Граф Монте-Кристо

The Abbe’s Chamber.

           

           "IsthereanythingelseIcanassistyouindiscovering,besidesthevillanyofyourfriends?"inquiredtheabbewithalaugh.

           "Yes,yes,"repliedDanteseagerly;"Iwouldbegofyou,whoseesocompletelytothedepthsofthings,andtowhomthegreatestmysteryseemsbutaneasyriddle,toexplaintomehowitwasthatIunderwentnosecondexamination,wasneverbroughttotrial,and,aboveall,wascondemnedwithouteverhavinghadsentencepassedonme?"

           "Thatisaltogetheradifferentandmoreseriousmatter,"respondedtheabbe."Thewaysofjusticearefrequentlytoodarkandmysterioustobeeasilypenetrated.Allwehavehithertodoneinthematterhasbeenchild’splay.Ifyouwishmetoenteruponthemoredifficultpartofthebusiness,youmustassistmebythemostminuteinformationoneverypoint."

           "Prayaskmewhateverquestionsyouplease;for,ingoodtruth,youseemoreclearlyintomylifethanIdomyself."

           "Inthefirstplace,then,whoexaminedyoutheking’sattorney,hisdeputy,oramagistrate?"

           "Thedeputy."

           "Washeyoungorold?"

           "Aboutsixorsevenandtwentyyearsofage,Ishouldsay."

           "So,"answeredtheabbe."Oldenoughtobeambitions,buttooyoungtobecorrupt.Andhowdidhetreatyou?"

           "Withmoreofmildnessthanseverity."

           "Didyoutellhimyourwholestory?"

           "Idid.

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