The Count of Monte Cristo

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"Oh, yes."

"And from whose hands the count extricated me in so wonderful a manner?"

"To be sure, I remember it all now."

"He called himself Vampa. You see, it's evident where the count got the
name."

"But what could have been his motive for sending the cup to me?"

"In the first place, because I had spoken much of you to him, as you may
believe; and in the second, because he delighted to see a countrywoman
take so lively an interest in his success."

"I trust and hope you never repeated to the count all the foolish
remarks we used to make about him?"