Граф Монте-Кристо

The Fifth of September.

           

           CaptainGaumard,recoveredfromhisillness,hadreturnedfromPalma.HedelayedpresentinghimselfatMorrel’s,buttheowner,hearingofhisarrival,wenttoseehim.Theworthyshipownerknew,fromPenelon’srecital,ofthecaptain’sbraveconductduringthestorm,andtriedtoconsolehim.Hebroughthimalsotheamountofhiswages,whichCaptainGaumardhadnotdaredtoapplyfor.Ashedescendedthestaircase,MorrelmetPenelon,whowasgoingup.Penelonhad,itwouldseem,madegooduseofhismoney,forhewasnewlyclad.Whenhesawhisemployer,theworthytarseemedmuchembarrassed,drewononesideintothecornerofthelanding-place,passedhisquidfromonecheektotheother,staredstupidlywithhisgreateyes,andonlyacknowledgedthesqueezeofthehandwhichMorrelasusualgavehimbyaslightpressureinreturn.MorrelattributedPenelon’sembarrassmenttotheeleganceofhisattire;itwasevidentthegoodfellowhadnotgonetosuchanexpenseonhisownaccount;hewas,nodoubt,engagedonboardsomeothervessel,andthushisbashfulnessarosefromthefactofhisnothaving,ifwemaysoexpressourselves,wornmourningforthePharaonlonger.PerhapshehadcometotellCaptainGaumardofhisgoodluck,andtoofferhimemploymentfromhisnewmaster."Worthyfellows!"saidMorrel,ashewentaway,"mayyournewmasterloveyouasIlovedyou,andbemorefortunatethanIhavebeen!"

           AugustrolledbyinunceasingeffortsonthepartofMorreltorenewhiscreditorrevivetheold.

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