Граф Монте-Крісто

A Learned Italian.

           

           "Well,then,"resumedFariawithabittersmile,"letmeansweryourquestioninfull,byacknowledgingthatIamthepoormadprisoneroftheChateaud’If,formanyyearspermittedtoamusethedifferentvisitorswithwhatissaidtobemyinsanity;and,inallprobability,Ishouldbepromotedtothehonorofmakingsportforthechildren,ifsuchinnocentbeingscouldbefoundinanabodedevotedlikethistosufferinganddespair."

           Dantesremainedforashorttimemuteandmotionless;atlengthhesaid"Thenyouabandonallhopeofescape?"

           "Iperceiveitsutterimpossibility;andIconsideritimpioustoattemptthatwhichtheAlmightyevidentlydoesnotapprove."

           "Nay,benotdiscouraged.Woulditnotbeexpectingtoomuchtohopetosucceedatyourfirstattempt?Whynottrytofindanopeninginanotherdirectionfromthatwhichhassounfortunatelyfailed?"

           "Alas,itshowshowlittlenotionyoucanhaveofallithascostmetoeffectapurposesounexpectedlyfrustrated,thatyoutalkofbeginningoveragain.Inthefirstplace,IwasfouryearsmakingthetoolsIpossess,andhavebeentwoyearsscrapinganddiggingoutearth,hardasgraniteitself;thenwhattoilandfatiguehasitnotbeentoremovehugestonesIshouldoncehavedeemedimpossibletoloosen.

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