The Count of Monte Cristo

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"That tells me their name, and nothing else."

"Ah, true. You do not know the Italian nobility; the Cavalcanti are all
descended from princes."

"Have they any fortune?"

"An enormous one."

"What do they do?"

"Try to spend it all. They have some business with you, I think, from
what they told me the day before yesterday. I, indeed, invited them here
to-day on your account. I will introduce you to them."

"But they appear to speak French with a very pure accent," said
Danglars.