Граф Монте-Кристо

The Indictment.

           Notawhisper,notabreath,washeardinthatvastassembly;everyonewaitedanxiously.

           "Myfatherisking’sattorney,"repliedAndreacalmly.

           "King’sattorney?"saidthepresident,stupefied,andwithoutnoticingtheagitationwhichspreadoverthefaceofM.deVillefort;"king’sattorney?"

           "Yes;andifyouwishtoknowhisname,IwilltellitheisnamedVillefort."Theexplosion,whichhadbeensolongrestrainedfromafeelingofrespecttothecourtofjustice,nowburstforthlikethunderfromthebreastsofallpresent;thecourtitselfdidnotseektorestrainthefeelingsoftheaudience.Theexclamations,theinsultsaddressedtoBenedetto,whoremainedperfectlyunconcerned,theenergeticgestures,themovementofthegendarmes,thesneersofthescumofthecrowdalwayssuretorisetothesurfaceincaseofanydisturbanceallthislastedfiveminutes,beforethedoor-keepersandmagistrateswereabletorestoresilence.Inthemidstofthistumultthevoiceofthepresidentwasheardtoexclaim"Areyouplayingwithjustice,accused,anddoyoudaresetyourfellow-citizensanexampleofdisorderwhicheveninthesetimeshasneverbeenequalled?"

           SeveralpersonshurrieduptoM.deVillefort,whosathalfbowedoverinhischair,offeringhimconsolation,encouragement,andprotestationsofzealandsympathy.Orderwasre-establishedinthehall,exceptthatafewpeoplestillmovedaboutandwhisperedtooneanother.

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