1 Sir," said he, "I am chief clerk of the house of Thomson & French, of Rome.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 28. The Prison Register. 2 The French government, without protecting them openly, as you know, gave countenance to volunteer assistance.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 27. The Story. 3 Desire the French attendants not to weary her with questions, but merely to pay their respectful duty and retire.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 45. The Rain of Blood. 4 Baptistin only to be conceived by such as have occasion to study the character and disposition of French domestics.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 46. Unlimited Credit. 5 There was a moment's silence, and then a voice, in excellent French, although, with a foreign accent, said, "Welcome, sir."
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 31. Italy: Sinbad the Sailor. 6 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. 7 "You seem incredulous," said Monte Cristo, who repeated to Ali in the Arabic language what he had just been saying to Baptistin in French.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 46. Unlimited Credit. 8 A rich uniform, half French, half Oriental, set off his graceful and stalwart figure, and his broad chest was decorated with the order of the Legion of Honor.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 40. The Breakfast. 9 The French way of living is utterly unknown to me, and up to the present time I have followed the Eastern customs, which are entirely in contrast to the Parisian.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 40. The Breakfast. 10 And he glanced towards the clerk of Thomson & French, who had remained motionless in the corner during this scene, in which he had taken no part, except the few words we have mentioned.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 29. The House of Morrel & Son. 11 Monte Cristo gave his hat, cane, and gloves to the same French footman who had called his carriage at the Count of Morcerf's, and then he passed into the small salon, preceded by Bertuccio, who showed him the way.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 42. Monsieur Bertuccio. 12 Unfortunately, however, Morrel had not only engagements with the house of Thomson & French, who had shown themselves so considerate towards him; and, as he had said, in business he had correspondents, and not friends.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 30. The Fifth of September. 13 She hastened down and told him what had occurred on the day when the agent of Thomson & French had come to her father's, related the scene on the staircase, repeated the promise she had made, and showed him the letter.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 30. The Fifth of September. 14 The extension provided for by the agent of Thomson & French, at the moment when Morrel expected it least, was to the poor shipowner so decided a stroke of good fortune that he almost dared to believe that fate was at length grown weary of wasting her spite upon him.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 30. The Fifth of September. 15 Yes, if he be poor and inexperienced, not if he be rich and skilful; besides, the worst that could happen to him would be the punishment of which we have already spoken, and which the philanthropic French Revolution has substituted for being torn to pieces by horses or broken on the wheel.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 35. La Mazzolata. 16 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.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 38. The Compact. 17 She entered the office where Emmanuel was, while Cocles, by the aid of a key he possessed, opened a door in the corner of a landing-place on the second staircase, conducted the stranger into an ante-chamber, opened a second door, which he closed behind him, and after having left the clerk of the house of Thomson & French alone, returned and signed to him that he could enter.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 29. The House of Morrel & Son. Your search result possibly is over 17 sentences. If you upgrade to a VIP account, you will see up to 500 sentences for one search.