The Count of Monte Cristo

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"Sir," said Monte Cristo to him, "I do not recommend my pictures to you,
who possess such splendid paintings; but, nevertheless, here are two
by Hobbema, a Paul Potter, a Mieris, two by Gerard Douw, a Raphael, a
Vandyke, a Zurbaran, and two or three by Murillo, worth looking at."

"Stay," said Debray; "I recognize this Hobbema."

"Ah, indeed!"

"Yes; it was proposed for the Museum."

"Which, I believe, does not contain one?" said Monte Cristo.

"No; and yet they refused to buy it."

"Why?" said Chateau-Renaud.