Граф Монте-Крісто

The Abbe’s Chamber.

           Whatwouldyounothaveaccomplishedifyouhadbeenfree?"

           "Possiblynothingatall;theoverflowofmybrainwouldprobably,inastateoffreedom,haveevaporatedinathousandfollies;misfortuneisneededtobringtolightthetreasuresofthehumanintellect.Compressionisneededtoexplodegunpowder.Captivityhasbroughtmymentalfacultiestoafocus;andyouarewellawarethatfromthecollisionofcloudselectricityisproducedfromelectricity,lightning,fromlightning,illumination."

           "No,"repliedDantes."Iknownothing.Someofyourwordsaretomequiteemptyofmeaning.Youmustbeblessedindeedtopossesstheknowledgeyouhave."

           Theabbesmiled."Well,"saidhe,"butyouhadanothersubjectforyourthoughts;didyounotsaysojustnow?"

           "Idid!"

           "Youhavetoldmeasyetbutoneofthemletmeheartheother."

           "Itwasthisthatwhileyouhadrelatedtomealltheparticularsofyourpastlife,youwereperfectlyunacquaintedwithmine."

           "Yourlife,myyoungfriend,hasnotbeenofsufficientlengthtoadmitofyourhavingpassedthroughanyveryimportantevents."

           "Ithasbeenlongenoughtoinflictonmeagreatandundeservedmisfortune.IwouldfainfixthesourceofitonmanthatImaynolongerventreproachesuponheaven.

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