Граф Монте-Кристо

The Abbe’s Chamber.

           

           DantesexaminedthevariousarticlesshowntohimwiththesameattentionthathehadbestowedonthecuriositiesandstrangetoolsexhibitedintheshopsatMarseillesastheworksofthesavagesintheSouthSeasfromwhencetheyhadbeenbroughtbythedifferenttradingvessels.

           "Asfortheink,"saidFaria,"ItoldyouhowImanagedtoobtainthatandIonlyjustmakeitfromtimetotime,asIrequireit."

           "Onethingstillpuzzlesme,"observedDantes,"andthatishowyoumanagedtodoallthisbydaylight?"

           "Iworkedatnightalso,"repliedFaria.

           "Night!why,forheaven’ssake,areyoureyeslikecats’,thatyoucanseetoworkinthedark?"

           "Indeedtheyarenot;butGodhissuppliedmanwiththeintelligencethatenableshimtoovercomethelimitationsofnaturalconditions.Ifurnishedmyselfwithalight."

           "Youdid?Praytellmehow."

           "Iseparatedthefatfromthemeatservedtome,meltedit,andsomadeoilhereismylamp."Sosaying,theabbeexhibitedasortoftorchverysimilartothoseusedinpublicilluminations.

           "Butlight?"

           "Herearetwoflintsandapieceofburntlinen."

           "Andmatches?"

           "IpretendedthatIhadadisorderoftheskin,andaskedforalittlesulphur,whichwasreadilysupplied.

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