Граф Монте-Кристо

The Trial.

           Everyoneheldtheaccusingpaper,but,asusual,noonelikedtotakeuponhimselftheresponsibilityoftheattack.Atlengthanhonorablepeer,Morcerf’sacknowledgedenemy,ascendedthetribunewiththatsolemnitywhichannouncedthattheexpectedmomenthadarrived.Therewasanimpressivesilence;Morcerfaloneknewnotwhysuchprofoundattentionwasgiventoanoratorwhowasnotalwayslistenedtowithsomuchcomplacency.Thecountdidnotnoticetheintroduction,inwhichthespeakerannouncedthathiscommunicationwouldbeofthatvitalimportancethatitdemandedtheundividedattentionoftheHouse;butatthementionofYaninaandColonelFernand,heturnedsofrightfullypalethateverymembershudderedandfixedhiseyesuponhim.Moralwoundshavethispeculiaritytheymaybehidden,buttheyneverclose;alwayspainful,alwaysreadytobleedwhentouched,theyremainfreshandopenintheheart.

           Thearticlehavingbeenreadduringthepainfulhushthatfollowed,auniversalshudderpervadedtheassembly,andimmediatelytheclosestattentionwasgiventotheoratorasheresumedhisremarks.Hestatedhisscruplesandthedifficultiesofthecase;itwasthehonorofM.deMorcerf,andthatofthewholeHouse,heproposedtodefend,byprovokingadebateonpersonalquestions,whicharealwayssuchpainfulthemesofdiscussion.Heconcludedbycallingforaninvestigation,whichmightdisposeofthecalumniousreportbeforeithadtimetospread,andrestoreM.deMorcerftothepositionhehadlongheldinpublicopinion.

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