Граф Монте-Кристо

The Two Prisoners.

           Hewas,asthisremarkshows,amanfullofphilanthropy,andineverywayfitforhisoffice.

           "Youareright,sir,"repliedthegovernor;"andthisremarkprovesthatyouhavedeeplyconsideredthesubject.Nowwehaveinadungeonabouttwentyfeetdistant,andtowhichyoudescendbyanotherstair,anabbe,formerlyleaderofapartyinItaly,whohasbeenheresince1811,andin1813hewentmad,andthechangeisastonishing.Heusedtoweep,henowlaughs;hegrewthin,henowgrowsfat.Youhadbetterseehim,forhismadnessisamusing."

           "Iwillseethemboth,"returnedtheinspector;"Imustconscientiouslyperformmyduty."Thiswastheinspector’sfirstvisit;hewishedtodisplayhisauthority.

           "Letusvisitthisonefirst,"addedhe.

           "Byallmeans,"repliedthegovernor,andhesignedtotheturnkeytoopenthedoor.Atthesoundofthekeyturninginthelock,andthecreakingofthehinges,Dantes,whowascrouchedinacornerofthedungeon,whencehecouldseetherayoflightthatcamethroughanarrowirongratingabove,raisedhishead.Seeingastranger,escortedbytwoturnkeysholdingtorchesandaccompaniedbytwosoldiers,andtowhomthegovernorspokebareheaded,Dantes,whoguessedthetruth,andthatthemomenttoaddresshimselftothesuperiorauthoritieswascome,sprangforwardwithclaspedhands.

           Thesoldiersinterposedtheirbayonets,fortheythoughtthathewasabouttoattacktheinspector,andthelatterrecoiledtwoorthreesteps.

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