Граф Монте-Кристо

The Smugglers.

           Hehadpreservedatolerablygoodremembranceofwhattheyouthhadbeen,andwasnowtofindoutwhatthemanhadbecome.Hiscomradesbelievedthathisvowwasfulfilled.AshehadtwentytimestouchedatLeghorn,herememberedabarberinSt.FerdinandStreet;hewenttheretohavehisbeardandhaircut.Thebarbergazedinamazementatthismanwiththelong,thickandblackhairandbeard,whichgavehisheadtheappearanceofoneofTitian’sportraits.Atthisperioditwasnotthefashiontowearsolargeabeardandhairsolong;nowabarberwouldonlybesurprisedifamangiftedwithsuchadvantagesshouldconsentvoluntarilytodeprivehimselfofthem.TheLeghornbarbersaidnothingandwenttowork.

           Whentheoperationwasconcluded,andEdmondfeltthathischinwascompletelysmooth,andhishairreducedtoitsusuallength,heaskedforahand-glass.Hewasnow,aswehavesaid,three-and-thirtyyearsofage,andhisfourteenyears’imprisonmenthadproducedagreattransformationinhisappearance.DanteshadenteredtheChateaud’Ifwiththeround,open,smilingfaceofayoungandhappyman,withwhomtheearlypathsoflifehavebeensmooth,andwhoanticipatesafuturecorrespondingwithhispast.Thiswasnowallchanged.

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