The Count of Monte Cristo

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met you at his house?"

"I am no acquaintance of M. de Villefort's." answered Morrel, "but I was
of Madame de Saint-Meran." Albert came up to them at this moment with
Franz.

"The time and place are but ill-suited for an introduction." said
Albert; "but we are not superstitious. M. Morrel, allow me to present
to you M. Franz d'Epinay, a delightful travelling companion, with whom
I made the tour of Italy. My dear Franz, M. Maximilian Morrel, an
excellent friend I have acquired in your absence, and whose name you
will hear me mention every time I make any allusion to affection, wit,
or amiability." Morrel hesitated for a moment; he feared it would be
hypocritical to accost in a friendly manner the man whom he was tacitly
opposing, but his oath and the gravity of the circumstances recurred
to his memory; he struggled to conceal his emotion and bowed to Franz.
"Mademoiselle de Villefort is in deep sorrow, is she not?" said Debray