Граф Монте-Крісто

The Unknown.

           AmournfulanswerawaitedeachofEdmond’seagerinquiriesastotheinformationJacopohadobtained.OldDanteswasdead,andMercedeshaddisappeared.Danteslistenedtothesemelancholytidingswithoutwardcalmness;but,leapinglightlyashore,hesignifiedhisdesiretobequitealone.Inacoupleofhourshereturned.TwoofthemenfromJacopo’sboatcameonboardtheyachttoassistinnavigatingit,andhegaveordersthatsheshouldbesteereddirecttoMarseilles.Forhisfather’sdeathhewasinsomemannerprepared;butheknewnothowtoaccountforthemysteriousdisappearanceofMercedes.

           Withoutdivulginghissecret,Dantescouldnotgivesufficientlyclearinstructionstoanagent.Therewere,besides,otherparticularshewasdesirousofascertaining,andthosewereofanaturehealonecouldinvestigateinamannersatisfactorytohimself.Hislooking-glasshadassuredhim,duringhisstayatLeghorn,thatherannoriskofrecognition;moreover,hehadnowthemeansofadoptinganydisguisehethoughtproper.Onefinemorning,then,hisyacht,followedbythelittlefishing-boat,boldlyenteredtheportofMarseilles,andanchoredexactlyoppositethespotfromwhence,onthenever-to-beforgottennightofhisdeparturefortheChateaud’If,hehadbeenputonboardtheboatdestinedtoconveyhimthither.

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