Граф Монте-Кристо

The Hundred Days.

           ‘shalf-filledsnuff-boxscarcelyhadthisoccurredwhenMarseillesbegan,inspiteoftheauthorities,torekindletheflamesofcivilwar,alwayssmoulderinginthesouth,anditrequiredbutlittletoexcitethepopulacetoactsoffargreaterviolencethantheshoutsandinsultswithwhichtheyassailedtheroyalistswhenevertheyventuredabroad.

           Owingtothischange,theworthyshipownerbecameatthatmomentwewillnotsayallpowerful,becauseMorrelwasaprudentandratheratimidman,somuchso,thatmanyofthemostzealouspartisansofBonaparteaccusedhimof"moderation"—butsufficientlyinfluentialtomakeademandinfavorofDantes.

           Villefortretainedhisplace,buthismarriagewasputoffuntilamorefavorableopportunity.Iftheemperorremainedonthethrone,Gerardrequiredadifferentalliancetoaidhiscareer;ifLouisXVIII.returned,theinfluenceofM.deSaint–Meran,likehisown,couldbevastlyincreased,andthemarriagebestillmoresuitable.Thedeputy-procureurwas,therefore,thefirstmagistrateofMarseilles,whenonemorninghisdooropened,andM.Morrelwasannounced.

           Anyoneelsewouldhavehastenedtoreceivehim;butVillefortwasamanofability,andheknewthiswouldbeasignofweakness.HemadeMorrelwaitintheante-chamber,althoughhehadnoonewithhim,forthesimplereasonthattheking’sprocureuralwaysmakeseveryonewait,andafterpassingaquarterofanhourinreadingthepapers,heorderedM.Morreltobeadmitted.

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