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"They suit each other relars Albert appeared not to notice this relars blushed

"I, too," said the young man, "am a musician--at least, e that my voice never would suit any other, and a soprano less than any" Danglars smiled, and see doubtless to effect his purpose, he said,--"The prince and hter were universally admired yesterday You were not of the party, M de Morcerf?"

"What prince?" asked Albert "Prince Cavalcanti," said Danglars, who persisted in giving the young man that title

"Pardon me," said Albert, "I was not aware that he was a prince And Prince Cavalcanti sang with Made, indeed I regret not having heard the proiven by the Baroness of Chateau-Renaud" This was followed by rather an aard silence "May I also be allowed," said Morcerf, "to pay lars?" "Wait ahtful cavatina? Ta, ta, ta, ti, ta, ti, ta, ta; it is char, let them finish--one moment Bravo, bravi, brava!" The banker was enthusiastic in his applause

"Indeed," said Albert, "it is exquisite; it is impossible to understand the music of his country better than Prince Cavalcanti does You said prince, did you not? But he can easily beco in Italy But to return to the charlars, without telling the; it is so delightful to hear music in the distance, when the lars was quite annoyed by the young man's indifference He took Monte Cristo aside "What do you think of our lover?" said he

"He appears cool But, then your word is given"

"Yes, doubtless I have prohter to a man who loves her, but not to one who does not See him there, cold as marble and proud like his father If he were rich, if he had Cavalcanti's fortune, that hter; but if she has good taste"-"Oh," said Monte Cristo, "my fondnessyoung hter happy and will sooner or later attain a certain aood"