Граф Монте-Кристо

The Two Prisoners.

           Theinspectorcouldnotcontendagainstthisaccusation;hesimplywrote—"Nothingtobedone."

           ThisvisithadinfusednewvigorintoDantes;hehad,tillthen,forgottenthedate;butnow,withafragmentofplaster,hewrotethedate,30thJuly,1816,andmadeamarkeveryday,inordernottolosehisreckoningagain.Daysandweekspassedaway,thenmonths—Dantesstillwaited;heatfirstexpectedtobefreedinafortnight.Thisfortnightexpired,hedecidedthattheinspectorwoulddonothinguntilhisreturntoParis,andthathewouldnotreachthereuntilhiscircuitwasfinished,hethereforefixedthreemonths;threemonthspassedaway,thensixmore.Finallytenmonthsandahalfhadgonebyandnofavorablechangehadtakenplace,andDantesbegantofancytheinspector’svisitbutadream,anillusionofthebrain.

           Attheexpirationofayearthegovernorwastransferred;hehadobtainedchargeofthefortressatHam.Hetookwithhimseveralofhissubordinates,andamongstthemDantes’jailer.Anewgovernorarrived;itwouldhavebeentootedioustoacquirethenamesoftheprisoners;helearnedtheirnumbersinstead.Thishorribleplacecontainedfiftycells;theirinhabitantsweredesignatedbythenumbersoftheircell,andtheunhappyyoungmanwasnolongercalledEdmondDantes—hewasnownumber34.

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