Граф Монте-Крісто

At the Office of the King’s Attorney.

           Thechildwasborn,wasgiventomemotionless,breathless,voiceless;wethoughtitdead."MadameDanglarsmovedrapidly,asthoughshewouldspringfromherchair,butVillefortstopped,andclaspedhishandsasiftoimploreherattention."Wethoughtitdead,"herepeated;"Iplaceditinthechest,whichwastotaketheplaceofacoffin;Idescendedtothegarden,Idugahole,andthenflungitdowninhaste.ScarcelyhadIcovereditwithearth,whenthearmoftheCorsicanwasstretchedtowardsme;Isawashadowrise,and,atthesametime,aflashoflight.Ifeltpain;Iwishedtocryout,butanicyshiverranthroughmyveinsandstifledmyvoice;Ifelllifeless,andfanciedmyselfkilled.NevershallIforgetyoursublimecourage,when,havingreturnedtoconsciousness,Idraggedmyselftothefootofthestairs,andyou,almostdyingyourself,cametomeetme.Wewereobligedtokeepsilentuponthedreadfulcatastrophe.Youhadthefortitudetoregainthehouse,assistedbyyournurse.Aduelwasthepretextformywound.Thoughwescarcelyexpectedit,oursecretremainedinourownkeepingalone.IwastakentoVersailles;forthreemonthsIstruggledwithdeath;atlast,asIseemedtoclingtolife,IwasorderedtotheSouth.FourmencarriedmefromParistoChalons,walkingsixleaguesaday;MadamedeVillefortfollowedthelitterinhercarriage.

Зміст книги
Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 1176 з 1932