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           "

           "Verypossibly;butwhatsortofmadnesswasit?"

           "Hepretendedtoknowofanimmensetreasure,andofferedvastsumstothegovernmentiftheywouldliberatehim."

           "Poordevil!—andheisdead?"

           "Yes,sir,fiveorsixmonthsago—lastFebruary."

           "Youhaveagoodmemory,sir,torecollectdatessowell."

           "Irecollectthis,becausethepoordevil’sdeathwasaccompaniedbyasingularincident."

           "MayIaskwhatthatwas?"saidtheEnglishmanwithanexpressionofcuriosity,whichacloseobserverwouldhavebeenastonishedatdiscoveringinhisphlegmaticcountenance.

           "Ohdear,yes,sir;theabbe’sdungeonwasfortyorfiftyfeetdistantfromthatofoneofBonaparte’semissaries—oneofthosewhohadcontributedthemosttothereturnoftheusurperin1815—averyresoluteandverydangerousman."

           "Indeed!"saidtheEnglishman.

           "Yes,"repliedM.deBoville;"Imyselfhadoccasiontoseethismanin1816or1817,andwecouldonlygointohisdungeonwithafileofsoldiers.Thatmanmadeadeepimpressiononme;Ishallneverforgethiscountenance!"TheEnglishmansmiledimperceptibly.

           "Andyousay,sir,"heinterposed,"thatthetwodungeons"—

           "Wereseparatedbyadistanceoffiftyfeet;butitappearsthatthisEdmondDantes"—

           "Thisdangerousman’snamewas"—

           "EdmondDantes.

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