Граф Монте-Крісто

The Waking.

           Letthemtrytopursuehim!Why,inthefirstplace,hisyachtisnotaship,butabird,andhewouldbeatanyfrigatethreeknotsineverynine;andifheweretothrowhimselfonthecoast,why,ishenotcertainoffindingfriendseverywhere?"

           ItwasperfectlyclearthattheSignorSinbad,Franz’shost,hadthehonorofbeingonexcellenttermswiththesmugglersandbanditsalongthewholecoastoftheMediterranean,andsoenjoyedexceptionalprivileges.AstoFranz,hehadnolongeranyinducementtoremainatMonteCristo.Hehadlostallhopeofdetectingthesecretofthegrotto;heconsequentlydespatchedhisbreakfast,and,hisboatbeingready,hehastenedonboard,andtheyweresoonunderway.Atthemomenttheboatbeganhercoursetheylostsightoftheyacht,asitdisappearedinthegulfofPorto–Vecchio.Withitwaseffacedthelasttraceoftheprecedingnight;andthensupper,Sinbad,hashish,statuesallbecameadreamforFranz.Theboatsailedonalldayandallnight,andnextmorning,whenthesunrose,theyhadlostsightofMonteCristo.WhenFranzhadonceagainsetfootonshore,heforgot,forthemomentatleast,theeventswhichhadjustpassed,whilehefinishedhisaffairsofpleasureatFlorence,andthenthoughtofnothingbuthowheshouldrejoinhiscompanion,whowasawaitinghimatRome.

           Hesetout,andontheSaturdayeveningreachedtheEternalCitybythemail-coach.Anapartment,aswehavesaid,hadbeenretainedbeforehand,andthushehadbuttogotoSignorPastrini’shotel.

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