Граф Монте-Крісто

The Island of Monte Cristo.

           Dantes,castfromsolitudeintotheworld,frequentlyexperiencedanimperiousdesireforsolitude;andwhatsolitudeismorecomplete,ormorepoetical,thanthatofashipfloatinginisolationontheseaduringtheobscurityofthenight,inthesilenceofimmensity,andundertheeyeofheaven?

           Nowthissolitudewaspeopledwithhisthoughts,thenightlightedupbyhisillusions,andthesilenceanimatedbyhisanticipations.Whenthepatronawoke,thevesselwashurryingonwitheverysailset,andeverysailfullwiththebreeze.Theyweremakingnearlytenknotsanhour.TheIslandofMonteCristoloomedlargeinthehorizon.Edmondresignedtheluggertothemaster’scare,andwentandlaydowninhishammock;but,inspiteofasleeplessnight,hecouldnotclosehiseyesforamoment.Twohoursafterwardshecameondeck,astheboatwasabouttodoubletheIslandofElba.TheywerejustabreastofMareciana,andbeyondtheflatbutverdantIslandofLaPianosa.ThepeakofMonteCristoreddenedbytheburningsun,wasseenagainsttheazuresky.Dantesorderedthehelmsmantoputdownhishelm,inordertoleaveLaPianosatostarboard,asheknewthatheshouldshortenhiscoursebytwoorthreeknots.Aboutfiveo’clockintheeveningtheislandwasdistinct,andeverythingonitwasplainlyperceptible,owingtothatclearnessoftheatmospherepeculiartothelightwhichtheraysofthesuncastatitssetting.

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