Граф Монте-Крісто

The Smugglers.

           ButtheskilfulmannerinwhichDanteshadhandledtheluggerhadentirelyreassuredhim;andthen,whenhesawthelightplumeofsmokefloatingabovethebastionoftheChateaud’If,andheardthedistantreport,hewasinstantlystruckwiththeideathathehadonboardhisvesselonewhosecomingandgoing,likethatofkings,wasaccompaniedwithsalutesofartillery.Thismadehimlessuneasy,itmustbeowned,thanifthenew-comerhadprovedtobeacustomsofficer;butthissuppositionalsodisappearedlikethefirst,whenhebeheldtheperfecttranquillityofhisrecruit.

           Edmondthushadtheadvantageofknowingwhattheownerwas,withouttheownerknowingwhohewas;andhowevertheoldsailorandhiscrewtriedto"pump"him,theyextractednothingmorefromhim;hegaveaccuratedescriptionsofNaplesandMalta,whichheknewaswellasMarseilles,andheldstoutlytohisfirststory.ThustheGenoese,subtleashewas,wasdupedbyEdmond,inwhosefavorhismilddemeanor,hisnauticalskill,andhisadmirabledissimulation,pleaded.Moreover,itispossiblethattheGenoesewasoneofthoseshrewdpersonswhoknownothingbutwhattheyshouldknow,andbelievenothingbutwhattheyshouldbelieve.

           Inthisstateofmutualunderstanding,theyreachedLeghorn.HereEdmondwastoundergoanothertrial;hewastofindoutwhetherhecouldrecognizehimself,ashehadnotseenhisownfaceforfourteenyears.

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