The Count Of Monte Cristo (Unabridged Penguin) - Plot & Excerpts
Baptistin had not had any difficulty in recognizing him. He was the tall young man, with blond hair and a reddish beard and black eyes, whose rosy colouring and fine white skin had been described to him by his master. When the count entered the room, the young man was stretched out on a sofa, idly tapping his boot with a slender, gold-topped cane. When he saw Monte Cristo, he leapt to his feet. ‘Is Monsieur the Count of Monte Cristo?’ he asked. ‘Yes, Monsieur,’ the latter replied. ‘I think I have the honour of addressing Viscount Andrea Cavalcanti?’ ‘Viscount Andrea Cavalcanti, at your service,’ the young man repeated, with an extremely offhand bow. ‘You must have a letter accrediting you to me?’ ‘I did not mention it to you because of the signature, which seemed strange.’ ‘Sinbad the Sailor, I believe?’ ‘Precisely; and as I do not know any Sinbad outside the Thousand and One Nights…’ ‘It’s one of his descendants, a very rich friend of mine, a most eccentric, almost mad Englishman, whose real name is Lord Wilmore.’ ‘That explains everything,’ Andrea said.
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