Граф Монте-Крісто

The Bell and Bottle Tavern.

           Ishallbeexcusedforleavingatdaybreak,forIwasashamed."

           Hethendrewthepinfromhiscravatandplaceditonthepaper.Thisdone,insteadofleavingthedoorfastened,hedrewbacktheboltsandevenplacedthedoorajar,asthoughhehadlefttheroom,forgettingtocloseit,andslippingintothechimneylikeamanaccustomedtothatkindofgymnasticexercise,havingeffacedthemarksofhisfeetuponthefloor,hecommencedclimbingtheonlyopeningwhichaffordedhimthemeansofescape.Atthisprecisetime,thefirstgendarmeAndreahadnoticedwalkedup-stairs,precededbythecommissaryofpolice,andsupportedbythesecondgendarmewhoguardedthestaircaseandwashimselfre-enforcedbytheonestationedatthedoor.

           Andreawasindebtedforthisvisittothefollowingcircumstances.Atdaybreak,thetelegraphsweresetatworkinalldirections,andalmostimmediatelytheauthoritiesineverydistricthadexertedtheirutmostendeavorstoarrestthemurdererofCaderousse.Compiegne,thatroyalresidenceandfortifiedtown,iswellfurnishedwithauthorities,gendarmes,andcommissariesofpolice;theythereforebeganoperationsassoonasthetelegraphicdespatcharrived,andtheBellandBottlebeingthebest-knownhotelinthetown,theyhadnaturallydirectedtheirfirstinquiriesthere.

           Now,besidesthereportsofthesentinelsguardingtheHoteldeVille,whichisnextdoortotheBellandBottle,ithadbeenstatedbyothersthatanumberoftravellershadarrivedduringthenight.

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