Граф Монте-Крісто

The Treasure.

           

           Duringthistime,Edmond,seatedonhisbedwithhisheadinhishands,triedtocollecthisscatteredthoughts.Faria,sincetheirfirstacquaintance,hadbeenonallpointssorationalandlogical,sowonderfullysagacious,infact,thathecouldnotunderstandhowsomuchwisdomonallpointscouldbealliedwithmadness.WasFariadeceivedastohistreasure,orwasalltheworlddeceivedastoFaria?

           Dantesremainedinhiscellallday,notdaringtoreturntohisfriend,thinkingthustodeferthemomentwhenheshouldbeconvinced,onceforall,thattheabbewasmadsuchaconvictionwouldbesoterrible!

           But,towardstheeveningafterthehourforthecustomaryvisithadgoneby,Faria,notseeingtheyoungmanappear,triedtomoveandgetoverthedistancewhichseparatedthem.Edmondshudderedwhenheheardthepainfuleffortswhichtheoldmanmadetodraghimselfalong;hislegwasinert,andhecouldnolongermakeuseofonearm.Edmondwasobligedtoassisthim,forotherwisehewouldnothavebeenabletoenterbythesmallaperturewhichledtoDantes’chamber.

           "HereIam,pursuingyouremorselessly,"hesaidwithabenignantsmile."Youthoughttoescapemymunificence,butitisinvain.Listentome."

           Edmondsawtherewasnoescape,andplacingtheoldmanonhisbed,heseatedhimselfonthestoolbesidehim.

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