Граф Монте-Кристо

The Third Attack.

           Butmyrealtreasureisnotthat,mydearfriend,whichawaitsmebeneaththesombrerocksofMonteCristo,itisyourpresence,ourlivingtogetherfiveorsixhoursaday,inspiteofourjailers;itistheraysofintelligenceyouhaveelicitedfrommybrain,thelanguagesyouhaveimplantedinmymemory,andwhichhavetakenroottherewithalltheirphilologicalramifications.Thesedifferentsciencesthatyouhavemadesoeasytomebythedepthoftheknowledgeyoupossessofthem,andtheclearnessoftheprinciplestowhichyouhavereducedthemthisismytreasure,mybelovedfriend,andwiththisyouhavemademerichandhappy.Believeme,andtakecomfort,thisisbetterformethantonsofgoldandcasesofdiamonds,evenweretheynotasproblematicalasthecloudsweseeinthemorningfloatingoverthesea,whichwetakeforterrafirma,andwhichevaporateandvanishaswedrawneartothem.Tohaveyouaslongaspossiblenearme,tohearyoureloquentspeechwhichembellishesmymind,strengthensmysoul,andmakesmywholeframecapableofgreatandterriblethings,ifIshouldeverbefreesofillsmywholeexistence,thatthedespairtowhichIwasjustonthepointofyieldingwhenIknewyou,hasnolongeranyholdoverme;andthisthisismyfortunenotchimerical,butactual.Ioweyoumyrealgood,mypresenthappiness;andallthesovereignsoftheearth,evenCaesarBorgiahimself,couldnotdeprivemeofthis.

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