The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I (of 2)

nything new?" asked Beauchamp of his frie

in the Orient, and outside of that pl

I tell you something which will int

ds. Who is

d, Albert

ng to: how is the poor

himself in every battle, and wil

d times poor Morcerf had when the first ar

o Yanina, and the news I brought from there

nte-Cristo ha

h I am sure that sooner or l

and as Beauchamp opened it, a young man was seen who

asked Beauchamp, in a tone of s

med the stranger, "I kn

honor of your acquaintance,

called you into the court-room during the Benedett

Beauchamp, in a friendly to

eauchamp, but I think

office, Monsieur-wh

ng him into the office. After he had taken a chair proffered

n, you interest your

Monsieur

took good notice of Benedetto and have come to the conc

to become a ministe

will not die i

lows; that is sometimes th

ly give you the facts and tell you what I heard yeste

vis

isited him and remained an hour with

gs with which to

eedings I took a carriage and arrived at the pr

mptness. You saw

imagine she is the wife of a banker who lef

looked knowingly at one anoth

the prison at ten o'clock

arri

ey coach she

followed

drove to No. 8 Rue Contrescarpe. I looked closely at the house and read a sign near the door with the following card: 'Monsieur Magloire, taxidermist

what do

to deliver,' sai

om w

opening and took the letter, whereupon the sliding window was

u follo

tto, and the lady is only a side character. First of all, Monsi

alked over. In the m

en the departure of the g

ine it must be

and I must confess I almost pitied him. The handsome Andrea C

o that?" asked

thing while the operation was being performed; Benedetto, however, cried out aloud when the jailer cut his elegant coat, and when th

the chaining of the convi

re brought into the courtyard and placed in rows of two e

your story, Monsieur Gratillet

, in his right hand he held a bird-cage, and along his left arm a large rat promenaded up and down. The rat had a wonderfully pointed nose and long tail. It ran up and down the whole time, looking in every direction with its sharp eyes. The prisoners, the jailers and sp

rade in chains?" asked

named Anselmo, if you have

o the cloth," said Beauchamp. "So he is

rat sprang from the arm of its master on to that of the ex-pries

animal!' exclaimed Anse

hunchback, gruffly. 'I sell my ani

have n

your finger, give it to me

o ring on his finger before, whereas he had one now. He looked at the jailer a

ough little paper balloons, nodded and shook its head, just as it was asked, and finally crawled up Anselmo's sleeve. The prisoners were enthusiastic in their

med Anselmo, 'I do not k

"' said the hunchback, putting hi

w street I cried to him: 'Au revoir, Monsieur Magloire

then-" said C

given to the lady through Benedetto, the letter inclosed the order for the rat, and everyth

atillet can write it up for our paper. Can I count you,

or," replied Gratillet,