Граф Монте-Крісто

The Indictment.

           deVillefort.Doyouwishforanyfurtherdetails?Iwillgivethem.IwasborninNo.28,RuedelaFontaine,inaroomhungwithreddamask;myfathertookmeinhisarms,tellingmymotherIwasdead,wrappedmeinanapkinmarkedwithanHandanN,andcarriedmeintoagarden,whereheburiedmealive."

           AshudderranthroughtheassemblywhentheysawthattheconfidenceoftheprisonerincreasedinproportiontotheterrorofM.deVillefort."Buthowhaveyoubecomeacquaintedwithallthesedetails?"askedthepresident.

           "Iwilltellyou,Mr.President.Amanwhohadswornvengeanceagainstmyfather,andhadlongwatchedhisopportunitytokillhim,hadintroducedhimselfthatnightintothegardeninwhichmyfatherburiedme.Hewasconcealedinathicket;hesawmyfatherburysomethingintheground,andstabbedhim;thenthinkingthedepositmightcontainsometreasureheturneduptheground,andfoundmestillliving.Themancarriedmetothefoundlingasylum,whereIwasregisteredunderthenumber37.Threemonthsafterwards,awomantravelledfromRoglianotoParistofetchme,andhavingclaimedmeasherson,carriedmeaway.Thus,yousee,thoughborninParis,IwasbroughtupinCorsica."

           Therewasamoment’ssilence,duringwhichonecouldhavefanciedthehallempty,soprofoundwasthestillness."Proceed,"saidthepresident.

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