All 12 Uses of
obligation
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- Great, therefore, was the astonishment when at the end of the month, he cancelled all his obligations with his usual punctuality.†
Chpt 29-30 *
- Morrel had thought of Danglars, who was now immensely rich, and had lain under great obligations to Morrel in former days, since to him it was owing that Danglars entered the service of the Spanish banker, with whom he had laid the foundations of his vast wealth.†
Chpt 29-30
- In his regiment Maximilian Morrel was noted for his rigid observance, not only of the obligations imposed on a soldier, but also of the duties of a man; and he thus gained the name of "the stoic."†
Chpt 29-30
- " 'I accept it,' answered the traveller, 'but then the obligation will be on my side, for this poniard is worth more than two sequins.†
Chpt 33-34
- "Oh, my dear count," said Albert gayly, arranging his cravat and wristbands, "you are really most kind, and I hope you will consider me as under eternal obligations to you, in the first place for the carriage, and in the next for this visit," and he put out his hand to the Count, who shuddered as he gave his own, but who nevertheless did give it.†
Chpt 37-38
- All that, however, has nothing to do with my obligations to you, and I now come to ask you whether, in my own person, my family, or connections, I can in any way serve you?†
Chpt 37-38
- Then is it not probable that this Englishman may be some one who, grateful for a kindness your father had shown him, and which he himself had forgotten, has taken this method of requiting the obligation?†
Chpt 49-50
- "If I had had the honor of seeing you for the third or fourth time, count, instead of only for the second," said Madame de Villefort; "if I had had the honor of being your friend, instead of only having the happiness of being under an obligation to you, I should insist on detaining you to dinner, and not allow myself to be daunted by a first refusal."†
Chpt 51-52
- You understand now that if he were to get rid of the animal before the time named, he would not only lose his bet, but people would say he was afraid; and a brave captain of Spahis cannot risk this, even to gratify a pretty woman, which is, in my opinion, one of the most sacred obligations in the world.†
Chpt 61-62
- Madame Danglars asked me for letters of recommendation for the impresari; I gave her a few lines for the director of the Valle Theatre, who is under some obligation to me.†
Chpt 85-86
- "Sir," he said, "are you disposed to confer a great obligation on an unhappy father who has just lost his daughter?†
Chpt 103-104
- Danglars' feelings were hurt, and not wishing to put himself under obligations to the brute, the banker threw himself down again on his goat-skin and did not breathe another word.†
Chpt 115-116
Definition:
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(obligation) a duty