The Count of Monte Cristo

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"My resolution, sir, is unchangeable, but you have only to search for
yourself and you will find, alas, but too many objects upon whom to
exercise your benevolence." The abbe once more bowed as he opened the
door, the stranger bowed and took his leave, and the carriage conveyed
him straight to the house of M. de Villefort. An hour afterwards
the carriage was again ordered, and this time it went to the Rue
Fontaine-Saint-George, and stopped at No. 5, where Lord Wilmore lived.
The stranger had written to Lord Wilmore, requesting an interview, which
the latter had fixed for ten o'clock. As the envoy of the prefect of
police arrived ten minutes before ten, he was told that Lord Wilmore,
who was precision and punctuality personified, was not yet come in, but
that he would be sure to return as the clock struck.

The visitor was introduced into the drawing-room, which was like all
other furnished drawing-rooms. A mantle-piece, with two modern Sevres
vases, a timepiece representing Cupid with his bent bow, a mirror with
an engraving on each side--one representing Homer carrying his