[Count of Monte Cristo] Love and hatred

chapter125

After the ball at Count Morcerf's house, the Count of Monte Cristo also generously extended invitations to his "friends".

The banquet was held at Villa Auteuil.The butler, Bertuccio, had already remodeled the entire villa within a few days.Therefore, when the earl's guests arrived in a carriage, they were surprised to find that this desolate manor had been transformed into a king's palace.

Not only did they compliment the earl on his wealth, but they also praised the efficiency of the steward.However, after hearing these words, Bertuccio was not happy at all, so he was a little surprised by the guests invited by the count this time.

When his adopted son Albert walked into the hall with his parents, he and Albert looked at each other, and then pretended not to know each other.When the Villeforts arrived, he could hardly restrain his inner emotions.And when the Danglars approached the hall, Bertuccio almost exclaimed.

But as the butler of the Count of Monte Cristo, he must hold his breath.Bertuccio murmured, "How many days!"

"What's the matter with you, my dear housekeeper?" The count smiled sternly.

"That woman, that woman in a pure white dress with topaz earrings." Bertuccio narrowed his eyes slightly, pointing at Madame Danglars and said, "She is Villefort's lover back then!"

"Bertuccio, I know you want revenge, and I won't stop you. But at least not now, because they are all my guests tonight." and Albert will pretend not to know you. I don't want you to do much, but to fulfill your duties as a housekeeper, go."

The butler nodded and took orders to prepare dinner.He first counted the guests, Mr. and Mrs. Villefort, two.With the Morcerves and Albert, five.Plus the Danglars and Eugenie, eight.And M. Debray, M. Renaud, M. Morel, eleven.Knowing that the count had the last guest yet to come, he prepared thirteen sets of knives and forks.

The belated guest, who seemed to be on high airs, didn't arrive until 06:30, when the earl was due to start the feast.He is a tall and handsome Italian young man. His handsome appearance and bright costumes make him attract everyone's attention as soon as he enters the door.

"This is Mr. Cavalcanti," the count introduced.

"But that only tells their surnames," said Danglars.

"You don't know the Italian nobility, the Cavalcanti family is descended from the prince," added Lucien.

Madame Danglars, as if feeling that her husband had disgraced her, gave him a look.And Danglars, apparently in order to avoid further embarrassment, stopped talking before the dinner began.Soon the butler came to report that the banquet was ready, and the earl immediately seated the guests.

It was an extravagant dinner, rivaled perhaps only by Cariobodra's Pearl Banquet.Let's not describe it in detail, because that's not the point.The important thing is that the Earl's three enemies finally got together again.

The Countess of Morcerf had been trying to accost the Count, much to her husband's apparent displeasure.Although their son Albert was arranged by the count to be with Miss Danglars, they did not speak a word during the dinner.

On the opposite side, Viscount Cavalcanti, our Vampa, has been paying attention to the only lady at the banquet, because he knows that she is the girl he must save.He originally thought that Eugenie was a weak lady, but in fact, Eugenie in front of him reminded him of the mythical goddess of hunting.

She is so beautiful, her hair is as black as coal, but in that natural wave, she hides her resistance to be manipulated by others.The habitual frowning of her eyebrows made her expression look stubborn and independent, quite lacking the gentleness of a woman.The moles at the corners of her mouth and the nose carefully carved by the sculptor Juno made her look almost masculine.

This kind of beauty may not be suitable for aristocrats who admire delicate beauty, but it deeply attracted Vampa.

In fact, Wampa came to Paris even earlier, but before that, he had been studying with Maisette.Mei Tess is not only an excellent actor, but also a qualified mentor.In less than a week she had wrapped Vampa exactly like an Italian aristocrat.

But objectively speaking, at least half of it should be attributed to Vampa's excellent qualifications.Although his French has a strong southern European accent, it just proves that he is an authentic Italian, and the experience of the bandit leader makes him show that he is not inferior to the pride of the nobility.And his outstanding appearance made Eugenie, who has always been proud, couldn't help but look at him a few times.

This scene happened to be seen by Danglars.Using the pretext of discussing business, he began to inquire about the property status of the Viscount Cavalcanti.

Villefort, who was not far from him, although he was arranged to sit between the two beauties Hermine and Heloise, silently finished the dish in front of him without saying a word.Equally embarrassed was Maximilian who was sitting next to the count, because he was the only one present who was not of noble origin.Fortunately, the master did not ignore him, but showed great concern for him, which doubled Maximilian's affection for the earl.

After dinner, the count led the guests into the garden for coffee.And this garden was the only place that the Earl did not allow Bertuccio to change.The plants in the garden have only been slightly modified to make them look exactly as they were a dozen years ago.

Perhaps because of some not so good memories, Villefort and Madame Danglars turned pale along the way.

To liven things up, the Earl suggested that everyone tell a story.

Vampa's story made Eugenie laugh.And Danglars was the only one who laughed at the story.Villefort, who has always been rigid and serious, is not good at telling stories, so Mrs. Villefort told two stories from Gothic novels in succession, adding a sense of horror.The tenth story was told by the count, but he said it was not a story.

He led the guests to the sycamore tree in the deepest shadow of the garden. "A few days ago, at this very place, when my housekeeper was renovating the garden, he dug up a large wooden box. To be more precise, it was a wooden box wrapped in iron."

"There must be treasure in the box," Madame de Villefort giggled.

"No, there is the skeleton of a newborn baby in the box," said the count in his low, hoarse voice.

"Ah!" Before he could finish speaking, Madame Danglars screamed and fainted on the spot.

The author has something to say: Thank you for the landmines and nutrient solution of the world's first generation of green king Cang の mouse, it was a waste of money, okay~

Thank you, the nutrient solution of fried small balls, okay~

Mucha's four pieces of jewelry and related plots have appeared, Renee's amethyst hairnet, Heloise's beryl box, Mrs. Morcerf's Rubinite necklace, and Ermini's topaz earrings.

The title of the chapter is the same as the painting "The Last Supper". There are [-] earls and guests, which is a metaphor for the story of Judas betraying Christ.The next ten stories are a metaphor for "Ten Days Talk".

Here is an explanation of why the Earl of the original novel invited Chateau-Renoir, because the Count of Monte Cristo and Maximilian should not have known each other, and Chateau-Renaud is Maximilian’s friend, and also brought Maximilian into the Parisian social circle people.The Earl wanted to invite the pony in his heart, and it would be natural for him to invite Chateau Lenoir.In addition, Leno is the male supporting role of the extra chapter "The Castle of Eternal Winter" in Chapter 34, you can watch it again.