Граф Монте-Кристо

Number 34 and Number 27.

           

           Thedaypassedawayinuttersilencenightcamewithoutrecurrenceofthenoise.

           "Itisaprisoner,"saidEdmondjoyfully.Thenightpassedinperfectsilence.Edmonddidnotclosehiseyes.

           Inthemorningthejailerbroughthimfreshprovisionshehadalreadydevouredthoseofthepreviousday;heatetheselisteninganxiouslyforthesound,walkingroundandroundhiscell,shakingtheironbarsoftheloophole,restoringvigorandagilitytohislimbsbyexercise,andsopreparinghimselfforhisfuturedestiny.Atintervalshelistenedtolearnifthenoisehadnotbegunagain,andgrewimpatientattheprudenceoftheprisoner,whodidnotguesshehadbeendisturbedbyacaptiveasanxiousforlibertyashimself.

           Threedayspassedseventy-twolongtedioushourswhichhecountedoffbyminutes!

           Atlengthoneevening,asthejailerwasvisitinghimforthelasttimethatnight,Dantes,withhisearforthehundredthtimeatthewall,fanciedheheardanalmostimperceptiblemovementamongthestones.Hemovedaway,walkedupanddownhiscelltocollecthisthoughts,andthenwentbackandlistened.

           Thematterwasnolongerdoubtful.Somethingwasatworkontheothersideofthewall;theprisonerhaddiscoveredthedanger,andhadsubstitutedaleverforachisel.

           Encouragedbythisdiscovery,Edmonddeterminedtoassisttheindefatigablelaborer.

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