Граф Монте-Кристо

The Past.

           "

           MonteCristoraisedhiseyes,buthecouldnotseetheheavens;therewasastoneveilbetweenhimandthefirmament.HethoughtthattherehadbeennolessthickaveilbeforetheeyesofthosetowhomFariaofferedthetreasures."Couldtheprisonersseeeachother?"heasked.

           "Oh,no,sir,itwasexpresslyforbidden;buttheyeludedthevigilanceoftheguards,andmadeapassagefromonedungeontotheother."

           "Andwhichofthemmadethispassage?"

           "Oh,itmusthavebeentheyoungman,certainly,forhewasstrongandindustrious,whiletheabbewasagedandweak;besides,hismindwastoovacillatingtoallowhimtocarryoutanidea."

           "Blindfools!"murmuredthecount.

           "However,bethatasitmay,theyoungmanmadeatunnel,howorbywhatmeansnooneknows;buthemadeit,andthereistheevidenceyetremainingofhiswork.Doyouseeit?"andthemanheldthetorchtothewall.

           "Ah,yes;Isee,"saidthecount,inavoicehoarsefromemotion.

           "Theresultwasthatthetwomencommunicatedwithoneanother;howlongtheydidso,nobodyknows.Onedaytheoldmanfellillanddied.Nowguesswhattheyoungonedid?"

           "Tellme."

           "Hecarriedoffthecorpse,whichheplacedinhisownbedwithitsfacetothewall;thenheenteredtheemptydungeon,closedtheentrance,andslippedintothesackwhichhadcontainedthedeadbody.

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