The Count of Monte Cristo

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millions in your hands, whose talent might make it realize ten per
cent."

"I never give more than four per cent, and generally only three and a
half; but to my son-in-law I would give five, and we would share the
profit."

"Very good, father-in-law," said Cavalcanti, yielding to his low-born
nature, which would escape sometimes through the aristocratic gloss with
which he sought to conceal it. Correcting himself immediately, he said,
"Excuse me, sir; hope alone makes me almost mad,--what will not reality
do?"

"But," said Danglars,--who, on his part, did not perceive how soon
the conversation, which was at first disinterested, was turning to a
business transaction,--"there is, doubtless, a part of your fortune your
father could not refuse you?"