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    fallenfroishandshejailer

    grulinglytofetchanother;selfthetroubleto

    revethefragntsofthebrokenoneheretuedspeedily;advised

    theprisonertoberecareful;anddeparted

    dantesheardjoyfullythekeygrateinthelock;helisteneduntilthe

    soundofstepsdiedahen;hastilydisplacinghisbed;saw

    bythefaintlightthatperatedintohiscell;thathehadlabored

    uselesslythepreviouseveninginattackingthestoneinsteadof

    revingtheplasterthatsurroundedit

    thedahadrendereditfriable;anddantesobreakit

    offinsllrsels;itistrue;butattheendofhalfanhourhehad

    satheticianghthavecalculatedthatin

    thattherockenuntered;apassagety

    feetlongandtightbeford

    theprisonerreproachedhielfployedthehours

    hehadpassedinvainhopes;prayer;anddespondencyduringthesix

    yearsthathehadbeenirisoned;ighthenothaveacplished

    inthreedayshehadsuoving

    thecent;andexposingthestoneofrough

    stones;angogivestrengthtothestructure;blocksofhewn

    stonebeddedithesehehadunvered;

    andustrevefrotssocket

    dantesstrovetodothishhisnails;buttheyoohe

    fragntsofthejugbroke;andafteranhourofuselesstoil;he

    paused

    obethusstoppedatthebeginning;andoinactive

    untilhisfelloanhadpletedhistasksuddenlyanidea

    ohesled;andtheperspirationdriedonhisforehead

    thejaileraldantessoupinanironsaucepan;this

    saucepanntainedsoupforbothprisoners;fordanteshadnoticedthat

    itpty;acrdingasthetukeygave

    ittohirtohispanionfirst

    thehandleofthissaucepanesen

    yearsofhislifeinexchangeforit

    thejaileredtopourthententsofthesaucepaninto

    dantesplate;anddantes;aftereatinghissouphawoodenspoon;

    heplate;husservedforeverydaynohenevening

    cadantesputhisplateonthegroundnearthedoor;thejailer;ashe

    entered;steppedonitandbrokeit

    thistiheuldnotbladantesheoleaveitthere;but

    thejailer

    thejailer;therefore;onlygruledthenhelookedaboutforsothing

    topourthesoupinto;dantesentiredinnerservicensistedofone

    platethereeative

    ”leavethesaucepan;”saiddantes;”youcantakeitawaywhenyoubring

    breakfast”thisadviceothejailerstaste;asitspared

    hihene
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    akinganothertripheleftthesaucepan

    dantesselfhjoyherapidlydevouredhisfood;

    andafterindand

    retu;herevedhisbed;tookthehandleofthesaucepan;inserted

    thepointbetheheoneandroughstonesofthewall;and

    eloyeditasaleveraslightoscillationshoesthatall

    thewall;

    leavingaeter

    dantescarefullyllectedtheplaster;carrieditintotheerof

    hiscell;andvereditakethebest

    useofhistieansoflabor;hentinuedtowork

    houtceasingatthedahestone;pushedhis

    bedagainstthensistedofapiece

    ofbread;thejailerenteredandplacedthebreadonthetable

    ”eanotherplate”saiddantes

    ”no;”repliedthetukey;”youdestroyeverythingfirstyoubreakyour

    jug;thenyoukebreakyourplate;ifalltheprisonersfollowed

    yourexale;thegoventhe

    saucepan;andpouryoursoupintothatsoforthefutureihopeyou

    besodestructive”

    dantesraisedhiseyestoheavenandclaspedhishandsbeneaththe

    verlethefeltregratitudeforthepossessionofthispieceof

    ironthanhehadeverfeltforanythinghehadnoticed;hohat

    theprisonerontheothersidehadatter;thiswas

    agreaterreasonforpro;

    heohisneighboralldayhetoiledonuntiringly;andby

    theeveninghehadsucceededinextractingtenhandfulsofplasterand

    fragntsofstonehehourforhisjailersvisitarrived;dantes

    straightenedthehandleofthesaucepanasould;andplaced

    itinitsaccustodplacethetukeypouredhisrationofsoup

    intoit;togetherhthefishforthriceaheprisonerswere

    deprivedofatthisethodofree;had

    notdanteslongceasedtodosohavingpouredoutthesoup;thetukey

    retireddantesoascertainherhisneighborhadreally

    ceasedtoenedall;asithadbeenforthelast

    threedaysdantessighed;itthathisneighbordistrusted

    hihooiledonallthenighthoutbeingdisuraged;but

    aftertadeno

    iression;buttoothsurface;dantestouchedit;andfound

    thatitthisbearossed;orratherblockedup;thehole

    danteshadde;itherefore;todigaboveorunder

    ittheunhappyyoungnhadnotthoughtofthis”ogod;god”

    rredhe;”ihavesoeaestlyprayedtoyou;thatihopedprayers

    hadbeenheardafterhavingdeprivedofliberty;afterhaving

    deprivedofdeath;afterhavingreygod;

    havepityon;anddonotletdieindespair”

    ”eti”saidavoicethat

    seedtoefroeneaththeearth;and;deadenedbythedistance;

    soundedholloansearsedndshair

    stoodonend;andherosetohisknees

    ”ah;”saidhe;”ihearahunvoice”edndhadnotheardanyone

    speaksavehisjailerforfourorfiveyears;andajailerisnon

    toaprisonerheisalivingdoor;abarrieroffleshandbloodadding

    strengthtorestraintsofoakandiron

    ”inthenaofheaven;”crieddantes;”speakagain;thoughthesoundof

    yourvoiceterrifieswhoareyou”

    ”hevoice

    ”anunhappyprisoner;”replieddantes;adenohesitationin

    answering

    ”ofuntry”

    ”afrenchn”

    ”youa”

    ”ednddantes”

    ”yourprofession”

    ”asailor”

    ”howlonghaveyoubeenhere”

    ”sincethe28thoffebruary;1815”

    ”yourcri”

    ”iannocent”

    ”butofareyouaccused”

    ”ofhavingnspiredtoaidtheeerorsretu”

    ”perorsretutheeerorisnolongeronthe

    throne;then”

    ”heabdicatedatfontainebleauin1814;andtotheisland

    ofelbabuthohatyouareignorantofall

    this”

    ”since1811”

    dantesshuddered;thisnhadbeenfouryearslongerthanhielfin

    prison

    ”donotdiganyre;”saidthevoiehowhighupisyour

    excavation”

    ”onalevelhthefloor”

    ”honcealed”

    ”behindbed”

    ”hasyourbedbeenvedsinceyouhavebeenaprisoner”

    ”no”

    ”beropenon”

    ”arridor”

    ”andtherridor”

    ”onaurt”

    ”alas”rredthevoice

    ”oh;atter”crieddantes

    ”ihavedeastakeoyplansitookthewrong

    angle;andhaveeoutfifteenfeetfrondeditookthe

    iningfortheouterhefortress”

    ”butthenyouothesea”

    ”thatisihoped”

    ”andsupposingyouhadsucceeded”

    ”ishouldhavethroyselfintothesea;gainedoneoftheislands

    nearheretheislededauortheisledetiboulenandthenishould

    havebeensafe”

    ”uldyouhavessofar”

    ”heavenestrength;butno”

    ”all”

    ”yes;stopupyourexcavationcarefully;donotore;and

    untilyouhearfroe”

    ”tell;atleast;whoyouare”

    ”iaao27”

    ”youstrust;then;”saiddantesedndfanciedheheardabitter

    laughresoundingfrohedepths

    ”oh;iachristian;”crieddantes;guessinginstinctivelythatthis

    nanttoabandonhi”ishat

    naughtshallinduyjailers;buti

    njureyoudonotabandonifyoudo;isoyou;forihavegot

    totheendofstrength;thatiybrainsoutagainstthe

    ydeathtoreproachyourselfh”

    ”hoan”

    ”idonotknoyage;forihavenotuntedtheyearsihavebeen

    hereallidoknohatinieened;

    the28thoffebruary;1815”

    ”notquiteturredthevoice;”atthatagehecannotbea

    traitor”

    ”oh;no;no;”crieddantes”isoyouagain;ratherthanbetray

    you;iyselftobehackedinpieces”

    ”youhavedonee;andaskforassistance;foriwas

    abouttofootherplan;andleaveyou;butyouragereassuresi

    forgetyou”

    ”howlong”

    ”istcalculateourchances;ihesignal”

    ”butyoue;youeto;oryou
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    ee

    toyouapealk;you

    ofthoseyoulove;andiofthoseiloveyoustlove

    sobody”

    ”no;ialoneintheworld”

    ”thenyoueifyouareyoung;irade;ifyou

    areold;iheryifheyet

    lives;ionlylovehindayounggirlcalledrcedesfatherhas

    notyetforgotten;iaure;butgodaloneknoe

    still;ishallloveyouasilovedfather”

    ”itisorrow”

    thesefeteredhanaccentthatleftnodoubtofhis

    sinentseprecaution

    asbefore;andpushedhisbedbackagainstthehengave

    hielfuptohishappinesshewouldnolongerbealonehewas;

    perhaps;abouttoregainhisliberty;atthe;hewouldhavea

    panion;andcaptivitythatissharedisbuthalfcaptivityplaints

    deinnarealstprayers;andprayershreeare

    gatheredtogetherinvokethercyofheaven

    alldaydantesdocasionally

    onhisbed;pressinghishandonhisheartattheslightestnoisehe

    boundedtoind

    thatheghtbeseparatedfrohisunknohelovedalready;and

    thenhisndadeupovedhisbedandstoopedto

    exaheopening;hehhiserjughewouldbe

    ndeedtodie;buthetodieofgriefanddespairhis

    ratolife

    thejailer

    thatthushebetterguardedtheunfinishedopeningdoubtlesstherewas

    astrangeexpressioninhiseyes;forthejailersaid;”e;areyou

    goingdagain”

    dantesdidnotansotionofhisvoicewould

    betrayhithejailere;dantes

    hopedthathisneighbor;but

    heistakenthenexting;hoovedhisbed

    froheselfonhisknees

    ”isityou”saidhe;”iaere”

    ”isyourjailergone”

    ”yes;”saiddantes;”heretuuntiltheevening;sothatwe

    havetwelvehoursbeforeus”

    ”icanhen”saidthevoice

    ”oh;yes;yes;thisinstant;ientreatyou”

    inantthatpartoftheflooronesinghistwo

    hands;asheknelthhisheadintheopening;suddenlygaveway;he

    dreartly;assofstonesandearthdisappearedina

    holethatopenedbeneaththeaperturehehielfhadfordthenfrobr 》

    thebottofthispassage;thedepthofpossibleto

    asure;hesathehead;thentheshoulders;andlastly

    thebodyofan;lyintohiscell

    chapter16aleaeditalian

    seizinginhisarthefriendsolongandardentlydesired;dantes

    alstcarriedhioheoobtainabetterview

    ofhisfeaturesbytheaidoftheierfectlightthatstruggledthrough

    thegrating

    heanofsllstature;hhairblanchedratherbysuffering

    andsorroost

    buriedbeneaththethickgrayeyebroillblack

    beardreachingdoohisbreasthisthinface;deeplyfurrowedby

    arkedfeatures;betokeneda

    nreaentalfacultiesthanhisphysical

    strengthlargedropsofperspirationandingonhisbrow;

    entsthathungabouthiatoneuld

    onlyguessatthepatteuponheyhadoriginallybeenfashioned

    thestrangerghthavenueredsixtyorsixtyfiveyears;buta

    oventsdeit

    probablethatheorefro

    hereceivedtheenthusiasticgreetingofhisyoungacquaintanceh

    evidentpleasure;asthoughhischilledaffectionswererekindledand

    invigoratedbyhisntactandardenthethankedhibr 》

    e;althoughhestat

    thatnthavebeensufferingbitterlytofindanotherdungeonwhere

    hehadfondlyreeansofregaininghisliberty

    ”letusfirstsee;”saidhe;”ovethe

    trayentrancehereourfuturetranquillitydependsuponour

    jailersbeingentirelyignorantofit”advancingtotheopening;

    hestoopedandraisedthestoneeasilyinspiteofits;then;

    fittingitintoitsplace;hesaid;

    ”yourevedthisstoneverycarelessly;butisupposeyouhadnotools

    toaidyou”

    ”eddantes;ent;”doyoupossessany”

    ”ideselfso;andhtheexceptionofafile;ihaveallthat

    arenecessary;achisel;pincers;andlever”

    ”oh;hooseetheseproductsofyourindustryand

    patience”

    ”ychisel”sosaying;hedisplayeda

    sharpstrongblade;adeofbeechwood

    ”andakethat”inquireddantes

    ”psofbedstead;andthisverytoolhassufficed

    toholloehither;adistanceofabout

    fiftyfeet”

    ”fiftyfeet”responde
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