Граф Монте-Кристо

The Examination.

           Asformydisposition,thatis,perhaps,somewhattoohasty;butIhavestriventorepressit.Ihavehadtenortwelvesailorsunderme,andifyouquestionthem,theywilltellyouthattheyloveandrespectme,notasafather,forIamtooyoung,butasanelderbrother."

           "Butyoumayhaveexcitedjealousy.Youareabouttobecomecaptainatnineteenanelevatedpost;youareabouttomarryaprettygirl,wholovesyou;andthesetwopiecesofgoodfortunemayhaveexcitedtheenvyofsomeone."

           "Youareright;youknowmenbetterthanIdo,andwhatyousaymaypossiblybethecase,Iconfess;butifsuchpersonsareamongmyacquaintancesIprefernottoknowit,becausethenIshouldbeforcedtohatethem."

           "Youarewrong;youshouldalwaysstrivetoseeclearlyaroundyou.Youseemaworthyyoungman;Iwilldepartfromthestrictlineofmydutytoaidyouindiscoveringtheauthorofthisaccusation.Hereisthepaper;doyouknowthewriting?"Ashespoke,Villefortdrewtheletterfromhispocket,andpresentedittoDantes.Dantesreadit.Acloudpassedoverhisbrowashesaid

           "No,monsieur,Idonotknowthewriting,andyetitistolerablyplain.Whoeverdiditwriteswell.Iamveryfortunate,"addedhe,lookinggratefullyatVillefort,"tobeexaminedbysuchamanasyou;forthisenviouspersonisarealenemy."Andbytherapidglancethattheyoungman’seyesshotforth,Villefortsawhowmuchenergylayhidbeneaththismildness.

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