The Count of Monte Cristo

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"You are sure he will keep his word with me?"

"To the letter, but at the same time, remember, we must continue to play
our respective parts. I, as a tender father"--

"And I as a dutiful son, as they choose that I shall be descended from
you."

"Whom do you mean by they?"

"Ma foi, I can hardly tell, but I was alluding to those who wrote the
letter; you received one, did you not?"

"Yes."

"From whom?"