Граф Монте-Кристо

The Rain of Blood.

           Whenhequittedme,hebademebeofgoodcourage,andtorelyuponhisdoingallinhispowertoconvincemyjudgesofmyinnocence.

           "Ihadspeedyproofsthattheexcellentabbewasengagedinmybehalf,fortherigorsofmyimprisonmentwerealleviatedbymanytriflingthoughacceptableindulgences,andIwastoldthatmytrialwastobepostponedtotheassizesfollowingthosenowbeingheld.IntheinterimitpleasedprovidencetocausetheapprehensionofCaderousse,whowasdiscoveredinsomedistantcountry,andbroughtbacktoFrance,wherehemadeafullconfession,refusingtomakethefactofhiswife’shavingsuggestedandarrangedthemurderanyexcuseforhisownguilt.Thewretchedmanwassentencedtothegalleysforlife,andIwasimmediatelysetatliberty."

           "Andthenitwas,Ipresume,"saidMonteCristo"thatyoucametomeasthebearerofaletterfromtheAbbeBusoni?"

           "Itwas,yourexcellency;thebenevolentabbetookanevidentinterestinallthatconcernedme.

           "‘Yourmodeoflifeasasmuggler,’saidhetomeoneday,‘willbetheruinofyou;ifyougetout,don’ttakeitupagain.’‘Buthow,’inquiredI,‘amItomaintainmyselfandmypoorsister?’

           "‘Aperson,whoseconfessorIam,’repliedhe,‘andwhoentertainsahighregardforme,appliedtomeashorttimesincetoprocurehimaconfidentialservant.Wouldyoulikesuchapost?Ifso,Iwillgiveyoualetterofintroductiontohim.

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