Граф Монте-Кристо

The Island of Monte Cristo.

           Thedaycameatlength,andwasalmostasfeverishasthenighthadbeen,butitbroughtreasontotheaidofimagination,andDanteswasthenenabledtoarrangeaplanwhichhadhithertobeenvagueandunsettledinhisbrain.Nightcame,andwithitthepreparationfordeparture,andthesepreparationsservedtoconcealDantes’agitation.Hehadbydegreesassumedsuchauthorityoverhiscompanionsthathewasalmostlikeacommanderonboard;andashisorderswerealwaysclear,distinct,andeasyofexecution,hiscomradesobeyedhimwithcelerityandpleasure.

           Theoldpatrondidnotinterfere,forhetoohadrecognizedthesuperiorityofDantesoverthecrewandhimself.Hesawintheyoungmanhisnaturalsuccessor,andregrettedthathehadnotadaughter,thathemighthaveboundEdmondtohimbyamoresecurealliance.Atseveno’clockintheeveningallwasready,andattenminutespastseventheydoubledthelighthousejustasthebeaconwaskindled.Theseawascalm,and,withafreshbreezefromthesouth-east,theysailedbeneathabrightbluesky,inwhichGodalsolightedupinturnhisbeaconlights,eachofwhichisaworld.Dantestoldthemthatallhandsmightturnin,andhewouldtakethehelm.WhentheMaltese(forsotheycalledDantes)hadsaidthis,itwassufficient,andallwenttotheirbunkscontentedly.Thisfrequentlyhappened.

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