Граф Монте-Крісто

The Smugglers.

           Hisnextcareonleavingthebarber’swhohadachievedhisfirstmetamorphosiswastoenterashopandbuyacompletesailor’ssuitagarb,asweallknow,verysimple,andconsistingofwhitetrousers,astripedshirt,andacap.Itwasinthiscostume,andbringingbacktoJacopotheshirtandtrousershehadlenthim,thatEdmondreappearedbeforethecaptainofthelugger,whohadmadehimtellhisstoryoverandoveragainbeforehecouldbelievehim,orrecognizeintheneatandtrimsailorthemanwiththickandmattedbeard,hairtangledwithseaweed,andbodysoakinginseabrine,whomhehadpickedupnakedandnearlydrowned.Attractedbyhisprepossessingappearance,herenewedhisoffersofanengagementtoDantes;butDantes,whohadhisownprojects,wouldnotagreeforalongertimethanthreemonths.

           TheYoungAmeliahadaveryactivecrew,veryobedienttotheircaptain,wholostaslittletimeaspossible.HehadscarcelybeenaweekatLeghornbeforetheholdofhisvesselwasfilledwithprintedmuslins,contrabandcottons,Englishpowder,andtobaccoonwhichtheexcisehadforgottentoputitsmark.ThemasterwastogetallthisoutofLeghornfreeofduties,andlanditontheshoresofCorsica,wherecertainspeculatorsundertooktoforwardthecargotoFrance.Theysailed;Edmondwasagaincleavingtheazureseawhichhadbeenthefirsthorizonofhisyouth,andwhichhehadsooftendreamedofinprison.HeleftGorgoneonhisrightandLaPianosaonhisleft,andwenttowardsthecountryofPaoliandNapoleon.

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