Граф Монте-Кристо

The Fifth of September.

           "Weneedhardlysaythatmanyofthosewhogavehimthisepithetrepeateditbecausetheyhadheardit,anddidnotevenknowwhatitmeant.Thiswastheyoungmanwhomhismotherandsistercalledtotheiraidtosustainthemundertheserioustrialwhichtheyfelttheywouldsoonhavetoendure.Theyhadnotmistakenthegravityofthisevent,forthemomentafterMorrelhadenteredhisprivateofficewithCocles,Juliesawthelatterleaveitpale,trembling,andhisfeaturesbetrayingtheutmostconsternation.Shewouldhavequestionedhimashepassedbyher,buttheworthycreaturehasteneddownthestaircasewithunusualprecipitation,andonlyraisedhishandstoheavenandexclaimed,"Oh,mademoiselle,mademoiselle,whatadreadfulmisfortune!Whocouldeverhavebelievedit!"AmomentafterwardsJuliesawhimgoup-stairscarryingtwoorthreeheavyledgers,aportfolio,andabagofmoney.

           Morrelexaminedtheledgers,openedtheportfolio,andcountedthemoney.Allhisfundsamountedto6,000,or8,000.francs,hisbillsreceivableuptothe5thto4,000or5,000,which,makingthebestofeverything,gavehim14,000.francstomeetdebtsamountingto287,500francs.Hehadnoteventhemeansformakingapossiblesettlementonaccount.However,whenMorrelwentdowntohisdinner,heappearedverycalm.Thiscalmnesswasmorealarmingtothetwowomenthanthedeepestdejectionwouldhavebeen.

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