Граф Монте-Кристо

The Trial.

           

           "‘Haveyouanyideawhatbecameofthem?’—‘Yes,sir;Iheardtheyhadfallenvictimstotheirsorrow,and,perhaps,totheirpoverty.Iwasnotrich;mylifewasinconstantdanger;Icouldnotseekthem,tomygreatregret.’Thepresidentfrownedimperceptibly.‘Gentlemen,’saidhe,‘youhaveheardtheComtedeMorcerf’sdefence.Canyou,sir,produceanywitnessestothetruthofwhatyouhaveasserted?’—‘Alas,no,monsieur,’repliedthecount;‘allthosewhosurroundedthevizier,orwhoknewmeathiscourt,areeitherdeadorgoneaway,Iknownotwhere.IbelievethatIalone,ofallmycountrymen,survivedthatdreadfulwar.IhaveonlythelettersofAliTepelini,whichIhaveplacedbeforeyou;thering,atokenofhisgood-will,whichishere;and,lastly,themostconvincingproofIcanoffer,afterananonymousattack,andthatistheabsenceofanywitnessagainstmyveracityandthepurityofmymilitarylife.’Amurmurofapprobationranthroughtheassembly;andatthismoment,Albert,hadnothingmoretranspired,yourfather’scausehadbeengained.Itonlyremainedtoputittothevote,whenthepresidentresumed:‘Gentlemenandyou,monsieuryouwillnotbedispleased,Ipresume,tolistentoonewhocallshimselfaveryimportantwitness,andwhohasjustpresentedhimself.Heis,doubtless,cometoprovetheperfectinnocenceofourcolleague.HereisaletterIhavejustreceivedonthesubject;shallitberead,orshallitbepassedover?andshallwetakenonoticeofthisincident?’M.

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