All 50 Uses of
consequence
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- It is of very little consequence to me at the end of the matter whether you have any angry feeling or not against Dantes.
Chpt 3-4 (definition 1)consequence = importance
- Not the slightest, but yet it seems to me a shocking thing that a mere joke should lead to such consequences.†
Chpt 5-6 (definition 2) *
- "Of course it is of no consequence," he added, with a withering smile.
Chpt 11-12 (definition 1)consequence = importance
- "True," said Noirtier, looking carelessly around him, "true, if this person were not on his guard, as he is;" and he added with a smile, "He will consequently make a few changes in his personal appearance."
Chpt 11-12 (definition 2)consequently = resultantly (as a result)
- I believe so; I don't know; it's of no consequence.
Chpt 13-14 (definition 1) *consequence = importance
- Caesar gave way before such cogent reasoning, and the cardinals were consequently invited to dinner.
Chpt 17-18 (definition 2)consequently = resultantly (as a result)
- He knew that it was barren and without shelter; but when the sea became more calm, he resolved to plunge into its waves again, and swim to Lemaire, equally arid, but larger, and consequently better adapted for concealment.
Chpt 22-23 (definition 2)
- "Enough, enough!" replied Caderousse; "say no more about it; I will take all the consequences upon myself."†
Chpt 25-26 (definition 2)
- A delay would save my honor, and consequently my life.
Chpt 29-30 (definition 2)consequently = resultantly (as a result)
- He had at once declared for a military life, and had in consequence studied hard, passed brilliantly through the Polytechnic School, and left it as sub-lieutenant of the 53d of the line.
Chpt 29-30 (definition 2)consequence = result
- One of his guns was swung over his shoulder, Gaetano had the other, and a sailor held his rifle; his dress, half artist, half dandy, did not excite any suspicion, and, consequently, no disquietude.
Chpt 31-32 (definition 2)consequently = resultantly (as a result)
- He had lost all hope of detecting the secret of the grotto; he consequently despatched his breakfast, and, his boat being ready, he hastened on board, and they were soon under way.
Chpt 31-32 (definition 2)
- In consequence, he brought them the key of his own—at least such was the apparent motive of his visit.
Chpt 35-36 (definition 2)consequence = result
- "And, in truth, if you had not found me here," said the count, "it might have proved a gallant adventure which would have cost your friend dear; but now, be assured, his alarm will be the only serious consequence."
Chpt 37-38 (definition 2)
- That is of no consequence; I always have one ready, day and night.
Chpt 37-38 (definition 1)consequence = importance
- "Oh, that I do, and with infinite pleasure," answered Albert; "and so much the more readily as a letter received this morning from my father summons me to Paris, in consequence of a treaty of marriage (my dear Franz, do not smile, I beg of you) with a family of high standing, and connected with the very cream of Parisian society."
Chpt 37-38 (definition 2)consequence = result
- In consequence I embarked for Oran, and went from thence to Constantine, where I arrived just in time to witness the raising of the siege.
Chpt 39-40 (definition 2)
- "My dear count," replied Albert, "I was announcing your visit to some of my friends, whom I had invited in consequence of the promise you did me the honor to make, and whom I now present to you."
Chpt 39-40 (definition 2)
- She demanded what I meant, and when I had told her all,—'Giovanni,' said she, 'you should have brought this child with you; we would have replaced the parents it has lost, have called it Benedetto, and then, in consequence of this good action, God would have blessed us.'
Chpt 43-44 (definition 2)
- The southern districts were ill-watched in particular, in consequence of the disturbances that were perpetually breaking out in Avignon, Nimes, or Uzes.
Chpt 43-44 (definition 2)
- I became alarmed, as any prosecution might be attended with serious consequences.†
Chpt 43-44 (definition 2)
- The most perfect tranquillity was restored, and the vigilance of the custom-house officers was redoubled, and their strictness was increased at this time, in consequence of the fair at Beaucaire.
Chpt 43-44 (definition 2)consequence = result
- Anxious as you may suppose I was to behold and comfort my dear sister, I lost no time in hastening to Corsica, but when I arrived at Rogliano I found a house of mourning, the consequences of a scene so horrible that the neighbors remember and speak of it to this day.†
Chpt 45-46 (definition 2)
- One morning that he had demanded money, threatening her with the severest consequences if she did not supply him with what he desired, he disappeared and remained away all day, leaving the kind-hearted Assunta, who loved him as if he were her own child, to weep over his conduct and bewail his absence.†
Chpt 45-46 (definition 2)
- It will be remembered that Monte Cristo had made a lively impression on the minds of all the party assembled at the breakfast given by Albert de Morcerf; and although Debray was not in the habit of yielding to such feelings, he had never been able to shake off the powerful influence excited in his mind by the impressive look and manner of the count, consequently the description given by Lucien to the baroness bore the highly-colored tinge of his own heated imagination.
Chpt 47-48 (definition 2)consequently = resultantly (as a result)
- It is an axiom of criminal law, and, consequently, you understand its full application.
Chpt 47-48 (definition 2)
- That would compromise the honor of the French army, to say nothing of the fact that the continual presence of a captain of Spahis in a place where no warlike projects could be supposed to account for it might well create surprise; so I have become a gardener, and, consequently, adopted the costume of my calling.
Chpt 51-52 (definition 2)
- "I will assist your memory, madame," continued the count; "the day had been burning hot; you were waiting for horses, which were delayed in consequence of the festival."
Chpt 51-52 (definition 2)consequence = result
- They are ignorant of the consequences of the murder; they see neither the police commissary with his badge of office, nor the corporal with his four men; and so the poor fools believe that the whole thing is as easy as lying.†
Chpt 51-52 (definition 2)
- What procureur has ever ventured to draw up an accusation against M. Magendie or M. Flourens, in consequence of the rabbits, cats, and guinea-pigs they have killed?
Chpt 51-52 (definition 2)consequence = result
- I have not seen you, consequently I know nothing of your dinner.
Chpt 53-54 (definition 2)consequently = resultantly (as a result)
- I am quite aware that my friend Wilmore is peculiar, but he is sincere, and as rich as a gold-mine, consequently, he may indulge his eccentricities without any fear of their ruining him, and I have promised to adhere to his instructions.
Chpt 55-56 (definition 2)
- "I agree with you, monsieur," said the young man, turning pale, and, in spite of himself, trembling beneath the scrutinizing look of his companion, "such consequences would be extremely unpleasant."†
Chpt 55-56 (definition 2)
- Nonsense, I am going to set you an example of confidence, they give me 50,000 francs a year to be your son; consequently, you can understand that it is not at all likely I shall ever deny my parent.
Chpt 55-56 (definition 2)consequently = resultantly (as a result)
- Valentine, I have always regarded our love in the light of something sacred; consequently, I have covered it with the veil of respect, and hid it in the innermost recesses of my soul.
Chpt 57-58 (definition 2)
- Consequently I shall marry my daughter to the Baron Franz d'Epinay, because I consider it would be a proper and eligible match for her to make, and, in short, because I choose to bestow my daughter's hand on whomever I please.
Chpt 59-60 (definition 2)
- Then, when he had assured himself that he could neither be seen nor heard, and was consequently relieved of doubts, he said,—"Thanks, madame,—thanks for your punctuality;" and he offered a chair to Madame Danglars, which she accepted, for her heart beat so violently that she felt nearly suffocated.
Chpt 67-68 (definition 2)
- I love Zaccone, and he hates him; we are consequently not friends.
Chpt 69-70 (definition 2)
- Consequently, Valentine came up to Noirtier, on leaving Madame de Saint-Meran, who in the midst of her grief had at last yielded to fatigue and fallen into a feverish sleep.
Chpt 71-72 (definition 2)
- Consequently, Morrel, having left the Rue Meslay at half-past eight by his timepiece, entered the clover-field while the clock of Saint-Phillippe du Roule was striking eight.
Chpt 73-74 (definition 2)
- What might be the consequences?†
Chpt 73-74 (definition 2)
- A note was in consequence addressed to General de Quesnel, begging him to be present at the meeting next day, the 5th.
Chpt 75-76 (definition 2)consequence = result
- The communication has been made to you in consequence of the confidence placed in you, and which does you honor.
Chpt 75-76 (definition 2)
- " 'The president again arose, and having imposed silence, said,—"Sir, you are too serious and too sensible a man not to understand the consequences of our present situation, and your candor has already dictated to us the conditions which remain for us to offer you."†
Chpt 75-76 (definition 2)
- Danglars smiled, and seemed to say, "It is of no consequence."
Chpt 75-76 (definition 1)consequence = importance
- M. de Villefort's communications on the subject were very limited and concise; he told her, in fact, that an explanation had taken place between M. Noirtier, M. d'Epinay, and himself, and that the marriage of Valentine and Franz would consequently be broken off.
Chpt 77-78 (definition 2)consequently = resultantly (as a result)
- "My dear Danglars," said Morcerf, "we have been acquainted for many years, and consequently we ought to make some allowance for each other's failings."
Chpt 77-78 (definition 2)
- "Look, look, doctor," said Villefort, "he is quite coming round again; I really do not think, after all, it is anything of consequence."
Chpt 79-80 (definition 1)consequence = importance
- Consequently, the procureur is very active in the affair, and the prefect of police very much interested; and, thanks to that interest, for which I am very grateful, they send me all the robbers of Paris and the neighborhood, under pretence of their being Caderousse's murderers, so that in three months, if this continues, every robber and assassin in France will have the plan of my house at his fingers' end.
Chpt 85-86 (definition 2)consequently = resultantly (as a result)
- It is not Fernand Mondego's treachery towards Ali Pasha which induces me so readily to excuse you, but the treachery of the fisherman Fernand towards you, and the almost unheard-of miseries which were its consequences; and I say, and proclaim it publicly, that you were justified in revenging yourself on my father, and I, his son, thank you for not using greater severity."†
Chpt 89-90 (definition 2)
Definitions:
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(1) (consequence as in: of little consequence) importance or relevance
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(2) (consequence as in: a direct consequence of) a result of something (often an undesired side effect)