Граф Монте-Крісто

The Lions’ Den.

           Certainlyacalltothevisitors’roomhadscarcelyastonishedAndrealessthanthemselves,forthewilyyouth,insteadofmakinguseofhisprivilegeofwaitingtobeclaimedonhisentryintoLaForce,hadmaintainedarigidsilence."Everything,"hesaid,"provesmetobeundertheprotectionofsomepowerfulpersonthissuddenfortune,thefacilitywithwhichIhaveovercomeallobstacles,anunexpectedfamilyandanillustriousnameawardedtome,goldshowereddownuponme,andthemostsplendidalliancesabouttobeenteredinto.Anunhappylapseoffortuneandtheabsenceofmyprotectorhavecastmedown,certainly,butnotforever.ThehandwhichhasretreatedforawhilewillbeagainstretchedforthtosavemeattheverymomentwhenIshallthinkmyselfsinkingintotheabyss.WhyshouldIriskanimprudentstep?Itmightalienatemyprotector.Hehastwomeansofextricatingmefromthisdilemmatheonebyamysteriousescape,managedthroughbribery;theotherbybuyingoffmyjudgeswithgold.IwillsayanddonothinguntilIamconvincedthathehasquiteabandonedme,andthen"—

           Andreahadformedaplanwhichwastolerablyclever.Theunfortunateyouthwasintrepidintheattack,andrudeinthedefence.Hehadbornewiththepublicprison,andwithprivationsofallsorts;still,bydegreesnature,orrathercustom,hadprevailed,andhesufferedfrombeingnaked,dirty,andhungry.Itwasatthismomentofdiscomfortthattheinspector’svoicecalledhimtothevisiting-room.Andreafelthisheartleapwithjoy.

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