Граф Монте-Кристо

The Deputy Procureur du Roi.

           Marseillesisfilledwithhalf-payofficers,whoaredaily,underonefrivolouspretextorother,gettingupquarrelswiththeroyalists;fromhencearisecontinualandfatalduelsamongthehigherclassesofpersons,andassassinationsinthelower."

           "Youhaveheard,perhaps,"saidtheComtedeSalvieux,oneofM.deSaint–Meran’soldestfriends,andchamberlaintotheComted’Artois,"thattheHolyAlliancepurposeremovinghimfromthence?"

           "Yes;theyweretalkingaboutitwhenweleftParis,"saidM.deSaint–Meran;"andwhereisitdecidedtotransferhim?"

           "ToSaintHelena."

           "Forheaven’ssake,whereisthat?"askedthemarquise.

           "Anislandsituatedontheothersideoftheequator,atleasttwothousandleaguesfromhere,"repliedthecount.

           "Somuchthebetter.AsVillefortobserves,itisagreatactoffollytohaveleftsuchamanbetweenCorsica,wherehewasborn,andNaples,ofwhichhisbrother-inlawisking,andfacetofacewithItaly,thesovereigntyofwhichhecovetedforhisson."

           "Unfortunately,"saidVillefort,"therearethetreatiesof1814,andwecannotmolestNapoleonwithoutbreakingthosecompacts."

           "Oh,well,weshallfindsomewayoutofit,"respondedM.deSalvieux."Therewasn’tanytroubleovertreatieswhenitwasaquestionofshootingthepoorDucd’Enghien.

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