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acting more impressive than is deserved
- The less pretension there is in your attire, the better will be the effect, as you are a rich man.Chapters 55-56 (98% in)
- Except this, he has no pretension to nobility, and calls himself a chance count, although the general opinion at Rome is that the count is a man of very high distinction.Chapters 41-42 (60% in)
There are no more uses of "pretentious" in The Count of Monte Cristo.
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