Pastrini

"But, excellency" -- said Pastrini, still striving to gain his point.

The Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836

Pastrini, with the smile peculiar to the Italian speculator when he confesses defeat; "I will do all I can, and I hope you will be satisfied."

The Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836

Signor Pastrini himself ran to him, excusing himself for having made his excellency wait, scolding the waiters, taking the candlestick from the porter, who was ready to pounce on the traveller and was about to lead him to Albert, when Morcerf himself appeared.

The Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836

Signor Pastrini informed them that business had called him to Civita Vecchia.

The Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836

Signor Pastrini drew from his fob a magnificent Breguet, bearing the name of its maker, of Parisian manufacture, and a count's coronet.

The Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836

Signor Pastrini came to the door to receive his guests.

The Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836

"That is to say, excellency," replied Pastrini, who was desirous of keeping up the dignity of the capital of the Christian world in the eyes of his guest, "that there are no carriages to be had from Sunday to Tuesday evening, but from now till Sunday you can have fifty if you please."

The Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836

The two rooms looked onto the street -- a fact which Signor Pastrini commented upon as an inappreciable advantage.

The Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836

Franz hastened to inquire after the count, and to express regret that he had not returned in sufficient time; but Pastrini reassured him by saying that the Count of Monte Cristo had ordered a second carriage for himself, and that it had gone at four o'clock to fetch him from the Rospoli Palace.

The Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836

"Ah," continued the count, "be good enough to ask Pastrini if he has received the tavoletta, and if he can send us an account of the execution."

The Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836