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"And what does Made her of her pupil?"

"Oh, well, I don't know; but I understand that she is going to Italy Madalars asked ave her a few lines for the director of the Valle Theatre, who is under soation to me But what is the matter, Albert? you look dull; are you, after all, unconsciously in love with Madeenie?"

"I a sorrowfully Beauchas "But," continued Monte Cristo, "you are not in your usual spirits?"

"I have a dreadful headache," said Albert

"Well, my dear viscount," said Monte Cristo, "I have an infallible re e"

"Indeed?" said Albert

"Yes; and as I ao froether?"

"You annoyed, count?" said Beauchahtly of it; I should like to see you with a brief preparing in your house"

"What brief?"

"The one M de Villefort is preparing against allows apparently"

"True," said Beauchamp; "I saw it in the paper Who is this Caderousse?"

"Some provincial, it appears M de Villefort heard of hi seen him Consequently, the procureur is very active in the affair, and the prefect of police very much interested; and, thanks to that interest, for which I arateful, they send hborhood, under pretence of their being Caderousse's murderers, so that in three months, if this continues, every robber and assassin in France will have the plan of ers' end I ao to some remote corner of the earth, and shall be happy if you will accoly"

"Then it is settled?"

"Yes, but where?"

"I have told you, where the air is pure, where every sound soothes, where one is sure to be humbled, however proud may be his nature I love that huustus"

"But where are you really going?"

"To sea, viscount; you know I am a sailor I was rocked when an infant in the arms of old ocean, and on the bosoreen mantle of the one and the azure robe of the other; I love the sea as a mistress, and pine if I do not often see her"