Граф Монте-Крісто

The Smugglers.

           AlreadyDanteshadvisitedthismaritimeBoursetwoorthreetimes,andseeingallthesehardyfree-traders,whosuppliedthewholecoastfornearlytwohundredleaguesinextent,hehadaskedhimselfwhatpowermightnotthatmanattainwhoshouldgivetheimpulseofhiswilltoallthesecontraryanddivergingminds.Thistimeitwasagreatmatterthatwasunderdiscussion,connectedwithavesselladenwithTurkeycarpets,stuffsoftheLevant,andcashmeres.Itwasnecessarytofindsomeneutralgroundonwhichanexchangecouldbemade,andthentotryandlandthesegoodsonthecoastofFrance.Iftheventurewassuccessfultheprofitwouldbeenormous,therewouldbeagainoffiftyorsixtypiastreseachforthecrew.

           ThepatronofTheYoungAmeliaproposedasaplaceoflandingtheIslandofMonteCristo,whichbeingcompletelydeserted,andhavingneithersoldiersnorrevenueofficers,seemedtohavebeenplacedinthemidstoftheoceansincethetimeoftheheathenOlympusbyMercury,thegodofmerchantsandrobbers,classesofmankindwhichweinmoderntimeshaveseparatedifnotmadedistinct,butwhichantiquityappearstohaveincludedinthesamecategory.AtthementionofMonteCristoDantesstartedwithjoy;herosetoconcealhisemotion,andtookaturnaroundthesmokytavern,whereallthelanguagesoftheknownworldwerejumbledinalinguafranca.Whenheagainjoinedthetwopersonswhohadbeendiscussingthematter,ithadbeendecidedthattheyshouldtouchatMonteCristoandsetoutonthefollowingnight

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