Граф Монте-Кристо

The Burglary.

           ThenCaderoussesatastridethecoping,anddrawinguphisladderpasseditoverthewall;thenhebegantodescend,orrathertoslidedownbythetwostanchions,whichhedidwithaneasewhichprovedhowaccustomedhewastotheexercise.But,oncestarted,hecouldnotstop.Invaindidheseeamanstartfromtheshadowwhenhewashalfwaydowninvaindidheseeanarmraisedashetouchedtheground.Beforehecoulddefendhimselfthatarmstruckhimsoviolentlyinthebackthatheletgotheladder,crying,"Help!"Asecondblowstruckhimalmostimmediatelyintheside,andhefell,calling,"Help,murder!"Then,asherolledontheground,hisadversaryseizedhimbythehair,andstruckhimathirdblowinthechest.ThistimeCaderousseendeavoredtocallagain,buthecouldonlyutteragroan,andheshudderedasthebloodflowedfromhisthreewounds.Theassassin,findingthathenolongercriedout,liftedhisheadupbythehair;hiseyeswereclosed,andthemouthwasdistorted.Themurderer,supposinghimdead,letfallhisheadanddisappeared.ThenCaderousse,feelingthathewasleavinghim,raisedhimselfonhiselbow,andwithadyingvoicecriedwithgreateffort,"Murder!Iamdying!Help,reverendsirhelp!"

           Thismournfulappealpiercedthedarkness.Thedooroftheback-staircaseopened,thentheside-gateofthegarden,andAliandhismasterwereonthespotwithlights.

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