Граф Монте-Крісто

The Journey.

           Aroundtheschoonerlayanumberofsmallfishing-boatsbelongingtothefishermenoftheneighboringvillage,likehumblesubjectsawaitingordersfromtheirqueen.There,asineveryspotwhereMonteCristostopped,ifbutfortwodays,luxuryaboundedandlifewentonwiththeutmostease.

           Albertfoundinhisanteroomtwoguns,withalltheaccoutrementsforhunting;aloftyroomontheground-floorcontainingalltheingeniousinstrumentstheEnglisheminentinpiscatorypursuits,sincetheyarepatientandsluggishhaveinventedforfishing.ThedaypassedinpursuingthoseexercisesinwhichMonteCristoexcelled.Theykilledadozenpheasantsinthepark,asmanytroutinthestream,dinedinasummer-houseoverlookingtheocean,andtookteainthelibrary.

           Towardstheeveningofthethirdday.Albert,completelyexhaustedwiththeexercisewhichinvigoratedMonteCristo,wassleepinginanarm-chairnearthewindow,whilethecountwasdesigningwithhisarchitecttheplanofaconservatoryinhishouse,whenthesoundofahorseatfullspeedonthehighroadmadeAlbertlookup.Hewasdisagreeablysurprisedtoseehisownvaletdechambre,whomhehadnotbrought,thathemightnotinconvenienceMonteCristo.

           "Florentinhere!"criedhe,startingup;"ismymotherill?"Andhehastenedtothedoor.MonteCristowatchedandsawhimapproachthevalet,whodrewasmallsealedparcelfromhispocket,containinganewspaperandaletter."Fromwhomisthis?"saidheeagerly."FromM.

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