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Monte Cristo uttered a joyful exclaether "Ah, ha!" said he, "I hope all is over, explained and settled"

"Yes," said Beauchamp; "the absurd reports have died away, and should they be renewed, I would be the first to oppose them; so let us speak no more of it"

"Albert will tell you," replied the count "that I gave hi the 's work"

"What is it?" said Albert; "arranging your papers, apparently"

"My papers, thank God, no,--my papers are all in capital order, because I have none; but M Cavalcanti's"

"M Cavalcanti's?" asked Beaucha ?" said Morcerf

"Let us not misunderstand each other," replied Monte Cristo; "I introduce no one, and certainly not M Cavalcanti"

"And who," said Albert with a forced slars instead ofto lars?" asked Beauchamp

"Certainly; do you come from the end of the world?" said Monte Cristo; "you, a journalist, the husband of renown? It is the talk of all Paris"

"And you, count, have made this ossip, do not spread that report I make a match? No, you do not know me; I have done all in my power to oppose it"

"Ah, I understand," said Beauchamp, "on our friend Albert's account"

"Onman; "oh, no, indeed, the count will do me the justice to assert that I have, on the contrary, always entreated hiement, and happily it is ended The count pretends I have not hinoto"

"Listen," said Monte Cristo; "I have had little to do with it, for I a enie, who appears but little char how little I was disposed to persuade her to renounce her dear liberty, retains any affection foris at hand?"

"Oh, yes, in spite of all I could say I do not know the young ood faue assertions I have warned M Danglars of it till I am tired, but he is fascinated with his Luccanese I have even infor ypsies, or lost by his tutor, I scarcely knohich But I do know his father lost sight of hi these ten years, God only knows Well, all that was useless They have commissioned me to write to the major to demand papers, and here they are I send the my hands"