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The Count's Millions

Chapter XXXVIII · Chapter 38

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Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.
Very well; it shall be done.”
And calling M. Casimir and Bourigeau, the concierge, she ordered them to take a lantern and explore the garden carefully.
They obeyed, though with rather bad grace, not being particularly courageous, either of them, and, of course, they found nothing.
No matter,” said Madame Leon, I feel safe now.”
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The Count's Millions

Chapter XXXVIII · Chapter 38

Chapter 38 of The Count's Millions is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.
Line 2
Very well; it shall be done.”
Line 3
And calling M. Casimir and Bourigeau, the concierge, she ordered them to take a lantern and explore the garden carefully.
Line 4
They obeyed, though with rather bad grace, not being particularly courageous, either of them, and, of course, they found nothing.
Line 5
No matter,” said Madame Leon, “I feel safe now.”

All words in this reading · 70

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a

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From this reading And calling M. Casimir and Bourigeau, the concierge, she ordered them to take a lantern and explore the garden carefully.

And

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From this reading And calling M. Casimir and Bourigeau, the concierge, she ordered them to take a lantern and explore the garden carefully.

any

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From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.

bad

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From this reading They obeyed, though with rather bad grace, not being particularly courageous, either of them, and, of course, they found nothing.

be

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From this reading “Very well; it shall be done.”

being

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From this reading They obeyed, though with rather bad grace, not being particularly courageous, either of them, and, of course, they found nothing.

Bourigeau

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From this reading And calling M. Casimir and Bourigeau, the concierge, she ordered them to take a lantern and explore the garden carefully.

but

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From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.

calling

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From this reading And calling M. Casimir and Bourigeau, the concierge, she ordered them to take a lantern and explore the garden carefully.

carefully

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From this reading And calling M. Casimir and Bourigeau, the concierge, she ordered them to take a lantern and explore the garden carefully.

Casimir

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From this reading And calling M. Casimir and Bourigeau, the concierge, she ordered them to take a lantern and explore the garden carefully.

circumstances

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From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.

coin

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From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.

concierge

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From this reading And calling M. Casimir and Bourigeau, the concierge, she ordered them to take a lantern and explore the garden carefully.

courageous

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From this reading They obeyed, though with rather bad grace, not being particularly courageous, either of them, and, of course, they found nothing.

course

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determined

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done

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From this reading “Very well; it shall be done.”

either

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From this reading They obeyed, though with rather bad grace, not being particularly courageous, either of them, and, of course, they found nothing.

explore

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From this reading And calling M. Casimir and Bourigeau, the concierge, she ordered them to take a lantern and explore the garden carefully.

feel

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From this reading “No matter,” said Madame Leon, “I feel safe now.”

found

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From this reading They obeyed, though with rather bad grace, not being particularly courageous, either of them, and, of course, they found nothing.

garden

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From this reading And calling M. Casimir and Bourigeau, the concierge, she ordered them to take a lantern and explore the garden carefully.

grace

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From this reading They obeyed, though with rather bad grace, not being particularly courageous, either of them, and, of course, they found nothing.

have

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From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.

her

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hypocrite

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I

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From this reading “No matter,” said Madame Leon, “I feel safe now.”

in

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From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.

it

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From this reading “Very well; it shall be done.”

lantern

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From this reading And calling M. Casimir and Bourigeau, the concierge, she ordered them to take a lantern and explore the garden carefully.

Leon

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listen

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M

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From this reading And calling M. Casimir and Bourigeau, the concierge, she ordered them to take a lantern and explore the garden carefully.

Madame

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Mademoiselle

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Marguerite

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From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.

matter

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From this reading “No matter,” said Madame Leon, “I feel safe now.”

No

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From this reading “No matter,” said Madame Leon, “I feel safe now.”

not

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From this reading They obeyed, though with rather bad grace, not being particularly courageous, either of them, and, of course, they found nothing.

nothing

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From this reading They obeyed, though with rather bad grace, not being particularly courageous, either of them, and, of course, they found nothing.

now

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From this reading “No matter,” said Madame Leon, “I feel safe now.”

obeyed

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From this reading They obeyed, though with rather bad grace, not being particularly courageous, either of them, and, of course, they found nothing.

of

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From this reading They obeyed, though with rather bad grace, not being particularly courageous, either of them, and, of course, they found nothing.

ordered

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From this reading And calling M. Casimir and Bourigeau, the concierge, she ordered them to take a lantern and explore the garden carefully.

other

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From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.

own

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From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.

particularly

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From this reading They obeyed, though with rather bad grace, not being particularly courageous, either of them, and, of course, they found nothing.

rather

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From this reading They obeyed, though with rather bad grace, not being particularly courageous, either of them, and, of course, they found nothing.

refused

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From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.

repay

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From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.

replied

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From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.

request

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From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.

ridiculous

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From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.

safe

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From this reading “No matter,” said Madame Leon, “I feel safe now.”

said

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From this reading “No matter,” said Madame Leon, “I feel safe now.”

shall

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From this reading “Very well; it shall be done.”

she

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From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.

take

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From this reading And calling M. Casimir and Bourigeau, the concierge, she ordered them to take a lantern and explore the garden carefully.

the

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From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.

them

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From this reading And calling M. Casimir and Bourigeau, the concierge, she ordered them to take a lantern and explore the garden carefully.

They

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From this reading They obeyed, though with rather bad grace, not being particularly courageous, either of them, and, of course, they found nothing.

this

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From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.

though

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From this reading They obeyed, though with rather bad grace, not being particularly courageous, either of them, and, of course, they found nothing.

to

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From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.

Under

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From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.

Very

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From this reading “Very well; it shall be done.”

well

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From this reading “Very well; it shall be done.”

with

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From this reading They obeyed, though with rather bad grace, not being particularly courageous, either of them, and, of course, they found nothing.

would

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From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.

Chapter 38 of The Count's Millions by Emile Gaboriau holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Chapter 38 holds 165 sentences of The Count's Millions, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.

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