Граф Монте-Кристо

A Learned Italian.

           Anotherhaddoneallthis;why,then,wasitimpossibletoDantes?Fariahaddughiswaythroughfiftyfeet,Danteswoulddigahundred;Faria,attheageoffifty,haddevotedthreeyearstothetask;he,whowasbuthalfasold,wouldsacrificesix;Faria,apriestandsavant,hadnotshrunkfromtheideaofriskinghislifebytryingtoswimadistanceofthreemilestooneoftheislandsDaume,Rattonneau,orLemaire;shouldahardysailer,anexperienceddiver,likehimself,shrinkfromasimilartask;shouldhe,whohadsooftenformereamusement’ssakeplungedtothebottomoftheseatofetchupthebrightcoralbranch,hesitatetoentertainthesameproject?Hecoulddoitinanhour,andhowmanytimeshadhe,forpurepastime,continuedinthewaterformorethantwiceaslong!AtonceDantesresolvedtofollowthebraveexampleofhisenergeticcompanion,andtorememberthatwhathasoncebeendonemaybedoneagain.

           Aftercontinuingsometimeinprofoundmeditation,theyoungmansuddenlyexclaimed,"Ihavefoundwhatyouwereinsearchof!"

           Fariastarted:"Haveyou,indeed?"criedhe,raisinghisheadwithquickanxiety;"pray,letmeknowwhatitisyouhavediscovered?"

           "Thecorridorthroughwhichyouhaveboredyourwayfromthecellyouoccupyhere,extendsinthesamedirectionastheoutergallery,doesitnot?"

           "Itdoes."

           "Andisnotabovefifteenfeetfromit?"

           "Aboutthat.

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