1 "I'll tell you," answered the countess.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 34. The Colosseum. 2 No, no," cried the countess; "you must not leave me.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 34. The Colosseum. 3 Listen to me," said the countess, "and do not be so very headstrong.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 34. The Colosseum. 4 This important task was just completed as they arrived at the countess's box.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 34. The Colosseum. 5 At that instant, the countess perceived Franz, and graciously waved her hand to him, to which he replied by a respectful inclination of the head.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 34. The Colosseum. 6 Albert was soon deeply engrossed in discoursing upon Paris and Parisian matters, speaking to the countess of the various persons they both knew there.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 34. The Colosseum. 7 Between the court and the garden, built in the heavy style of the imperial architecture, was the large and fashionable dwelling of the Count and Countess of Morcerf.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 39. The Guests. 8 Franz and the countess exchanged a smile, and then the latter resumed her conversation with Albert, while Franz returned to his previous survey of the house and company.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 34. The Colosseum. 9 She is a remarkable woman, and I only regret that there does not exist another like her, about twenty years younger; in that case, I assure you, there would very soon be a Countess and Viscountess of Morcerf.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 54. A Flurry in Stocks. 10 All I can tell about her," replied the countess, "is, that she has been at Rome since the beginning of the season; for I saw her where she now sits the very first night of the season, and since then she has never missed a performance.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 34. The Colosseum. 11 Franz could not forbear breaking in upon the apparently interesting conversation passing between the countess and Albert, to inquire of the former if she knew who was the fair Albanian opposite, since beauty such as hers was well worthy of being observed by either sex.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 34. The Colosseum. 12 At the knock, the door was immediately opened, and the young man who was seated beside the countess, in obedience to the Italian custom, instantly rose and surrendered his place to the strangers, who, in turn, would be expected to retire upon the arrival of other visitors.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 34. The Colosseum. 13 If I were to invite you and the Count and Countess of Morcerf to this dinner, I should give it the appearance of being a matrimonial meeting, or at least Madame de Morcerf would look upon the affair in that light, especially if Baron Danglars did me the honor to bring his daughter.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 54. A Flurry in Stocks. 14 The countess, in reply, bowed gracefully to Albert, and extended her hand with cordial kindness to Franz; then, inviting Albert to take the vacant seat beside her, she recommended Franz to take the next best, if he wished to view the ballet, and pointed to the one behind her own chair.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 34. The Colosseum. 15 The surprise and agitation occasioned by this full confirmation of Franz's former suspicion had no doubt imparted a corresponding expression to his features; for the countess, after gazing with a puzzled look at his face, burst into a fit of laughter, and begged to know what had happened.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 34. The Colosseum. 16 All I can say is," continued the countess, taking up the lorgnette, and directing it toward the box in question, "that the gentleman, whose history I am unable to furnish, seems to me as though he had just been dug up; he looks more like a corpse permitted by some friendly grave-digger to quit his tomb for a while, and revisit this earth of ours, than anything human.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 34. The Colosseum. 17 At the time the Countess of Morcerf returned to the rooms, after giving her orders, many guests were arriving, more attracted by the charming hospitality of the countess than by the distinguished position of the count; for, owing to the good taste of Mercedes, one was sure of finding some devices at her entertainment worthy of describing, or even copying in case of need.
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