Граф Монте-Кристо

Italy: Sinbad the Sailor.

           Veryoftenthebanditsarehardpressedbygendarmesorcarbineers;well,theyseeavessel,andgoodfellowslikeusonboard,theycomeanddemandhospitalityofus;youcan’trefusehelptoapoorhunteddevil;wereceivethem,andforgreatersecuritywestandouttosea.Thiscostsusnothing,andsavesthelife,oratleasttheliberty,ofafellow-creature,whoonthefirstoccasionreturnstheservicebypointingoutsomesafespotwherewecanlandourgoodswithoutinterruption."

           "Ah!"saidFranz,"thenyouareasmuggleroccasionally,Gaetano?"

           "Yourexcellency,wemustlivesomehow,"returnedtheother,smilingimpenetrably.

           "ThenyouknowthemenwhoarenowonMonteCristo?"

           "Oh,yes,wesailorsarelikefreemasons,andrecognizeeachotherbysigns."

           "Anddoyouthinkwehavenothingtofearifweland?"

           "Nothingatall;smugglersarenotthieves."

           "ButthesetwoCorsicanbandits?"saidFranz,calculatingthechancesofperil.

           "Itisnottheirfaultthattheyarebandits,butthatoftheauthorities."

           "Howso?"

           "Becausetheyarepursuedforhavingmadeastiff,asifitwasnotinaCorsican’snaturetorevengehimself."

           "Whatdoyoumeanbyhavingmadeastiff?havingassassinatedaman?"saidFranz,continuinghisinvestigation.

           "Imeanthattheyhavekilledanenemy,whichisaverydifferentthing,"returnedthecaptain.

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