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"

Gentlemen

,

"

added

the

chief

,

turning

towards

the

young

men

,

"

perhaps

the

offer

may

not

appear

very

tempting

to

you

;

but

if

you

should

ever

feel

inclined

to

pay

me

a

second

visit

,

wherever

I

may

be

,

you

shall

be

welcome

.

"

Franz

and

Albert

bowed

.

The

count

went

out

first

,

then

Albert

.

Franz

paused

for

a

moment

.

"

Has

your

excellency

anything

to

ask

me

?

"

said

Vampa

with

a

smile

.

"

Yes

,

I

have

,

"

replied

Franz

;

"

I

am

curious

to

know

what

work

you

were

perusing

with

so

much

attention

as

we

entered

.

"

"

Caesar

's

'

Commentaries

,

'

"

said

the

bandit

,

"

it

is

my

favorite

work

.

"

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"

Well

,

are

you

coming

?

"

asked

Albert

.

"

Yes

,

"

replied

Franz

,

"

here

I

am

,

"

and

he

,

in

his

turn

,

left

the

caves

.

They

advanced

to

the

plain

"

Ah

,

your

pardon

,

"

said

Albert

,

turning

round

;

"

will

you

allow

me

,

captain

?

"

And

he

lighted

his

cigar

at

Vampa

's

torch

.

"

Now

,

my

dear

count

,

"

he

said

,

"

let

us

on

with

all

the

speed

we

may

.

I

am

enormously

anxious

to

finish

my

night

at

the

Duke

of

Bracciano

's

.

"

They

found

the

carriage

where

they

had

left

it

.

The

count

said

a

word

in

Arabic

to

Ali

,

and

the

horses

went

on

at

great

speed

.

It

was

just

two

o'clock

by

Albert

's

watch

when

the

two

friends

entered

into

the

dancing-room

.

Their

return

was

quite

an

event

,

but

as

they

entered

together

,

all

uneasiness

on

Albert

's

account

ceased

instantly

.

"

Madame

,

"

said

the

Viscount

of

Morcerf

,

advancing

towards

the

countess

,

"

yesterday

you

were

so

condescending

as

to

promise

me

a

galop

;

I

am

rather

late

in

claiming

this

gracious

promise

,

but

here

is

my

friend

,

whose

character

for

veracity

you

well

know

,

and

he

will

assure

you

the

delay

arose

from

no

fault

of

mine

.

"

And

as

at

this

moment

the

orchestra

gave

the

signal

for

the

waltz

,

Albert

put

his

arm

round

the

waist

of

the

countess

,

and

disappeared

with

her

in

the

whirl

of

dancers

.

In

the

meanwhile

Franz

was

considering

the

singular

shudder

that

had

passed

over

the

Count

of

Monte

Cristo

at

the

moment

when

he

had

been

,

in

some

sort

,

forced

to

give

his

hand

to

Albert

.

The

first

words

that

Albert

uttered

to

his

friend

,

on

the

following

morning

,

contained

a

request

that

Franz

would

accompany

him

on

a

visit

to

the

count

;

true

,

the

young

man

had

warmly

and

energetically

thanked

the

count

on

the

previous

evening

;

but

services

such

as

he

had

rendered

could

never

be

too

often

acknowledged

.

Franz

,

who

seemed

attracted

by

some

invisible

influence

towards

the

count

,

in

which

terror

was

strangely

mingled

,

felt

an

extreme

reluctance

to

permit

his

friend

to

be

exposed

alone

to

the

singular

fascination

that

this

mysterious

personage

seemed

to

exercise

over

him

,

and

therefore

made

no

objection

to

Albert

's

request

,

but

at

once

accompanied

him

to

the

desired

spot

,

and

,

after

a

short

delay

,

the

count

joined

them

in

the

salon

.

"

My

dear

count

,

"

said

Albert

,

advancing

to

meet

him

,

"

permit

me

to

repeat

the

poor

thanks

I

offered

last

night

,

and

to

assure

you

that

the

remembrance

of

all

I

owe

to

you

will

never

be

effaced

from

my

memory

;

believe

me

,

as

long

as

I

live

,

I

shall

never

cease

to

dwell

with

grateful

recollection

on

the

prompt

and

important

service

you

rendered

me

;

and

also

to

remember

that

to

you

I

am

indebted

even

for

my

life

.

"

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"

My

very

good

friend

and

excellent

neighbor

,

"

replied

the

count

,

with

a

smile

,

"

you

really

exaggerate

my

trifling

exertions

.

You

owe

me

nothing

but

some

trifle

of

20,000

.

francs

,

which

you

have

been

saved

out

of

your

travelling

expenses

,

so

that

there

is

not

much

of

a

score

between

us

;

--

but

you

must

really

permit

me

to

congratulate

you

on

the

ease

and

unconcern

with

which

you

resigned

yourself

to

your

fate

,

and

the

perfect

indifference

you

manifested

as

to

the

turn

events

might

take

.

"

"

Upon

my

word

,

"

said

Albert

,

"

I

deserve

no

credit

for

what

I

could

not

help

,

namely

,

a

determination

to

take

everything

as

I

found

it

,

and

to

let

those

bandits

see

,

that

although

men

get

into

troublesome

scrapes

all

over

the

world

,

there

is

no

nation

but

the

French

that

can

smile

even

in

the

face

of

grim

Death

himself

.

All

that

,

however

,

has

nothing

to

do

with

my

obligations

to

you

,

and

I

now

come

to

ask

you

whether

,

in

my

own

person

,

my

family

,

or

connections

,

I

can

in

any

way

serve

you

?

My

father

,

the

Comte

de

Morcerf

,

although

of

Spanish

origin

,

possesses

considerable

influence

,

both

at

the

court

of

France

and

Madrid

,

and

I

unhesitatingly

place

the

best

services

of

myself

,

and

all

to

whom

my

life

is

dear

,

at

your

disposal

.

"

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