Граф Монте-Кристо

Number 34 and Number 27.

           Hecouldhanghimselfwithhishandkerchieftothewindowbars,orrefusefoodanddieofstarvation.Butthefirstwasrepugnanttohim.Danteshadalwaysentertainedthegreatesthorrorofpirates,whoarehunguptotheyard-arm;hewouldnotdiebywhatseemedaninfamousdeath.Heresolvedtoadoptthesecond,andbeganthatdaytocarryouthisresolve.Nearlyfouryearshadpassedaway;attheendofthesecondhehadceasedtomarkthelapseoftime.

           Dantessaid,"Iwishtodie,"andhadchosenthemannerofhisdeath,andfearfulofchanginghismind,hehadtakenanoathtodie."Whenmymorningandeveningmealsarebrought,"thoughthe,"Iwillcastthemoutofthewindow,andtheywillthinkthatIhaveeatenthem."

           Hekepthisword;twiceadayhecastout,throughthebarredaperture,theprovisionshisjailerbroughthimatfirstgayly,thenwithdeliberation,andatlastwithregret.Nothingbuttherecollectionofhisoathgavehimstrengthtoproceed.Hungermadeviandsoncerepugnant,nowacceptable;heheldtheplateinhishandforanhouratatime,andgazedthoughtfullyatthemorselofbadmeat,oftaintedfish,ofblackandmouldybread.Itwasthelastyearningforlifecontendingwiththeresolutionofdespair;thenhisdungeonseemedlesssombre,hisprospectslessdesperate.Hewasstillyounghewasonlyfourorfiveandtwentyhehadnearlyfiftyyearstolive.

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