Граф Монте-Кристо

Italy: Sinbad the Sailor.

           Hewasoneofthosemenwhodonotrashlycourtdanger,butifdangerpresentsitself,combatitwiththemostunalterablecoolness.Calmandresolute,hetreatedanyperilashewouldanadversaryinaduelcalculateditsprobablemethodofapproach;retreated,ifatall,asapointofstrategyandnotfromcowardice;wasquicktoseeanopeningforattack,andwonvictoryatasinglethrust."Bah!"saidhe,"IhavetravelledthroughSicilyandCalabriaIhavesailedtwomonthsintheArchipelago,andyetIneversaweventheshadowofabanditorapirate."

           "Ididnottellyourexcellencythistodeteryoufromyourproject,"repliedGaetano,"butyouquestionedme,andIhaveanswered;that’sall."

           "Yes,andyourconversationismostinteresting;andasIwishtoenjoyitaslongaspossible,steerforMonteCristo."

           Thewindblewstrongly,theboatmadesixorsevenknotsanhour,andtheywererapidlyreachingtheendoftheirvoyage.Astheydrewneartheislandseemedtoliftfromthesea,andtheairwassoclearthattheycouldalreadydistinguishtherocksheapedononeanother,likecannonballsinanarsenal,withgreenbushesandtreesgrowinginthecrevices.Asforthesailors,althoughtheyappearedperfectlytranquilyetitwasevidentthattheywereonthealert,andthattheycarefullywatchedtheglassysurfaceoverwhichtheyweresailing,andonwhichafewfishing-boats,withtheirwhitesails,werealonevisible.

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