Граф Монте-Крісто

Number 34 and Number 27.

           Herapidlydevouredhisfood,andafterwaitinganhour,lestthejailershouldchangehismindandreturn,heremovedhisbed,tookthehandleofthesaucepan,insertedthepointbetweenthehewnstoneandroughstonesofthewall,andemployeditasalever.AslightoscillationshowedDantesthatallwentwell.Attheendofanhourthestonewasextricatedfromthewall,leavingacavityafootandahalfindiameter.

           Dantescarefullycollectedtheplaster,carrieditintothecornerofhiscell,andcovereditwithearth.Then,wishingtomakethebestuseofhistimewhilehehadthemeansoflabor,hecontinuedtoworkwithoutceasing.Atthedawnofdayhereplacedthestone,pushedhisbedagainstthewall,andlaydown.Thebreakfastconsistedofapieceofbread;thejailerenteredandplacedthebreadonthetable.

           "Well,don’tyouintendtobringmeanotherplate?"saidDantes.

           "No,"repliedtheturnkey;"youdestroyeverything.Firstyoubreakyourjug,thenyoumakemebreakyourplate;ifalltheprisonersfollowedyourexample,thegovernmentwouldberuined.Ishallleaveyouthesaucepan,andpouryoursoupintothat.SoforthefutureIhopeyouwillnotbesodestructive."

           Dantesraisedhiseyestoheavenandclaspedhishandsbeneaththecoverlet.Hefeltmoregratitudeforthepossessionofthispieceofironthanhehadeverfeltforanything.

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