Граф Монте-Кристо

The Breakfast.

           Youwerenostrangertome,forIknewyoufromthetimeIgaveuptworoomstoyou,invitedyoutobreakfastwithme,lentyouoneofmycarriages,witnessedtheCarnivalinyourcompany,andsawwithyoufromawindowinthePiazzadelPopolotheexecutionthataffectedyousomuchthatyounearlyfainted.Iwillappealtoanyofthesegentlemen,couldIleavemyguestinthehandsofahideousbandit,asyoutermhim?Besides,youknow,IhadtheideathatyoucouldintroducemeintosomeoftheParissalonswhenIcametoFrance.Youmightsometimeagohavelookeduponthisresolutionasavagueproject,buttodayyouseeitwasareality,andyoumustsubmittoitunderpenaltyofbreakingyourword."

           "Iwillkeepit,"returnedMorcerf;"butIfearthatyouwillbemuchdisappointed,accustomedasyouaretopicturesqueeventsandfantastichorizons.Amongstusyouwillnotmeetwithanyofthoseepisodeswithwhichyouradventurousexistencehassofamiliarizedyou;ourChimborazoisMortmartre,ourHimalayaisMountValerien,ourGreatDesertistheplainofGrenelle,wheretheyarenowboringanartesianwelltowaterthecaravans.Wehaveplentyofthieves,thoughnotsomanyasissaid;butthesethievesstandinfarmoredreadofapolicemanthanalord.

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