Граф Монте-Крісто

The Abbe’s Chamber.

           Danteslistenedwithadmiringattentiontoallhesaid;someofhisremarkscorrespondedwithwhathealreadyknew,orappliedtothesortofknowledgehisnauticallifehadenabledhimtoacquire.Apartofthegoodabbe’swords,however,werewhollyincomprehensibletohim;but,liketheaurorawhichguidesthenavigatorinnorthernlatitudes,openednewvistastotheinquiringmindofthelistener,andgavefantasticglimpsesofnewhorizons,enablinghimjustlytoestimatethedelightanintellectualmindwouldhaveinfollowingonesorichlygiftedasFariaalongtheheightsoftruth,wherehewassomuchathome.

           "Youmustteachmeasmallpartofwhatyouknow,"saidDantes,"ifonlytopreventyourgrowingwearyofme.Icanwellbelievethatsolearnedapersonasyourselfwouldpreferabsolutesolitudetobeingtormentedwiththecompanyofoneasignorantanduninformedasmyself.Ifyouwillonlyagreetomyrequest,Ipromiseyounevertomentionanotherwordaboutescaping."Theabbesmiled."Alas,myboy,"saidhe,"humanknowledgeisconfinedwithinverynarrowlimits;andwhenIhavetaughtyoumathematics,physics,history,andthethreeorfourmodernlanguageswithwhichIamacquainted,youwillknowasmuchasIdomyself.Now,itwillscarcelyrequiretwoyearsformetocommunicatetoyouthestockoflearningIpossess.

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