Граф Монте-Кристо

A Signed Statement.

           Thewitnessesthoughthewasdead,buthisadversary,whoknewhehadnotstruckhim,offeredhimtheassistanceofhishandtorise.Thecircumstanceirritatedinsteadofcalmingthegeneral,andherushedonhisadversary.Buthisopponentdidnotallowhisguardtobebroken.Hereceivedhimonhisswordandthreetimesthegeneraldrewbackonfindinghimselftoocloselyengaged,andthenreturnedtothecharge.Atthethirdhefellagain.Theythoughtheslipped,asatfirst,andthewitnesses,seeinghedidnotmove,approachedandendeavoredtoraisehim,buttheonewhopassedhisarmaroundthebodyfounditwasmoistenedwithblood.Thegeneral,whohadalmostfainted,revived."Ah,"saidhe,"theyhavesentsomefencing-mastertofightwithme."Thepresident,withoutanswering,approachedthewitnesswhoheldthelantern,andraisinghissleeve,showedhimtwowoundshehadreceivedinhisarm;thenopeninghiscoat,andunbuttoninghiswaistcoat,displayedhisside,piercedwithathirdwound.Stillhehadnotevenutteredasigh.Generald’Epinaydiedfiveminutesafter.’"

           Franzreadtheselastwordsinavoicesochokedthattheywerehardlyaudible,andthenstopped,passinghishandoverhiseyesasiftodispelacloud;butafteramoment’ssilence,hecontinued:

           "‘Thepresidentwentupthesteps,afterpushinghisswordintohiscane;atrackofbloodonthesnowmarkedhiscourse.

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