The Count of Monte Cristo

otre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master

ounding the Chateau d'If, got on board the v

is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship, like the Ph

orerunner of evil, asked one another what misfortune could have happened on board. However, those experienced in navigation saw plainly that if any accident had occurred, it was not to the vessel herself, for she bore down with all the evidence of being skilfully handled, the anchor a-co

d that he did not await the arrival of the vessel in harbor, but jumping into a small skiff, de

proach, he left his station by the pilot, and,

hair as dark as a raven's wing; and his whole appearance bespoke that calmness an

n the skiff. "What's the matter? and why

g man, "a great misfortune, for me especially! Off

" inquired the

ink you will be satisfied on that

with an air of considerable resignation

di

into t

ful agony." Then turning to the crew, he

spanker brails and outhaul, topsail sheets and halyards, the jib downhaul, and the topsail clewlines and buntlines. The

ur?" inquired the latter, resumi

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days afterwards. We performed the usual burial service, and he is at his rest, sewn up in his hammock with a thirty-six-pound shot at his head and his heels, off El Giglio island. We bring to his widow

ery moment, "we are all mortal, and the old must make way for the young. If n

word for it; and I advise you not to take 2

, the young man shouted: "Stand by there to low

promptly as it would have

nd all the sails were lowered, and the v

"here is your supercargo, M. Danglars, coming out of his cabin, who will furnish you with e

oing to his task, left the conversation to Danglars, who now came towards the owner. He was a man of twenty-five or twenty-six years of age, of unprepossessing countenance, obsequious to his superiors, insolen

ars, "you have heard of the mi

Leclere! He was a bra

service, as became a man charged with the interests of a hou

seems to me that a sailor needs not be so old as you say, Danglars, to understand his business, fo

elf-confident. Scarcely was the captain's breath out of his body when he assumed the command without consulting

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his duty as captain's mate; as to losing a day and a half off the

you are, M. Morrel, and this day and a half was lost from p

ner, turning towards the y

ès, "and I'm with you." Then calli

Dantès continued at his post in spite of the presence of the pilot, until this man

"he fancies himself capta

ct, he is, " s

ture and your part

wner; "he is young, it is true, but he seems t

ed over Dang

aching, "the vessel now rides at anchor, and

o. "I wished to inquire why you

t instructions of Captain Leclere, who, when

you see hi

ho

mar

es

nd then, drawing Dantès on

is the

as I could judge fr

the emper

rshal's apartment

u spoke

oke to me, sir, " said

did he s

I had been her master, he would have bought her. But I told him I was only mate, and that she belonged to the firm of Morrel & Son. 'Ah, yes, ' he said, 'I kn

embered him, and you will see it will bring tears into the old soldier's eyes. Come, come, " continued he, patting Edmond's shoulder kindly, "you did very right, Dantès, to follow Captai

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eror merely made such inquiries as he would of the first comer. But, pardon me, here are the health officers and the cust

iven you satisfactory reasons f

isfactory, my

percargo; "for it is not pleasant to thi

"and that is not saying much. It was Capt

ere, has not Dantès give

no—was t

packet, Captain Leclere con

t are you spea

h Dantès left a

had a packet to leav

turned

tain's cabin, which was half open, and I sa

plied the shipowner; "but if there

, I beg of you, " said he, "not to say a word to

young man returned;

s, are you now free?

s,

ot been lon

bill of lading; and as to the other papers, they s

e nothing mor

ing is all

n come and d

first visit is due to my father, though I am not

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right. I always knew

ith some hesitation, "do y

ar Edmond, though I hav

eep himself shut up

hat he has wanted for not

he had not a meal left, I doubt if he would have

first visit has been mad

r after this first visit has been paid I h

Catalans someone who expects you no less imp

s blu

or she has been to me three times, inquiring if there were any new

eplied the young sailor, gra

e same thing, " said

, sir, " rep

etain you. You have managed my affairs so well that I ought to allo

my pay to take—nearly

careful fel

e a poor f

see your father. I have a son too, and I should be very wroth wi

ve your le

ve nothing more

thi

ot, before he died, gi

that reminds me that I must ask yo

et ma

and then to

e cannot get you ready for sea until three months after that; only be back again in three months, for t

pray mind what you say, for you are touching on the most secret wishes of

d you know the Italian proverb—Chi ha compagno ha padrone—'He who has a partner has a master.' But the thing is

s in his eyes, and grasping the owner's hand, "M. Morre

hat watches over the deserving. Go to your father

row you

over the accounts with Danglars. Have

quarrel we had, to propose to him to stop for ten minutes at the island of Monte Cristo to settle the dispute—a proposition which I was wrong to suggest, and he quite right to refuse. I

command of the Pharaon should you

lways have the greatest respect for th

re a thoroughly good fellow, and will detain you

I have

I tel

the use of

tain

, M. Morrel, farewell,

ou again, my dear Edm

. The two oarsmen bent to their work, and the little boat glided away as rapidly as possible in the midst of the thousand vess

ère, —a street of which the modern Phocéens are so proud that they say with all the gravity in the world, and with that accent which gives so much character to what is said, "If Paris had La Canebière, Paris would be a second Marseilles." On