The Count of Monte Cristo

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"What," he stammered, "do you mean to keep that money? Excuse me,
excuse me, but I owe this money to the charity fund,--a deposit which I
promised to pay this morning."

"Oh, well, then," said Monte Cristo, "I am not particular about these
five notes, pay me in a different form; I wished, from curiosity, to
take these, that I might be able to say that without any advice or
preparation the house of Danglars had paid me five millions without a
minute's delay; it would have been remarkable. But here are your bonds;
pay me differently;" and he held the bonds towards Danglars, who seized
them like a vulture extending its claws to withhold the food that is
being wrested from its grasp. Suddenly he rallied, made a violent effort
to restrain himself, and then a smile gradually widened the features of
his disturbed countenance.

"Certainly," he said, "your receipt is money."