THE COUNT OF MONTE-CRISTO.
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is said sympathy travels rapidly; and when at Tréport, I felt the electrie shock; you have either been working for me or thinking of me."
"Possibly," said Monte-Cristo, "I have indeed thought of you; but the magnetic wire I was guiding acted, indeed, without my knowledge."
"Indeed! pray tell me how it happened?"
"Willingly. M. Danglars dined with me."
"I know it; to avoid meeting him, my mother and I left town."
"But he met here M. Andrea Cavalcanti"