1 What a confounded time this first act takes.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 34. The Colosseum. 2 "I certainly think you act wisely in so doing," said the priest.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 26. The Pont du Gard Inn. 3 At this moment the bell rang to announce the drawing up of the curtain for the second act.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 53. Robert le Diable. 4 The man who had performed this daring act with so much indifference wore the Transtevere costume.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 34. The Colosseum. 5 The first act of Franz was to summon his landlord, who presented himself with his accustomed obsequiousness.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 34. The Colosseum. 6 We must now only think of you, my dear friend, and so act as to render your captivity supportable or your flight possible.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 19. The Third Attack. 7 That's no affair of mine," replied the Englishman, "that is the affair of the house of Thomson & French, in whose name I act.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 28. The Prison Register. 8 Yet perchance to-morrow deception will so act on me, that I shall, on compulsion, consider such a contemptible possession as the utmost happiness.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 23. The Island of Monte Cristo. 9 They had agreed to see the Carnival at Rome that year, and that Franz, who for the last three or four years had inhabited Italy, should act as cicerone to Albert.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 31. Italy: Sinbad the Sailor. 10 And taking the lighted torch from the hands of the herdsman, he preceded his guests, not as a servant who performs an act of civility, but like a king who precedes ambassadors.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 37. The Catacombs of Saint Sebastian. 11 Most of my readers are aware that the second act of "Parisina" opens with the celebrated and effective duet in which Parisina, while sleeping, betrays to Azzo the secret of her love for Ugo.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 34. The Colosseum. 12 Towards the close of the first act, the door of a box which had been hitherto vacant was opened; a lady entered to whom Franz had been introduced in Paris, where indeed, he had imagined she still was.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 34. The Colosseum. 13 Various rumors were afloat to the effect that the owners of the Pharaon had promised to attend the nuptial feast; but all seemed unanimous in doubting that an act of such rare and exceeding condescension could possibly be intended.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 5. The Marriage-Feast. 14 Upon this occasion an unmistakable sign from Madame Danglars intimated her desire to see Albert in her box directly the curtain fell on the second act, and neither the politeness nor good taste of Morcerf would permit his neglecting an invitation so unequivocally given.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 53. Robert le Diable. 15 He felt assured that the perfect indiscretion of his friend would duly inform him of all that happened; and as, during three years that he had travelled all over Italy, a similar piece of good fortune had never fallen to his share, Franz was by no means sorry to learn how to act on such an occasion.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 36. The Carnival at Rome. 16 The overture to the second act began; and, at the first sound of the leader's bow across his violin, Franz observed the sleeper slowly arise and approach the Greek girl, who turned around to say a few words to him, and then, leaning forward again on the railing of her box, she became as absorbed as before in what was going on.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 34. The Colosseum. 17 Keep your journey a secret; do not boast of what you have come to Paris to do, or have done; return with all speed; enter Marseilles at night, and your house by the back-door, and there remain, quiet, submissive, secret, and, above all, inoffensive; for this time, I swear to you, we shall act like powerful men who know their enemies.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 12. Father and Son. Your search result may include more than 17 sentences. If you upgrade to a VIP account, you will see up to 500 sentences for one search.