The Count of Monte Cristo

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Chapter 66. Matrimonial Projects.

The day following this scene, at the hour the banker usually chose to
pay a visit to Madame Danglars on his way to his office, his coupe
did not appear. At this time, that is, about half-past twelve, Madame
Danglars ordered her carriage, and went out. Danglars, hidden behind a
curtain, watched the departure he had been waiting for. He gave orders
that he should be informed as soon as Madame Danglars appeared; but at
two o'clock she had not returned. He then called for his horses, drove
to the Chamber, and inscribed his name to speak against the budget. From
twelve to two o'clock Danglars had remained in his study, unsealing his
dispatches, and becoming more and more sad every minute, heaping
figure upon figure, and receiving, among other visits, one from Major
Cavalcanti, who, as stiff and exact as ever, presented himself precisely
at the hour named the night before, to terminate his business with the
banker. On leaving the Chamber, Danglars, who had shown violent marks of
agitation during the sitting, and been more bitter than ever against the