Граф Монте-Крісто

The Burglary.

           Itwasintenselydark;stillAli,thankstohiswildnature,andthecount,thanksdoubtlesstohislongconfinement,coulddistinguishinthedarknesstheslightestmovementofthetrees.Thelittlelightinthelodgehadlongbeenextinct.Itmightbeexpectedthattheattack,ifindeedanattackwasprojected,wouldbemadefromthestaircaseofthegroundfloor,andnotfromawindow;inMonteCristo’sopinion,thevillainssoughthislife,nothismoney.Itwouldbehisbedroomtheywouldattack,andtheymustreachitbythebackstaircase,orbythewindowinthedressing-room.TheclockoftheInvalidesstruckaquartertotwelve;thewestwindboreonitsmoistenedguststhedolefulvibrationofthethreestrokes.

           Asthelaststrokediedaway,thecountthoughtheheardaslightnoiseinthedressing-room;thisfirstsound,orratherthisfirstgrinding,wasfollowedbyasecond,thenathird;atthefourth,thecountknewwhattoexpect.Afirmandwell-practisedhandwasengagedincuttingthefoursidesofapaneofglasswithadiamond.Thecountfelthisheartbeatmorerapidly.Inuredasmenmaybetodanger,forewarnedastheymaybeofperil,theyunderstand,bytheflutteringoftheheartandtheshudderingoftheframe,theenormousdifferencebetweenadreamandareality,betweentheprojectandtheexecution.However,MonteCristoonlymadeasigntoappriseAli,who,understandingthatdangerwasapproachingfromtheotherside,drewnearertohismaster.MonteCristowaseagertoascertainthestrengthandnumberofhisenemies.

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