Граф Монте-Кристо

The Trial.

           ‘Madame,’repliedthepresident,bowingwithprofoundrespect,‘allowmetoaskonequestion;itshallbethelast:Canyouprovetheauthenticityofwhatyouhavenowstated?’—‘Ican,sir,’saidHaidee,drawingfromunderherveilasatinsatchelhighlyperfumed;‘forhereistheregisterofmybirth,signedbymyfatherandhisprincipalofficers,andthatofmybaptism,myfatherhavingconsentedtomybeingbroughtupinmymother’sfaiththislatterhasbeensealedbythegrandprimateofMacedoniaandEpirus;andlastly(andperhapsthemostimportant),therecordofthesaleofmypersonandthatofmymothertotheArmenianmerchantEl–Kobbir,bytheFrenchofficer,who,inhisinfamousbargainwiththePorte,hadreservedashispartofthebootythewifeanddaughterofhisbenefactor,whomhesoldforthesumoffourhundredthousandfrancs.’Agreenishpallorspreadoverthecount’scheeks,andhiseyesbecamebloodshotattheseterribleimputations,whichwerelistenedtobytheassemblywithominoussilence.

           "Haidee,stillcalm,butwithacalmnessmoredreadfulthantheangerofanotherwouldhavebeen,handedtothepresidenttherecordofhersale,writteninArabic.IthadbeensupposedsomeofthepapersmightbeintheArabian,Romaic,orTurkishlanguage,andtheinterpreteroftheHousewasinattendance.

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