningtosay,"repliedDantes,withasmilewhichbutill-concealedhistrouble,"thatifIwerenotacaptain"—

           "Eheh!"saidCaderousse,shakinghishead.

           "Come,come,"saidthesailor,"Ihaveabetteropinionthanyouofwomeningeneral,andofMercedesinparticular;andIamcertainthat,captainornot,shewillremaineverfaithfultome."

           "Somuchthebettersomuchthebetter,"saidCaderousse."Whenoneisgoingtobemarried,thereisnothinglikeimplicitconfidence;butnevermindthat,myboygoandannounceyourarrival,andletherknowallyourhopesandprospects.

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