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The Prison Register.

           Itappears,sir,thatthisEdmondDanteshadprocuredtools,ormadethem,fortheyfoundatunnelthroughwhichtheprisonersheldcommunicationwithoneanother."

           "Thistunnelwasdug,nodoubt,withanintentionofescape?"

           "Nodoubt;butunfortunatelyfortheprisoners,theAbbeFariahadanattackofcatalepsy,anddied."

           "Thatmusthavecutshorttheprojectsofescape."

           "Forthedeadman,yes,"repliedM.deBoville,"butnotforthesurvivor;onthecontrary,thisDantessawameansofacceleratinghisescape.He,nodoubt,thoughtthatprisonerswhodiedintheChateaud’Ifwereinterredinanordinaryburial-ground,andheconveyedthedeadmanintohisowncell,tookhisplaceinthesackinwhichtheyhadsewedupthecorpse,andawaitedthemomentofinterment."

           "Itwasaboldstep,andonethatshowedsomecourage,"remarkedtheEnglishman.

           "AsIhavealreadytoldyou,sir,hewasaverydangerousman;and,fortunately,byhisownactdisembarrassedthegovernmentofthefearsithadonhisaccount."

           "Howwasthat?"

           "How?Doyounotcomprehend?"

           "No."

           "TheChateaud’Ifhasnocemetery,andtheysimplythrowthedeadintothesea,afterfasteningathirty-sixpoundcannon-balltotheirfeet."

           "Well,"observedtheEnglishmanasifhewereslowofcomprehension.

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