The Count of Monte Cristo

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who is now, I believe, in Paris?'--'Sir,' replied Haidee, 'the Count
of Monte Cristo, my foster-father, has been in Normandy the last three
days.'

"'Who, then, has counselled you to take this step, one for which
the court is deeply indebted to you, and which is perfectly natural,
considering your birth and your misfortunes?'--'Sir,' replied Haidee,
'I have been led to take this step from a feeling of respect and grief.
Although a Christian, may God forgive me, I have always sought to
revenge my illustrious father. Since I set my foot in France, and knew
the traitor lived in Paris, I have watched carefully. I live retired
in the house of my noble protector, but I do it from choice. I love
retirement and silence, because I can live with my thoughts and
recollections of past days. But the Count of Monte Cristo surrounds me
with every paternal care, and I am ignorant of nothing which passes in
the world. I learn all in the silence of my apartments,--for instance, I
see all the newspapers, every periodical, as well as every new piece of