Граф Монте-Кристо

The Promise.

           MonteCristowasmoreaffectionatethaneverindeed,hismannerwassokindthatseveraltimesMorrelwasonthepointoftellinghimall.ButherecalledthepromisehehadmadetoValentine,andkepthissecret.

           TheyoungmanreadValentine’slettertwentytimesinthecourseoftheday.Itwasherfirst,andonwhatanoccasion!Eachtimehereaditherenewedhisvowtomakeherhappy.Howgreatisthepowerofawomanwhohasmadesocourageousaresolution!Whatdevotiondoesshedeservefromhimforwhomshehassacrificedeverything!Howoughtshereallytobesupremelyloved!Shebecomesatonceaqueenandawife,anditisimpossibletothankandlovehersufficiently.MorrellongedintenselyforthemomentwhenheshouldhearValentinesay,"HereIam,Maximilian;comeandhelpme."Hehadarrangedeverythingforherescape;twoladderswerehiddenintheclover-field;acabrioletwasorderedforMaximilianalone,withoutaservant,withoutlights;attheturningofthefirststreettheywouldlightthelamps,asitwouldbefoolishtoattractthenoticeofthepolicebytoomanyprecautions.Occasionallyheshuddered;hethoughtofthemomentwhen,fromthetopofthatwall,heshouldprotectthedescentofhisdearValentine,pressinginhisarmsforthefirsttimeherofwhomhehadyetonlykissedthedelicatehand.

           Whentheafternoonarrivedandhefeltthatthehourwasdrawingnear,hewishedforsolitude,hisagitationwasextreme;asimplequestionfromafriendwouldhaveirritatedhim.

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