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"That is what I call devoted friendship, to recommend to another one whom you would not marry yourself" Albert s soon, but it will not interest you; you dislike him, I think?"

"I?" said Monte Cristo; "my dear Viscount, how have you discovered that I did not like M Franz! I like every one"

"And you include me in the expression every one--many thanks!"

"Let us not mistake," said Monte Cristo; "I love every one as God cohly hate but a few Let us return to M Franz d'Epinay Did you say he was co?"

"Yes; suet Madelars is to see Madeenie settled It rown-up daughter; it seems to make one feverish, and to raise one's pulse to ninety beats a minute until the deed is done"

"But M d'Epinay, unlike you, bears his misfortune patiently"

"Still more, he talks seriously about the matter, puts on a white tie, and speaks of his fah opinion of M and Madame de Villefort"

"Which they deserve, do they not?"

"I believe they do M de Villefort has always passed for a severe but a just man"

"There is, then, one," said Monte Cristo, "wholars?"

"Because I ahter perhaps," replied Albert, laughing

"Indeed, ly foppish"

"I foppish? how do you ar, and cease to defend yourself, and to struggle to escape s take their course; perhaps you

"Doubtless, my dear viscount, you will not be taken by force; and seriously, do you wish to break off your engageive a hundred thousand francs to be able to do so"

"Then ive double that sum to attain the same end"

"Am I, indeed, so happy?" said Albert, who still could not prevent an al across his brow "But, lars any reason?"

"Ah, there is your proud and selfish nature You would expose the self-love of another with a hatchet, but you shrink if your own is attacked with a needle"

"But yet M Danglars appeared"-"Delighted with you, was he not? Well, he is a man of bad taste, and is still e for yourself"