Граф Монте-Кристо

Italy: Sinbad the Sailor.

           

           "Hush!"saidthecaptain;"itisafire."

           "Butyoutoldmetheislandwasuninhabited?"

           "Isaidtherewerenofixedhabitationsonit,butIsaidalsothatitservedsometimesasaharborforsmugglers."

           "Andforpirates?"

           "Andforpirates,"returnedGaetano,repeatingFranz’swords."ItisforthatreasonIhavegivenorderstopasstheisland,for,asyousee,thefireisbehindus."

           "Butthisfire?"continuedFranz."Itseemstomeratherreassuringthanotherwise;menwhodidnotwishtobeseenwouldnotlightafire."

           "Oh,thatgoesfornothing,"saidGaetano."Ifyoucanguessthepositionoftheislandinthedarkness,youwillseethatthefirecannotbeseenfromthesideorfromPianosa,butonlyfromthesea."

           "Youthink,then,thisfireindicatesthepresenceofunpleasantneighbors?"

           "Thatiswhatwemustfindout,"returnedGaetano,fixinghiseyesonthisterrestrialstar.

           "Howcanyoufindout?"

           "Youshallsee."Gaetanoconsultedwithhiscompanions,andafterfiveminutes’discussionamanoeuvrewasexecutedwhichcausedthevesseltotackabout,theyreturnedthewaytheyhadcome,andinafewminutesthefiredisappeared,hiddenbyanelevationoftheland.Thepilotagainchangedthecourseoftheboat,whichrapidlyapproachedtheisland,andwassoonwithinfiftypacesofit.Gaetanoloweredthesail,andtheboatcametorest.

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