Граф Монте-Кристо

At the Office of the King’s Attorney.

           TheCorsican,whohaddeclaredthevendettaagainstme,whohadfollowedmefromNimestoParis,whohadhidhimselfinthegarden,whohadstruckme,hadseenmedigthegrave,hadseenmeinterthechild—hemightbecomeacquaintedwithyourperson—nay,hemighteventhenhaveknownit.Wouldhenotonedaymakeyoupayforkeepingthisterriblesecret?WoulditnotbeasweetrevengeforhimwhenhefoundthatIhadnotdiedfromtheblowofhisdagger?Itwasthereforenecessary,beforeeverythingelse,andatallrisks,thatIshouldcausealltracesofthepasttodisappear—thatIshoulddestroyeverymaterialvestige;toomuchrealitywouldalwaysremaininmyrecollection.ItwasforthisIhadannulledthelease—itwasforthisIhadcome—itwasforthisIwaswaiting.Nightarrived;Iallowedittobecomequitedark.Iwaswithoutalightinthatroom;whenthewindshookallthedoors,behindwhichIcontinuallyexpectedtoseesomespyconcealed,Itrembled.Iseemedeverywheretohearyourmoansbehindmeinthebed,andIdarednotturnaround.MyheartbeatsoviolentlythatIfearedmywoundwouldopen.Atlength,onebyone,allthenoisesintheneighborhoodceased.IunderstoodthatIhadnothingtofear,thatIshouldneitherbeseennorheard,soIdecidedupondescendingtothegarden.

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