The Son Of Monte Cristo Part 31 (1/2)
”I a men, ”that the Carnival is nearly over”
”Fernando is right,” said one of the two others ”We have been out now for two hours, and we have not had the smallest adventure”
”Pshaw!” answered the third youth, as called Arthur by his friends, ”we have a long evening before us, and it would be odd if we did not find some excitement and could not create a little scandal!”
Of these three young men one was named Arthur de Montferrand; his father hadthe assassins of Marshal Brune; the other, Gaston de Ferrette, was a great duelist, although not ed to the best blood in France
The third was less known in Paris He was an Italian as traveling in France His name was Fernando de Vellebri He came with letters from princes and ambassadors, which opened to hi This was the tian to be used, and these three aspired to the title
”Where is Frederic?” said one ”Would he fail us now?”
”Of course not Besides, he wrote to o with Mademoiselle de Salves to witness some ceremony at Notre Dame!”
”Poor Frederic!”
”He is not so much to be pitied, if you please, for Made person”
”But does he love her? That is the question”
”It seereat deal of interest in entlemen!” said a clear voice behind them
”Frederic! Frederic, at last!”
”Yes, Frederic, who has been listening to you for some minutes, and who thinks you a little venturesoreeted as Frederic wore no ht of elegance His friends looked at hi that they had appeared in o and take them off,” said Frederic ”I ait for you here, or, better still, you may stop for me an hour later at the _Mille Colonnes_”
Frederic was left alone He was a youth of about twenty, but looked older Heavy brows shaded deep-set eyes, his shoulders were square, with a slight deformity of the spine His name was Frederic de Talizac
Ten years had elapsed since the son of Magdalena scorned and insulted France We shall soon discover if the man fulfilled the promise of his childhood
The Vicoan to exaarden
The Palais Royal was at that time the central point of Paris, and served as a rendezvous for everybody Each cafe had its special custoners to another--the _Mille Colonnes_--speculators to the _Cafe de Fois_, and so on The _Cafe de Valois_ was frequented by reat Revolution, and it was also believed that it was a resort of the Republicans Wonder was frequently expressed that the police had not suppressed this scandal It was toward this cafe that the Vicoallery than he was attracted by a group of young ether Frederic watched them a moment, and then went up to the:
”Will you grantman to whom this question was addressed was about twenty-five
His regular features indicated great determination He looked at Talizac for a moment, and then replied, very coldly:
”I am at your service, sir”
The two men then walked into an almost deserted street
”I first wish to know your name,” said the Vicomte ”I am Frederic de Talizac”