beneaththetoseeif
hehadnotlosthisstrengthhefoundhpleasurethathiscaptivity
hadtakenaasterof
thatelentonhehadsooftensportedasaboy
fear;thatrelentlesspursuer;cloggeddanteseffortshelistenedfor
anysoundthatghtbeaudible;andeverytithatherosetothetop
ofahehorizon;andstrovetoperatethedarkness
hefanciedthatevery;andhe
redoubledhisexertions;increasingrapidlyhisdistancefrohe
chateau;butexhaustinghisstrengthhesonstill;andalreadythe
terriblechateauhaddisappearedinthedarknessheuldnotseeit;
buthefeltitspresenceanhourpassed;duringes;excited
bythefeelingoffreedontinuedtocleavetheussee;”
saidhe;”ihavesaboveanhour;butasthee;that
hasretardedspeed;honotstaken;istbeclose
totiboulenbutistaken”ashudderpassedoverhi
hesoughttotreadself;buttheseawas
tooviolent;andhefeltthatheuldnotkeuseofthisansof
recuperation
”p
seizes;andthenishallsink;”andhestruckouththeenergyof
despair
suddenlytheskyseedtohiobeestilldarkerandredense;
andheavyedtos;atthesatihe
feltasharppaininhiskneehefanontthathehadbeen
shot;andlistenedforthereport;butheheardnothingthenheputout
hishand;andenunteredanobstacleandhanotherstrokeknehat
hehadgainedtheshore
beforehioseagrotesquessofrocks;thatreselednothing
soostfervent
bustionitheislandoftiboulendantesrose;advancedafew
steps;and;selfon
thegranite;edtohiofterthandoeofthe
othedeep;ssleepofutterexhaustion
attheexpirationofanhouredndheroarofthunder
theteestosphereighty
titotiaflashoflightningstretchedacrossthe
heavenslikeafieryserpent;lightingupthecloudsthatrolledonin
vastchaoticwaves
danteshadnotbeendeceivedhehadreachedthefirstofthetwo
islands;;tiboulenheknehatitwasbarrenand
erecalheresolvedto
plungeintoitstoleire;equallyarid;but
larger;andnsequentlybetteradaptedfocealnt
anoverhangingroateoraryshelter;andscarcelyhad
heavailedhielfofitpestburstforthinallitsfury
edndfeltthetrelingoftherockbeneathhewaves;
dashingtheelvesagainstit;htheirsprayhewas
safelysheltered;andyethefeltdizzyinthedstofthewarringof
theelentsandthedazzlingbrightnessofthelightningitseed
tohihattheislandtreledtoitsbase;andthatitwould;likea
vesselatanoorings;andbearhiffintothecentre
ofthestorhethenrellectedthathehadnoteatenordrunkfor
fourandtyhoursheextendedhishands;anddrankgreedilyofthe
rainerthathadlodgedinaholloherock
asherose;aflashoflightning;thatseedtorivetheretest
heightsofheaven;illunedthedarknessbyitslight;bethe
islandofleireandcapecroiselle;aquarterofaleaguedistant;
dantessadrivenrapidlylikeaspectrebeforethepower
ofer;hesaagain;approachingh
frightfulrapiditydantescriedatthetopofhisvoicetoof
theirdanger;buttheysaselvesanotherflashshofour
nastandtherigging;hclung
tothebrokenrudder
thenhebeheldsaundoubtedly;fortheircrieso
hisearsbytheastasailrenttotatters
heropesthatstillhelditgave
disappearedinthedarknessofthenightlikeavastseabirdatthe
santaviolentcrashressdantes
froisroents
thefloatingforofthehaplesssailorsthenallwasdarkagain
dantesrandoselfdashedtopieces;
helistened;hegropedabout;butheheardandsahingthecries
hadceased;andtheteestntinuedtoragebydegreesthewind
abated;vastgrayent
appearedstuddedevisiblein
thehorizon;the;andgilded
theirfoangcrestshgolditwasday
dantesstoodteandtionlessbeforethisjesticspectacle;asif
henoe;andindeedsincehiscaptivity
inthechateaudifhehadforgottenthatsuchscenesobe
nessedhetuedtohefortress;andlookedatbothseaand
landthegloobuildingrosefrohebosoftheoceanposing
jestyandseedtodonatethesceneitfiveoclockthe
seantinuedtogetcalr
”inty
ypoorfriend;regnizeit;seekforin
vain;andgivethealarthenthetunnelen
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intotheseaandusthaveheardthecryiuttered;will
bequestionedthenboatsfillededsoldiershe
chedfugitivethecannonorefusesheltertoa
nishedthepoliarseilleswillbe
onthealertbyland;ebyseaiad;
iaungryihavelosteventheknifethatsavedogod;ihave
sufferedenoughsurelyhavepityon;anddoforunable
todoforself”
asdanteshiseyestuedinthedirectionofthechateaudifuttered
thisprayer;hesaeguea
sllvesselngthesealikeagullinsearchof
prey;andhhissailorseyehekobeagenoesetartan
sheingoutofrseillesharbor;andandingouttosea
rapidly;hersharpproond;
”tothinkthatinhalfanhouriuldjoinher;didinotfearbeing
questioned;detected;andnveyedbacktorseillescanido
storycaniinventunderpretextoftradingalongtheast;these
n;ugglers;etodoinga
goodauststarvinginafewhours
strengthterlyexhausted;besides;perhapsihavenotbeen
ssedatthefortressicanpassasoneofthesailors
nightstoryed;forthereisnoonelefttontradict
”
ashespoke;danteslookedtohespothefishingvesselhad
beenartedtheredcapofoneofthesailorshungtoa
pointoftherobersthathadfordpartofthevessels
keel;floatedatthefootofthecraginaninstantdantesplanwas
fordhestothecap;placeditonhishead;seizedoneofthe
tiers;andstruckoutsoastocutacrosstheursethevesselwas
taking
”iaaved”rredheandthisnvictionrestoredhisstrength
hesoonsahatthevessel;htheacking
bethechateaudifandthetoanthe
fearedlest;insteadofkeepinginshore;sheshouldstandouttose
buthesoonsaostvesselsboundforitaly;
betheislandsofjarosandcalaseraignehohevesseland
thesrinsensiblynearedoneanother;andinoneofitstacks
thetartanboredoileofhiheroseonthe
akingsignsofdistress;butnooneonboardsa;andthe
vesselstoodonanothertackdantesed;butheknew
thatthee
itber;
forhoutitheoreachthe
vesselcertainlytoretutoshore;shouldhebeunsuccessfulin
attractingattention
dantes;thoughalstsureastoursethevesselake;had
yetthen
headvaneet;thevesselagainchangedher
ursebyaviolenteffortherosehalfoutoftheer;wavinghis
ehewas
bothseenandheard;andthetartaninstantlysteeredtoat
thesati;hesaheytoloheboat
aninstantafter;theboat;roen;advancedrapidlytowards
hidantesletgoofthetier;houghttobeuseless;
andsvigorouslytoetthebuthehadreuchuponhis
strength;andthenherealizedhoberhadbeento
hihisarbecastiff;hislegslosttheirflexibility;andhewas
alstbreathless
heshoutedagainthetheirefforts;andoneof
theriedinitalian;”urage”
thehestrength
tosuruntpassedoverhisheadheroseagaintothesurface;
struggledan;uttereda
thirdcry;andfelthielfsinking;asifthefatalcannonshotwere
againtiedtohisfeettheerpassedoverhishead;andthesky
tuedgrayanvulsiveventagainbroughthiothesurfacehe
felthielfseizedbythehair;thenhesahinghehad
fainted
selfonthedeckofthetartan
hisfirstcareoseeursetheyakingtheywere
rapidlyleavingthechateaudifbehinddantesedthat
theexclationofjoyheutteredistakenforasigh
ashedeckasailorwasrubbinghis
lisheregnizedastheonewho
hadtohisuth;while
thethird;anoldsailer;atoncethepilotandcaptain;lookedonh
thategotistiisfortuhattheyhaveescaped
yesterday;andayovertaketheorrow
aferestoredsuspendedanition;hefriction
ofhislisrestoredtheirelasticity
”hepilotinbadfrench
”ia”replieddantes;inbaditalian;”altesesailorwewere
ingfroyracuseladenoflastnightovertook
usatcapergion;andheserocks”
”efro
”froheserocksthatihadthegoodlucktoclingtoain
andtherestofthecreisawyourvessel;andfearful
ofbeinglefttoperishonthedesolateisland;isoffonapieceof
ylife;and
ithankyou;”ntinueddantes”iwhenoneofyoursailors
yhair”
”itanlyappearance;”anditwas
ti;foryouweresinking”
”yes;”retueddantes;holdingouthishand;”ithankyouagain”
”ialsthesitated;though;”repliedthesailor;”youlookedrelike
abrigandthananhonestn;hyourbeardsixinches;andyourhair
afootlong”dantesrellectedthathishairandbeardhadnotbeen
cutallthetihethechateaudif
”yes;”saidhe;”ideavoy
hairorbeardfortenyearsifiontofdanger;but
todaythevowexpires”
”noareodohyou”saidthecaptain
”alas;anythingyoupleasecaptainisdead;ihavebarelyescaped;
butiagoodsailorleaveatthefirstportyouke;ishallbe
suretofindeloynt”
”doyouknoediterranean”
”ihavesailedoveritsincechildhood”
”youknohebestharbors”
”therearefesthatiuldnotenterorleavehabandageover
eyes”
”isay;captain;”saidthesailorodantes;
”ifhesa
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ysistrue;hindershisstayinghus”
”ifhesaystrue;”saidthecaptaindoubtingly”butinhispresent
nditionheiseanything;andtakehischanceofkeepingit
afterwards”
”iorethaniprose;”saiddantes
”iling
”es
”tolegho”
”theneadoftackingsofrequently;doyounotsailnearerthe
wind”
”becauseraightontotheislandofrion”
”youshallpassitbyts”
”takethehelandletusseeantookthe
helfelttoseeifthevesselansptlyand
seeingthat;houtbeingafirstratesailer;sheyetolerably
obedient;
”tothesheets;”saidhethefoursean;posedthecrew;
obeyed;hepilotlookedon”haultaut”theyobeyed
”belay”thisordered;andthevesselpassed;asdantes
hadpredicted;tstowindward
”bravo”saidthecaptain
”bravo”repeatedthesailorsandtheyalllookedentat
thisnelligenceandhisbodyavigor
theyhadnotthoughthiapableofshowing
”yousee;”saiddantes;quittingthehel”ishallbeofsouseto
you;atleastduringthevoyageifyoudonoteatlegho;you
canleavethere;andiofthefirst;for
foodandthee”
”ah;”saidthecaptain;”anagreeverywell;ifyouarereasonable”
”giveyougivetheothers;andit;”retued
dantes
”thatsnotfair;”saidtheseanes;”foryouknow
rethanwedo”
”isthattoyou;japo”retuedthecaptain”everyoneisfree
toaskhepleases”
”thatstrue;”repliedjapo;”ionlykearerk”
”ajacketandapairof
trousers;ifyouhavethe”
”no;”saidjapo;”butihaveashirtandapairoftrousers”
”thatisalli;”interrupteddantesjapodivedintotheholdand
soonretuedonded
”nohen;doyouhingelse”saidthepatron
”apieitasted;for
ihavenoteatenordrunkforalongti”hehadnottastedfoodfor
fortyhoursapieceofbreadthe
gourd
”larboardyourhel”andantesglanced
thatouth;thenpausedhhandin
dair
”holloatteratthechateaudif”saidthecaptain
asllecloud;tracteddantesattention;crohe
suitofthebastionofthechateaudifatthesantthefaint
reportofagunoneanother
”isthis”askedthecaptain
”aprisonerhasescapedfrohechateaudif;andtheyarefiring
thealarun;”replieddantesthecaptainglancedathibuthehad
liftedtheruohislipsanduchposure;
thatsuspicions;ifthecaptainhadany;diedaway
”atanyrate;”rredhe;”ifitbe;sochthebetter;forihave
dearareacquisition
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