35/106 Of whom have you thought ?" "Of no one," returned Florent. "I confess I have counted on you to aid me." "Let us make a list," said Julien. "It is the best way, and then cross off the names." Dorsenne wrote down a number of their acquaintances, and they indeed crossed them off, according to his expression, so effectually that after a minute examination they had rejected all of them. They were then as much perplexed as ever, when suddenly Dorsenne's eyes brightened, he uttered a slight exclamation, and said brusquely: "What an idea! But it is an idea!... Do you know the Marquis de Montfanon ?" he asked Florent. |