Граф Монте-Кристо

The Meeting.

           ItisnotFernandMondego’streacherytowardsAliPashawhichinducesmesoreadilytoexcuseyou,butthetreacheryofthefishermanFernandtowardsyou,andthealmostunheard-ofmiserieswhichwereitsconsequences;andIsay,andproclaimitpublicly,thatyouwerejustifiedinrevengingyourselfonmyfather,andI,hisson,thankyoufornotusinggreaterseverity."

           Hadathunderboltfalleninthemidstofthespectatorsofthisunexpectedscene,itwouldnothavesurprisedthemmorethandidAlbert’sdeclaration.AsforMonteCristo,hiseyesslowlyrosetowardsheavenwithanexpressionofinfinitegratitude.HecouldnotunderstandhowAlbert’sfierynature,ofwhichhehadseensomuchamongtheRomanbandits,hadsuddenlystoopedtothishumiliation.HerecognizedtheinfluenceofMercedes,andsawwhyhernoblehearthadnotopposedthesacrificesheknewbeforehandwouldbeuseless."Now,sir,"saidAlbert,"ifyouthinkmyapologysufficient,praygivemeyourhand.Nexttothemeritofinfallibilitywhichyouappeartopossess,Irankthatofcandidlyacknowledgingafault.Butthisconfessionconcernsmeonly.Iactedwellasaman,butyouhaveactedbetterthanman.Anangelalonecouldhavesavedoneofusfromdeaththatangelcamefromheaven,ifnottomakeusfriends(which,alas,fatalityrendersimpossible),atleasttomakeusesteemeachother.

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