Граф Монте-Крісто

Number 34 and Number 27.

           

           Althoughweakened,theyoungman’sbraininstantlyrespondedtotheideathathauntsallprisonersliberty!Itseemedtohimthatheavenhadatlengthtakenpityonhim,andhadsentthisnoisetowarnhimontheverybrinkoftheabyss.Perhapsoneofthosebelovedoneshehadsooftenthoughtofwasthinkingofhim,andstrivingtodiminishthedistancethatseparatedthem.

           No,no,doubtlesshewasdeceived,anditwasbutoneofthosedreamsthatforerundeath!

           Edmondstillheardthesound.Itlastednearlythreehours;hethenheardanoiseofsomethingfalling,andallwassilent.

           Somehoursafterwardsitbeganagain,nearerandmoredistinct.Edmondwasintenselyinterested.Suddenlythejailerentered.

           Foraweeksincehehadresolvedtodie,andduringthefourdaysthathehadbeencarryingouthispurpose,Edmondhadnotspokentotheattendant,hadnotansweredhimwhenheinquiredwhatwasthematterwithhim,andturnedhisfacetothewallwhenhelookedtoocuriouslyathim;butnowthejailermighthearthenoiseandputanendtoit,andsodestroyarayofsomethinglikehopethatsoothedhislastmoments.

           Thejailerbroughthimhisbreakfast.

Зміст книги
Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 195 з 1932