The Count of Monte Cristo

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irresistible authority.

"Reverend sir!"

"You lie! This man is still your friend, and you, perhaps, make use of
him as your accomplice."

"Oh, reverend sir!"

"Since you left Toulon what have you lived on? Answer me!"

"On what I could get."

"You lie," repeated the abbe a third time, with a still more imperative
tone. Caderousse, terrified, looked at the count. "You have lived on the
money he has given you."