Граф Монте-Кристо

The Fifth of September.

           

           Emmanuelhesitatedamoment,buthisdesiretomakeJuliedecideimmediatelymadehimreply.

           "Listen,"hesaid;"todayisthe5thofSeptember,isitnot?"

           "Yes."

           "To-day,then,ateleveno’clock,yourfatherhasnearlythreehundredthousandfrancstopay?"

           "Yes,weknowthat."

           "Well,then,"continuedEmmanuel,"wehavenotfifteenthousandfrancsinthehouse."

           "Whatwillhappenthen?"

           "Why,iftodaybeforeeleveno’clockyourfatherhasnotfoundsomeonewhowillcometohisaid,hewillbecompelledattwelveo’clocktodeclarehimselfabankrupt."

           "Oh,come,then,come!"criedshe,hasteningawaywiththeyoungman.Duringthistime,MadameMorrelhadtoldhersoneverything.Theyoungmanknewquitewellthat,afterthesuccessionofmisfortuneswhichhadbefallenhisfather,greatchangeshadtakenplaceinthestyleoflivingandhousekeeping;buthedidnotknowthatmattershadreachedsuchapoint.Hewasthunderstruck.Then,rushinghastilyoutoftheapartment,heranup-stairs,expectingtofindhisfatherinhisstudy,butherappedthereinvain.

           Whilehewasyetatthedoorofthestudyheheardthebedroomdooropen,turned,andsawhisfather.Insteadofgoingdirecttohisstudy,M.Morrelhadreturnedtohisbed-chamber,whichhewasonlythismomentquitting.Morrelutteredacryofsurpriseatthesightofhisson,ofwhosearrivalhewasignorant.

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