Граф Монте-Кристо

Number 34 and Number 27.

           Dantesreviewedhispastlifewithcomposure,and,lookingforwardwithterrortohisfutureexistence,chosethatmiddlelinethatseemedtoaffordhimarefuge.

           "Sometimes,"saidhe,"inmyvoyages,whenIwasamanandcommandedothermen,Ihaveseentheheavensovercast,thesearageandfoam,thestormarise,and,likeamonstrousbird,beatingthetwohorizonswithitswings.ThenIfeltthatmyvesselwasavainrefuge,thattrembledandshookbeforethetempest.Soonthefuryofthewavesandthesightofthesharprocksannouncedtheapproachofdeath,anddeaththenterrifiedme,andIusedallmyskillandintelligenceasamanandasailortostruggleagainstthewrathofGod.ButIdidsobecauseIwashappy,becauseIhadnotcourteddeath,becausetobecastuponabedofrocksandseaweedseemedterrible,becauseIwasunwillingthatI,acreaturemadefortheserviceofGod,shouldserveforfoodtothegullsandravens.Butnowitisdifferent;Ihavelostallthatboundmetolife,deathsmilesandinvitesmetorepose;Idieaftermyownmanner,Idieexhaustedandbroken-spirited,asIfallasleepwhenIhavepacedthreethousandtimesroundmycell."

           Nosoonerhadthisideatakenpossessionofhimthanhebecamemorecomposed,arrangedhiscouchtothebestofhispower,atelittleandsleptless,andfoundexistencealmostsupportable,becausehefeltthathecouldthrowitoffatpleasure,likeaworn-outgarment.Twomethodsofself-destructionwereathisdisposal.

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