Граф Монте-Кристо

The Trial.

           Iusedallmyinfluencewithoneofthecommittee,ayoungpeerofmyacquaintance,togetadmissiontooneofthegalleries.Hecalledformeatseveno’clock,and,beforeanyonehadarrived,askedoneofthedoor-keeperstoplacemeinabox.Iwasconcealedbyacolumn,andmightwitnessthewholeoftheterriblescenewhichwasabouttotakeplace.Ateighto’clockallwereintheirplaces,andM.deMorcerfenteredatthelaststroke.Heheldsomepapersinhishand;hiscountenancewascalm,andhisstepfirm,andhewasdressedwithgreatcareinhismilitaryuniform,whichwasbuttonedcompletelyuptothechin.Hispresenceproducedagoodeffect.ThecommitteewasmadeupofLiberals,severalofwhomcameforwardtoshakehandswithhim."

           Albertfelthisheartburstingattheseparticulars,butgratitudemingledwithhissorrow:hewouldgladlyhaveembracedthosewhohadgivenhisfatherthisproofofesteematamomentwhenhishonorwassopowerfullyattacked."Atthismomentoneofthedoor-keepersbroughtinaletterforthepresident.‘Youareatlibertytospeak,M.deMorcerf,’saidthepresident,asheunsealedtheletter;andthecountbeganhisdefence,Iassureyou,Albert,inamosteloquentandskilfulmanner.HeproduceddocumentsprovingthattheVizierofYaninahaduptothelastmomenthonoredhimwithhisentireconfidence,sincehehadinterestedhimwithanegotiationoflifeanddeathwiththeemperor.

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