has a
clear and
penetrating
judgment,
and does
not smile
on the
proposed
union. I
cannot
account
for it,
but she
seems to
entertain
some
prejudice
against
the
Danglars.”
“Ah!” said
the count,
in a
somewhat
forced
tone,
“that may
be easily
explained;
Madame la
Comtesse
de
Morcerf,
who is
aristocracy
and
refinement
itself,
does not
relish the
idea of
being
allied by
your
marriage
with one
of ignoble
birth;
that is
natural
