Граф Монте-Кристо

The Abbe’s Chamber.

           Ihadasimilarattacktheyearprevioustomyimprisonment.Thismaladyadmitsbutofoneremedy;Iwilltellyouwhatthatis.Gointomycellasquicklyasyoucan;drawoutoneofthefeetthatsupportthebed;youwillfindithasbeenhollowedoutforthepurposeofcontainingasmallphialyouwillseetherehalf-filledwithared-lookingfluid.Bringittomeorratherno,no!Imaybefoundhere,thereforehelpmebacktomyroomwhileIhavethestrengthtodragmyselfalong.Whoknowswhatmayhappen,orhowlongtheattackmaylast?"

           Inspiteofthemagnitudeofthemisfortunewhichthussuddenlyfrustratedhishopes,Dantesdidnotlosehispresenceofmind,butdescendedintothepassage,dragginghisunfortunatecompanionwithhim;then,half-carrying,half-supportinghim,hemanagedtoreachtheabbe’schamber,whenheimmediatelylaidthesuffereronhisbed.

           "Thanks,"saidthepoorabbe,shiveringasthoughhisveinswerefilledwithice."Iamabouttobeseizedwithafitofcatalepsy;whenitcomestoitsheightIshallprobablyliestillandmotionlessasthoughdead,utteringneithersighnorgroan.Ontheotherhand,thesymptomsmaybemuchmoreviolent,andcausemetofallintofearfulconvulsions,foamatthemouth,andcryoutloudly.Takecaremycriesarenotheard,foriftheyareitismorethanprobableIshouldberemovedtoanotherpartoftheprison,andwebeseparatedforever.

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