Граф Монте-Кристо

Italy: Sinbad the Sailor.

           Allthiswasdoneinsilence,andfromthemomentthattheircoursewaschangednotawordwasspoken.

           Gaetano,whohadproposedtheexpedition,hadtakenalltheresponsibilityonhimself;thefoursailorsfixedtheireyesonhim,whiletheygotouttheiroarsandheldthemselvesinreadinesstorowaway,which,thankstothedarkness,wouldnotbedifficult.AsforFranz,heexaminedhisarmswiththeutmostcoolness;hehadtwodouble-barrelledgunsandarifle;heloadedthem,lookedatthepriming,andwaitedquietly.Duringthistimethecaptainhadthrownoffhisvestandshirt,andsecuredhistrousersroundhiswaist;hisfeetwerenaked,sohehadnoshoesandstockingstotakeoff;afterthesepreparationsheplacedhisfingeronhislips,andloweringhimselfnoiselesslyintothesea,swamtowardstheshorewithsuchprecautionthatitwasimpossibletoheartheslightestsound;hecouldonlybetracedbythephosphorescentlineinhiswake.Thistracksoondisappeared;itwasevidentthathehadtouchedtheshore.Everyoneonboardremainedmotionlessforhalfanhour,whenthesameluminoustrackwasagainobserved,andtheswimmerwassoononboard."Well?"exclaimedFranzandthesailorsinunison.

           "TheyareSpanishsmugglers,"saidhe;"theyhavewiththemtwoCorsicanbandits."

           "AndwhataretheseCorsicanbanditsdoingherewithSpanishsmugglers?"

           "Alas,"returnedthecaptainwithanaccentofthemostprofoundpity,"weoughtalwaystohelponeanother.

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