Граф Монте-Кристо

Toxicology.

           

           "ItwashisCorneliusNeposthatMasterEdwardwasrepeatingwhenhereferredtoKingMithridates,"continuedthecount,"andyouinterruptedhiminaquotationwhichprovesthathistutorhasbynomeansneglectedhim,foryoursonisreallyadvancedforhisyears."

           "Thefactis,count,"answeredthemother,agreeablyflattered,"hehasgreataptitude,andlearnsallthatissetbeforehim.Hehasbutonefault,heissomewhatwilful;butreally,onreferringforthemomenttowhathesaid,doyoutrulybelievethatMithridatesusedtheseprecautions,andthattheseprecautionswereefficacious?"

           "Ithinkso,madame,becauseImyselfhavemadeuseofthem,thatImightnotbepoisonedatNaples,atPalermo,andatSmyrnathatistosay,onthreeseveraloccasionswhen,butfortheseprecautions,Imusthavelostmylife."

           "Andyourprecautionsweresuccessful?"

           "Completelyso."

           "Yes,IremembernowyourmentioningtomeatPerugiasomethingofthissort."

           "Indeed?"saidthecountwithanairofsurprise,remarkablywellcounterfeited;"Ireallydidnotremember."

           "Iinquiredofyouifpoisonsactedequally,andwiththesameeffect,onmenoftheNorthasonmenoftheSouth;andyouansweredmethatthecoldandsluggishhabitsoftheNorthdidnotpresentthesameaptitudeastherichandenergetictemperamentsofthenativesoftheSouth."

           "Andthatisthecase,"observedMonteCristo.

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