Граф Монте-Кристо

The Past.

           Didyoueverhearofsuchanidea?"MonteCristoclosedhiseyes,andseemedagaintoexperienceallthesensationshehadfeltwhenthecoarsecanvas,yetmoistwiththecolddewsofdeath,hadtouchedhisface.Thejailercontinued:"Nowthiswashisproject.HefanciedthattheyburiedthedeadattheChateaud’If,andimaginingtheywouldnotexpendmuchlaboronthegraveofaprisoner,hecalculatedonraisingtheearthwithhisshoulders,butunfortunatelytheirarrangementsattheChateaufrustratedhisprojects.Theyneverburiedthedead;theymerelyattachedaheavycannon-balltothefeet,andthenthrewthemintothesea.Thisiswhatwasdone.Theyoungmanwasthrownfromthetopoftherock;thecorpsewasfoundonthebednextday,andthewholetruthwasguessed,forthemenwhoperformedtheofficethenmentionedwhattheyhadnotdaredtospeakofbefore,thatatthemomentthecorpsewasthrownintothedeep,theyheardashriek,whichwasalmostimmediatelystifledbythewaterinwhichitdisappeared."Thecountbreathedwithdifficulty;thecolddropsrandownhisforehead,andhisheartwasfullofanguish.

           "No,"hemuttered,"thedoubtIfeltwasbutthecommencementofforgetfulness;butherethewoundreopens,andtheheartagainthirstsforvengeance.Andtheprisoner,"hecontinuedaloud,"washeeverheardofafterwards?"

           "Oh,no;ofcoursenot.

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