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"A play?"

"Yes, for it is like one; pray let us cohly to understand each other"

"That is quite my desire"

"You have seen M de Monte Cristo have you not?"

"I see hi himself up; "he is a particular friend of mine"

"Well, in one of your late conversations with hietful and irresolute concerning this e, did you not?"

"I did say so"

"Well, here I a at once that I a you to keep your promise on that score"

Danglars did not answer "Have you so soon changed your mind," added Morcerf, "or have you only provokedthat if he continued the conversation in the saht turn out to his own disadvantage, turned to Morcerf, and said: "Count, you must doubtless be surprised at my reserve, and I assure you it costs me much to act in such a manner towards you; but, believe me when I say that imperative necessity has imposed the painful task upon me"

"These are all so ht satisfy a new acquaintance, but the Comte de Morcerf does not rank in that list; and when a hted word, and this ht to exact frolars was a coward, but did not wish to appear so; he was piqued at the tone which Morcerf had just assuood reason for my conduct," replied the banker

"What do you ood reason, but that it is difficult to explain"

"You must be aware, at all events, that it is impossible for me to understandat least is clear, which is, that you decline allying yourself with lars; "I merely suspend my decision, that is all"

"And do you really flatter yourself that I shall yield to all your caprices, and quietly and huraces?"

"Then, count, if you will not wait, we must look upon these projects as if they had never been entertained" The count bit his lips till the blood aler which his proud and irritable te, however, that in the present state of things the laugh would decidedly be against him, he turned fro his steps, and again confronted the banker A cloud settled on his brow, evincing decided anxiety and uneasiness, instead of the expression of offended pride which had lately reigned there "My dear Danglars," said Morcerf, "we have been acquainted for ht to s You owe me an explanation, and really it is but fair that I should knohat circumstance has occurred to deprive my son of your favor"