The Count of Monte Cristo

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know what I mean. The people who exhaust my fortune are those who draw
out 700,000 francs in the course of an hour."

"I do not understand you, sir," said the baroness, trying to disguise
the agitation of her voice and the flush of her face. "You understand me
perfectly, on the contrary," said Danglars: "but, if you will persist,
I will tell you that I have just lost 700,000 francs upon the Spanish
loan."

"And pray," asked the baroness, "am I responsible for this loss?"

"Why not?"

"Is it my fault you have lost 700,000 francs?"

"Certainly it is not mine."