Certainly I will.

　　"It must be farther off than even that."

　　"But what do I know of your Parisian husbands?"

　　"Oh, my dear count, husbands are pretty much the sameeverywhere; an individual husband of any country is a prettyfair specimen of the whole race."

　　"But then, what can have led to the quarrel between Danglarsand Debray? They seemed to understand each other so well,"said Monte Cristo with renewed energy.

　　"Ah, now you are trying to penetrate into the mysteries ofIsis, in which I am not initiated. When M. Andrea Cavalcantihas become one of the family, you can ask him thatquestion." The carriage stopped. "Here we are," said MonteCristo; "it is only half-past ten o'clock, come in."

　　"Certainly I will."

　　"My carriage shall take you back."

　　"No, thank you; I gave orders for my coupe to follow me."

　　"There it is, then," said Monte Cristo, as he stepped out ofthe carriage. They both went into the house; thedrawing-room was lighted up -- they went in there. "You willmake tea for us, Baptistin," said the count. Baptistin leftthe room without waiting to answer, and in two secondsreappeared, bringing on a waiter all that his master hadordered, ready prepared, and appearing to have sprung fromthe ground, like the repasts which we read of in fairytales. "Really, my dear count," said Morcerf. "what I admirein you is, not so much your riches, for perhaps there arepeople even wealthier than yourself, nor is it only yourwit, for Beaumarchais might have possessed as much, -- butit is your manner of being served, without any questions, ina moment, in a second; it is as it they guessed what youwanted by your manner of ringing, and made a point ofkeeping everything you can possibly desire in constantreadiness."

　　"What you say is perhaps true; they know my habits. Forinstance, you shall see; how do you wish to occupy yourselfduring tea-time?"

　　"Ma foi, I should like to smoke."

　　Monte Cristo took the gong and struck it once. In about thespace of a second a private door opened, and Ali appeared,bringing two chibouques filled with excellent latakia. "Itis quite wonderful," said Albert.

　　"Oh no, it is as simple as possible," replied Monte Cristo."Ali knows I generally smoke while I am taking my tea orcoffee; he has heard that I ordered tea, and he also knowsthat I brought you home with me; when I summoned him henaturally guessed the reason of my doing so, and as he comesfrom a country where hospitality is especially manifestedthrough the medium of smoking, he naturally concludes thatwe shall smoke in company, and therefore brings twochibouques instead of one -- and now the mystery is solved."