Граф Монте-Кристо

The Fifth of September.

           deBoville,andonthe30ththe32,500francsofbills,forwhich,aswellasthedebtduetotheinspectorofprisons,hehadtimegranted,hemustbearuinedman.

           Theopinionofallthecommercialmenwasthat,underthereverseswhichhadsuccessivelyweigheddownMorrel,itwasimpossibleforhimtoremainsolvent.Great,therefore,wastheastonishmentwhenattheendofthemonth,hecancelledallhisobligationswithhisusualpunctuality.Stillconfidencewasnotrestoredtoallminds,andthegeneralopinionwasthatthecompleteruinoftheunfortunateshipownerhadbeenpostponedonlyuntiltheendofthemonth.Themonthpassed,andMorrelmadeextraordinaryeffortstogetinallhisresources.Formerlyhispaper,atanydate,wastakenwithconfidence,andwaseveninrequest.Morrelnowtriedtonegotiatebillsatninetydaysonly,andnoneofthebankswouldgivehimcredit.Fortunately,Morrelhadsomefundscominginonwhichhecouldrely;and,astheyreachedhim,hefoundhimselfinaconditiontomeethisengagementswhentheendofJulycame.TheagentofThomson&FrenchhadnotbeenagainseenatMarseilles;thedayafter,ortwodaysafterhisvisittoMorrel,hehaddisappeared;andasinthatcityhehadhadnointercoursebutwiththemayor,theinspectorofprisons,andM.Morrel,hisdepartureleftnotraceexceptinthememoriesofthesethreepersons.AstothesailorsofthePharaon,theymusthavefoundsnugberthselsewhere,fortheyalsohaddisappeared.

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