"You do not curse me? Do not cast me off?" asked Carmen, in surprise.
"Carmen, God knows your confession tore my heart; but, the more painful the blow was, the more I comprehended the great extent of my love for you."
Carmen's tears still poured down. Gontram bent over her and tenderly raised her up.
"Carmen," he earnestly said, "tell me, what can I do for you?"
Carmen raised her eyes, which were still full of tears, and tenderly whispered to the young man:
"How good you are! Do you love the Vicomte of Monte-Cristo?" she suddenly asked.
"I love and esteem him. But what makes you speak of the vicomte?"
"Because danger threatens him, and I want you to warn him."
"What is the nature of the danger?" asked Gontram.