Граф Монте-Крісто

The Vendetta.

           Youhavedoubtlessheardofthesemassacres,yourexcellency?"

           "Vaguely;IwasfarfromFranceatthatperiod.Goon."

           "AsIenteredNimes,Iliterallywadedinblood;ateverystepyouencountereddeadbodiesandbandsofmurderers,whokilled,plundered,andburned.AtthesightofthisslaughteranddevastationIbecameterrified,notformyselfforI,asimpleCorsicanfisherman,hadnothingtofear;onthecontrary,thattimewasmostfavorableforussmugglersbutformybrother,asoldieroftheempire,returningfromthearmyoftheLoire,withhisuniformandhisepaulets,therewaseverythingtoapprehend.Ihastenedtotheinn-keeper.Mymisgivingshadbeenbuttootrue.MybrotherhadarrivedthepreviouseveningatNimes,and,attheverydoorofthehousewherehewasabouttodemandhospitality,hehadbeenassassinated.Ididallinmypowertodiscoverthemurderers,butnoonedursttellmetheirnames,somuchweretheydreaded.IthenthoughtofthatFrenchjusticeofwhichIhadheardsomuch,andwhichfearednothing,andIwenttotheking’sattorney."

           "Andthisking’sattorneywasnamedVillefort?"askedMonteCristocarelessly.

           "Yes,yourexcellency;hecamefromMarseilles,wherehehadbeendeputy-procureur.Hiszealhadprocuredhimadvancement,andhewassaidtobeoneofthefirstwhohadinformedthegovernmentofthedeparturefromtheIslandofElba.

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