[Count of Monte Cristo] Love and hatred

chapter128

"Danglars came to me to inquire about Vampa, Vicomte Cavalcanti. He seemed very interested in the Italian visitor, especially after I told him that Cavalcanti had come to Paris to find After the companion," the count continued, "I heard from Danglars that he once met a robber woman in Rome, and he was so frightened that he fell seriously ill, and never dared to go to Rome again. If one day he knew that Vampa With his true identity, one can imagine how wonderful the expression on his face will be."

Plum Tess froze for a moment, and then realized that the so-called Roman bandit was actually her.At that time, she was going to take the same way as the Corsican Bertuccio, using a dagger to avenge her fiancé Edmund, but she gave up because of Eugenie's sudden appearance.

"By the way, did Danglars tell you that Eugenie and Albert are engaged?" Maisé Tess asked curiously.

"He's honest on this point," the earl nodded, "but now he seems very dissatisfied with the Morcerf family, although the earl is more than one rank higher than the baron, it seems to others that his family is superior to the Morcerf family. But Danglars knew all about Morcerf, and even complained about it to my face."

"He told you Morcerf's true identity?" Maisé Tess asked in surprise.

"Yes, when I said that a nobleman with a history of five centuries is much more famous than a nobleman with a history of only 20 years, Danglars told me a little angrily that although he was not a hereditary baron, he was at least a baron. It is true that the surname is Danglars, and Morcerf's real name is Fernand Montego, and he is not a nobleman at all. When he was an employee of the company, Morcerf was just a fisherman from Marseilles, and he So sure of it, because he bought a lot of fish from Morcerf."

Maisé Tess suddenly remembered that at the last ball, Danglars also said a lot of satirical words about Morcerf. It seems that he has long been dissatisfied with Morcerf's superior behavior.

"Then I vaguely mentioned to him that when I was in Greece, I heard some rumors about a man named Fernand Montego." The count smiled sternly, "Danglars immediately guessed When it comes to the matter of Governor Ali, and stated that he will send a letter to the bank where Yanina communicates to investigate those matters, I believe that good news will come from there soon."

A piece of news that would ruin Morcerf's reputation, Maisie Tess thought.

She asked Vampa to pretend to be an Italian nobleman, with the intention of preventing the marriage between Eugenie and Albert. Unexpectedly, the count successfully used Vampa to drive a wedge between Danglars and Morcerf.She had a premonition that a storm far exceeding her expectations was coming.

After a short silence, Mei Tess said, "Actually, Danglars also came to see me late the day before yesterday, and I signed another cotton order with him as you ordered."

"Very well," the count nodded approvingly.

"But so far, Danglars has been making a steady profit in this business, and we can say that we have been sending him money. I don't quite understand..." Mei Tess said with some doubts.

"Don't worry," the earl said with a sneer, "the more Danglars earns now, the bigger his appetite and ambition will be. Now that the cotton stock in Paris has been almost bought by him, he will turn his attention overseas next." .Believe me, the last investment will cost him nothing.”

"correct..."

"What?" the count raised his eyebrows.

"It's nothing." Plum Tess still didn't say it in the end.

She wanted to ask about the manor in the outskirts. Although only one floor of the manor was built, the work had stopped, and the Earl's people took over the rest of the work.From the outside, it looks like a court, as Baptistin said, and the interior hall is completely arranged according to the court in Paris.If it weren't for the remote location where the manor was built, it would definitely arouse the curiosity of others.

She wanted to know what the count was up to, but if he wanted to talk, he would tell her directly.Unknowingly, there are many secrets between them.

It was nearly dusk when the two said goodbye, and it was completely dark when the carriage returned home.Mei Tess had no appetite, so she ordered Baptistin to cut a few slices of bread and eat it with caviar.

When she came to the little drawing-room upstairs, she found Vampa already there, telling Haidee an anecdote about his encounter at the Danglars'.

"Danglars called you Prince Cavalcanti?" asked Haidee incredulously.

Wampa spread his hands, "To be honest, this title is really disgusting."

It appears that Danglars, having just left the count, was eager to invite Vampa.Plum Tess pondered for a while, "By the way, Vampa, have you seen Miss Danglars?"

"At first Miss Danglars and her friend Miss Amélie closed the room to play the piano, but his father opened the door directly and let me in. Miss Amélie seemed a little unhappy, but Miss Danglars just focused on Yu Piano didn't care about my arrival. Not long after, Danglars said that he had something to do and left, leaving us in the room."

"How could he leave a young man alone in an unmarried girl's room?" Mei Tess frowned and said with some disapproval.

"I vaguely heard Madame Danglars say something similar outside the door. But Danglars said, and Miss Amélie, isn't she human?"

Haidee could not help smiling.

"Well, it seems that although Mr. Danglars is vulgar, it does not prevent him from having a sense of humor. But Prince Cavalcanti, speaking of it, Princess Eugenie seems to be a little cold to you."

"No, Miss Danglars is not a princess." Vampa folded her hands, "she is more like a proud queen."

"Actually, Eugenie doesn't like to get along with people very much," Haide explained. "I have a feeling that she seems to have a natural resistance to the inevitable communication in high society."

"It's not like that," Vampa said with some dissatisfaction. "We got along very well at the dinner at the count of Monte Cristo's house. But when we arrived at her house, she acted as if she was seeing me for the first time."

He paused, "But at least I can feel that she doesn't dislike me. And at the dinner at the earl's house, her dislike of that Albert was almost engraved on her face. Later I noticed that the There were some landscape paintings on the wall, and I said I had seen more beautiful places in Rome. She didn't believe it, because she had been to Rome too."

"Have you quarreled over this?" asked Haidee.

Vampa shook his head, "I told her that the place is called Rippini Hill, which is not in the city of Rome. On the hill there is Lake Cabelli, which is more beautiful than all the lakes in the painting, and there is another nearby called Palisteri. A beautiful farm in Narada. During the day, eagles hover in the blue sky, and at night, the stars look down like countless eyes..."

"Where is your hometown?" Mei Tess couldn't help asking.

Vampa nodded.

"Eugénie was silent for a while, and then told me that she was willing to give up her current life, as long as she could paint in such a place, and then with her friend Rosie, in Rome, or Vienna, or Brussels perform in theaters, and freely pursue the dream of art.”

It seems that Eugenie has said a lot to Vampa, and Mei Tess knows that such treatment is already very rare for that cold lady.

She finally understood why she had a special sense of intimacy with that girl whom she hadn't met a few times, and why she wanted to help her.Eugenie is too similar to her original self, and there is a kind of rebellion in her bones.I still remember that at that time, she also resolutely left her uncle for her dream, left her hometown of Rhode Island, and crossed the Atlantic Ocean to study at the Florent Academy of Drama.

Vampa continued, "I thought she was joking at first, but then I found out she meant it. Mademoiselle Danglars is so different from Teresa, she has everything Teresa could have dreamed of but sees them as The shackles, I want to throw them away and run towards freedom and dreams."

Plum Tess noticed that Vampa's eyes were shining with a smile like black fire, and she didn't expect him to mention Theresa.The purpose of Vampa's trip is to get Danglars, not to make Eugenie fall in love with her.However, the development of the matter was unexpected. She could judge from Vampa's words that he had a good impression of Eugenie.

Mei Tess couldn't help reminding, "Vampa, your task is to stop Miss Danglars' marriage, not..."

"I understand that my task is only to make Mademoiselle Danglars escape from that painful engagement," Vampa assured. "I will not fall in love with her, and I will not make her fall in love with me."

"No, that's not what I meant," said Mei Tess, smiling.

In fact, she had always known Eugenie to be a special girl.Maybe she is a bit arrogant, but I have to say that she has a vision beyond the times.She values ​​independence more than life, and Vampa, the most famous bandit leader in Rome, is used to a dissolute life, and has a temperament called freedom in her body.

Besides, Vampa is also a proud person with ambition and wisdom, and has the same views as Eugenie.Because of this, love is not impossible between them.only...

Mei Tess pondered for a while, and said what was in her heart, "It's just that if you fall in love, you must find an opportunity to tell her everything about you, because love cannot tolerate lies."

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This chapter is about one of the three main sub-cps, but because it is close to revenge, I can't spend too much time describing it in detail, otherwise it will affect the main line, but I will choose to write the plot that promotes the main line.In addition, I would like to make a small suggestion. I hope that everyone will not wait for the horse to fall. After all, what should come will always come. Let’s fully enjoy the fun of reading itself. I wish you a happy reading~