Граф Монте-Кристо

The Rain of Blood.

           Myfirstduty,directlyIhadsucceededinrecallingthebabetolife,wastorestoreittoitsmother;but,inordertodoso,Imusthavemadecloseandcarefulinquiry,whichwould,inallprobability,haveledtomyownapprehension;andIclungtolife,partlyonmysister’saccount,andpartlyfromthatfeelingofprideinborninourheartsofdesiringtocomeoffuntouchedandvictoriousintheexecutionofourvengeance.Perhaps,too,thenaturalandinstinctiveloveoflifemademewishtoavoidendangeringmyown.Andthen,again,Iamnotasbraveandcourageousaswasmypoorbrother."Bertucciohidhisfaceinhishandsasheutteredthesewords,whileMonteCristofixedonhimalookofinscrutablemeaning.Afterabriefsilence,renderedstillmoresolemnbythetimeandplace,thecountsaid,inatoneofmelancholywhollyunlikehisusualmanner,"Inordertobringthisconversationtoafittingtermination(thelastweshalleverholduponthissubject),IwillrepeattoyousomewordsIhaveheardfromthelipsoftheAbbeBusoni.Forallevilstherearetworemediestimeandsilence.Andnowleaveme,MonsieurBertuccio,towalkalonehereinthegarden.Theverycircumstanceswhichinflictonyou,asaprincipalinthetragicsceneenactedhere,suchpainfulemotions,aretome,onthecontrary,asourceofsomethinglikecontentment,andservebuttoenhancethevalueofthisdwellinginmyestimation.

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