Граф Монте-Кристо

The Bell and Bottle Tavern.

           Thesentinelwhowasrelievedatsixo’clockinthemorning,rememberedperfectlythatjustashewastakinghispostafewminutespastfourayoungmanarrivedonhorseback,withalittleboybeforehim.Theyoungman,havingdismissedtheboyandhorse,knockedatthedoorofthehotel,whichwasopened,andagainclosedafterhisentrance.Thislatearrivalhadattractedmuchsuspicion,andtheyoungmanbeingnootherthanAndrea,thecommissaryandgendarme,whowasabrigadier,directedtheirstepstowardshisroom.

           Theyfoundthedoorajar."Oh,ho,"saidthebrigadier,whothoroughlyunderstoodthetrick;"abadsigntofindthedooropen!Iwouldratherfindittriplybolted."And,indeed,thelittlenoteandpinuponthetableconfirmed,orrathercorroborated,thesadtruth.Andreahadfled.Wesaycorroborated,becausethebrigadierwastooexperiencedtobeconvincedbyasingleproof.Heglancedaround,lookedinthebed,shookthecurtains,openedtheclosets,andfinallystoppedatthechimney.Andreahadtakentheprecautiontoleavenotracesofhisfeetintheashes,butstillitwasanoutlet,andinthislightwasnottobepassedoverwithoutseriousinvestigation.

           Thebrigadiersentforsomesticksandstraw,andhavingfilledthechimneywiththem,setalighttoit.Thefirecrackled,andthesmokeascendedlikethedullvaporfromavolcano;butstillnoprisonerfelldown,astheyexpected.

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