Граф Монте-Кристо

The Indictment.

           Alady,itwassaid,hadjustfainted;theyhadsuppliedherwithasmelling-bottle,andshehadrecovered.Duringthesceneoftumult,Andreahadturnedhissmilingfacetowardstheassembly;then,leaningwithonehandontheoakenrailofthedock,inthemostgracefulattitudepossible,hesaid:"Gentlemen,IassureyouIhadnoideaofinsultingthecourt,orofmakingauselessdisturbanceinthepresenceofthishonorableassembly.Theyaskmyage;Itellit.TheyaskwhereIwasborn;Ianswer.Theyaskmyname,Icannotgiveit,sincemyparentsabandonedme.ButthoughIcannotgivemyownname,notpossessingone,Icantellthemmyfather’s.NowIrepeat,myfatherisnamedM.deVillefort,andIamreadytoproveit."

           Therewasanenergy,aconviction,andasincerityinthemanneroftheyoungman,whichsilencedthetumult.Alleyeswereturnedforamomenttowardstheprocureur,whosatasmotionlessasthoughathunderbolthadchangedhimintoacorpse."Gentlemen,"saidAndrea,commandingsilencebyhisvoiceandmanner;"IoweyoutheproofsandexplanationsofwhatIhavesaid."

           "But,"saidtheirritatedpresident,"youcalledyourselfBenedetto,declaredyourselfanorphan,andclaimedCorsicaasyourcountry."

           "IsaidanythingIpleased,inorderthatthesolemndeclarationIhavejustmadeshouldnotbewithheld,whichotherwisewouldcertainlyhavebeenthecase.InowrepeatthatIwasbornatAuteuilonthenightofthe27thofSeptember,1817,andthatIamthesonoftheprocureur,M.

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