Граф Монте-Кристо

Italy: Sinbad the Sailor.

           

           "Well,"saidtheyoungman,"letusdemandhospitalityofthesesmugglersandbandits.Doyouthinktheywillgrantit?"

           "Withoutdoubt."

           "Howmanyarethey?"

           "Four,andthetwobanditsmakesix."

           "Justournumber,sothatiftheyprovetroublesome,weshallbeabletoholdthemincheck;so,forthelasttime,steertoMonteCristo."

           "Yes,butyourexcellencywillpermitustotakealldueprecautions."

           "Byallmeans,beaswiseasNestorandasprudentasUlysses;Idomorethanpermit,Iexhortyou."

           "Silence,then!"saidGaetano.

           Everyoneobeyed.Foramanwho,likeFranz,viewedhispositioninitstruelight,itwasagraveone.Hewasaloneinthedarknesswithsailorswhomhedidnotknow,andwhohadnoreasontobedevotedtohim;whoknewthathehadseveralthousandfrancsinhisbelt,andwhohadoftenexaminedhisweaponswhichwereverybeautifulifnotwithenvy,atleastwithcuriosity.Ontheotherhand,hewasabouttoland,withoutanyotherescortthanthesemen,onanislandwhichhad,indeed,averyreligiousname,butwhichdidnotseemtoFranzlikelytoaffordhimmuchhospitality,thankstothesmugglersandbandits.Thehistoryofthescuttledvessels,whichhadappearedimprobableduringtheday,seemedveryprobableatnight;placedashewasbetweentwopossiblesourcesofdanger,hekepthiseyeonthecrew,andhisguninhishand.

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