SCENE (1)
A Luxuriously Funished apartment in the house of the Count Of Morcerf in the Rue Du Helder Paris.The Countess of Morcerf is seated.Her son. Albert is pacing to and fro in distraction.
Albert: It comes to this mother-mark my words
carefully-it comes to this that my father is publicly disgraced and we are runied.
Countess: Disgraced,Albert? Are you sare?
Albert: It is true beyond all doubt.The case came up
for enquiry this evening in the chamber of Deputies. The enquiry was conducted by the president himself. He.
Countess: Stay a moment.Were you present at this inquiry my son?
Albert: Not so mother. Member of the public were
not admitted but I had a report of the proceedings from my good friend Beachamp the newspaper editor.
Countess: Ah, just so Proceed.
Albert: My father arrived punctually in the chamber at eight o'clock.The case was put before
him,He was was reminded of the anonymous
charges against him which had appeared.In two different newspapers. These charges were that in the year 1823.When he was a captain in the french army,He recived bribes
from the enemy and surrendered to them the fortress of Yanina.
Countess: And what did your father say to those chat ges?
Albert: He Denied Them
Countess: Did he prove that they were false?
Albert: He could not do so.He had no proofs. He said
but he spoke with such boldness and spirit
that everyone believed him.There came in a witness a strange lady who had been at yanina at the time when the fortress was given up She brought with her proofs signed sealned and witnessed that my father had taken money from the turks and betrayed his country.After the depuities had seen these proofs not one of them was in doubt as to his guilt. My father is condemned as traiter and were are disgraced and ruined.
Countess: Did your father still deny the charge?
Albert: Not at all mother He seemed quit over come.He turned pale:He was terrified.When with one voice the deputies condemned him he rushed from the chamber shrieking like a "MADMAN"
Countess: Then we are indeed ruined! My son what can you do now?What can you say?
Albert: What can I do> My father's disgrace is mine.I dare no longer bear name of Morcerf is dragged down into the mire.I shall change name and leave paris.But there is one other thing that I must do first, i must seek out the man who has done this this thing and punish him I must put his sharp sword of mine through his baby.
Countess: (uneasily) What man is that? Who has done this thing? Whom do you mean to kill,my son? Will you kill the president of the Re public all The Deputies.
A Luxuriously Funished apartment in the house of the Count Of Morcerf in the Rue Du Helder Paris.The Countess of Morcerf is seated.Her son. Albert is pacing to and fro in distraction.
Albert: It comes to this mother-mark my words
carefully-it comes to this that my father is publicly disgraced and we are runied.
Countess: Disgraced,Albert? Are you sare?
Albert: It is true beyond all doubt.The case came up
for enquiry this evening in the chamber of Deputies. The enquiry was conducted by the president himself. He.
Countess: Stay a moment.Were you present at this inquiry my son?
Albert: Not so mother. Member of the public were
not admitted but I had a report of the proceedings from my good friend Beachamp the newspaper editor.
Countess: Ah, just so Proceed.
Albert: My father arrived punctually in the chamber at eight o'clock.The case was put before
him,He was was reminded of the anonymous
charges against him which had appeared.In two different newspapers. These charges were that in the year 1823.When he was a captain in the french army,He recived bribes
from the enemy and surrendered to them the fortress of Yanina.
Countess: And what did your father say to those chat ges?
Albert: He Denied Them
Countess: Did he prove that they were false?
Albert: He could not do so.He had no proofs. He said
but he spoke with such boldness and spirit
that everyone believed him.There came in a witness a strange lady who had been at yanina at the time when the fortress was given up She brought with her proofs signed sealned and witnessed that my father had taken money from the turks and betrayed his country.After the depuities had seen these proofs not one of them was in doubt as to his guilt. My father is condemned as traiter and were are disgraced and ruined.
Countess: Did your father still deny the charge?
Albert: Not at all mother He seemed quit over come.He turned pale:He was terrified.When with one voice the deputies condemned him he rushed from the chamber shrieking like a "MADMAN"
Countess: Then we are indeed ruined! My son what can you do now?What can you say?
Albert: What can I do> My father's disgrace is mine.I dare no longer bear name of Morcerf is dragged down into the mire.I shall change name and leave paris.But there is one other thing that I must do first, i must seek out the man who has done this this thing and punish him I must put his sharp sword of mine through his baby.
Countess: (uneasily) What man is that? Who has done this thing? Whom do you mean to kill,my son? Will you kill the president of the Re public all The Deputies.
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