Граф Монте-Кристо

Toxicology.

           Afteramoment’ssilence,theladyinquired,"Doyouknow,mydearcount,"shesaid,"thatyouareaveryterriblereasoner,andthatyoulookattheworldthroughasomewhatdistemperedmedium?Haveyoureallymeasuredtheworldbyscrutinies,orthroughalembicsandcrucibles?Foryoumustindeedbeagreatchemist,andtheelixiryouadministeredtomyson,whichrecalledhimtolifealmostinstantaneously"

           "Oh,donotplaceanyrelianceonthat,madame;onedropofthatelixirsufficedtorecalllifetoadyingchild,butthreedropswouldhaveimpelledthebloodintohislungsinsuchawayastohaveproducedmostviolentpalpitations;sixwouldhavesuspendedhisrespiration,andcausedsyncopemoreseriousthanthatinwhichhewas;tenwouldhavedestroyedhim.Youknow,madame,howsuddenlyIsnatchedhimfromthosephialswhichhesoimprudentlytouched?"

           "Isitthensoterribleapoison?"

           "Oh,no.Inthefirstplace,letusagreethatthewordpoisondoesnotexist,becauseinmedicineuseismadeofthemostviolentpoisons,whichbecome,accordingastheyareemployed,mostsalutaryremedies."

           "What,then,isit?"

           "Askilfulpreparationofmyfriend’stheworthyAbbeAdelmonte,whotaughtmetheuseofit."

           "Oh,"observedMadamedeVillefort,"itmustbeanadmirableanti-spasmodic.

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