Both Uses of
prosper
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- "For my part, dear mother." interposed Renee, "I trust your wishes will not prosper, and that Providence will only permit petty offenders, poor debtors, and miserable cheats to fall into M. de Villefort's hands,—then I shall be contented."†
Chpt 5-6
- Well, there, sir, is another proof that good people are never rewarded on this earth, and that none but the wicked prosper.†
Chpt 25-26 *
Definition:
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(prosper) to do well or to grow stronger