The Count of Monte Cristo

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say, "Thank you, my child," nor did the daughter smile at her father.
"Is the conference ended?" asked Eugenie, rising. Danglars motioned that
he had nothing more to say. Five minutes afterwards the piano resounded
to the touch of Mademoiselle d'Armilly's fingers, and Mademoiselle
Danglars was singing Brabantio's malediction on Desdemona. At the end of
the piece Etienne entered, and announced to Eugenie that the horses were
in the carriage, and that the baroness was waiting for her to pay her
visits. We have seen them at Villefort's; they proceeded then on their
course.



Chapter 96. The Contract.

Three days after the scene we have just described, namely towards five
o'clock in the afternoon of the day fixed for the signature of
the contract between Mademoiselle Eugenie Danglars and Andrea