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1  physiognomists of that time pretended to distinguish those.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 34. The Colosseum.
2  Albert pretended he did not hear, bowed to his mother, and quitted her.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 88. The Insult.
3  Then he rested; he must be near Chapelle-en-Serval, where he pretended to be going.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 98. The Bell and Bottle Tavern.
4  Monte Cristo, who pretended not to be listening, heard however, every word that was said.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 60. The Telegraph.
5  Peppino pretended not to hear him, and without even turning his head continued to eat slowly.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 115. Luigi Vampa's Bill of Fare.
6  The stranger met Julie on the stairs; she pretended to be descending, but in reality she was waiting for him.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 29. The House of Morrel & Son.
7  I pretended that I disliked the idea that a house belonging to my wife's father and mother should pass into the hands of strangers.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 67. At the Office of the King's Attorney.
8  Madame Danglars seldom allowed remarks of this kind to pass unnoticed, but, to the surprise of the young people, she pretended not to hear it, and said nothing.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 62. Ghosts.
9  My dear vicomte," returned Monte Cristo, "I do not see, in all I have done, anything that merits, either from you or these gentlemen, the pretended eulogies I have received.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 40. The Breakfast.
10  God forgive me," said the young man, "for rejoicing at happiness derived from the misery of others, but, Heaven knows, I did not seek this good fortune; it has happened, and I really cannot pretend to lament it.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 2. Father and Son.
11  Andrea pretended to go towards the Red Horse inn, but after leaning an instant against the door, and hearing the last sound of the cab, which was disappearing from view, he went on his road, and with a lusty stride soon traversed the space of two leagues.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 98. The Bell and Bottle Tavern.
12  Sometimes you pretend I am useful to you, and that is an excuse to share with me the produce of your fishing, and I accept it, Fernand, because you are the son of my father's brother, because we were brought up together, and still more because it would give you so much pain if I refuse.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 3. The Catalans.