fireatugglershadpreparedtheirbreakfast;anddescended
hthistorchheoseeeverythingheapproachedtheholehe
haddug;andnohtheaidofthetorch;sahathispickaxehadin
realitystruckagainstironandedhistorchintheground
andresudhislaborinaninstantaspacethreefeetlongbyt
broadesuldseeanoakenffer;boundhcut
steel;intheddleofthelidhesae;h
softhespa**lyviz;asword;
pale;onanovalshield;likealltheitalianarrialbearings;and
suruntedbyacardinalshat;danteseasilyregnizedthefariahad
sooftendraforhithere:thetreasure
pty
casketinaninstanthehadclearedeveryobstacleaway;andhesaw
successivelythelock;placedbethetwohandles
ateachend;allcarvedasthingsthatepoch;
renderedthenesttalspreciousdantesseizedthehandles;and
strovetolifttheffer;itpossiblehesoughttoopenit;lock
andpadlockedunwilling
tosurrendertheirtrustdantesinsertedthesharpendofthepickaxe
bethefferandthelid;andpressinghallhisforceonthe
handle;burstopenthefasteningsthehingesyieldedintheirtuand
fell;stillholdingintheirgraspfragntsofthehechest
wasopen
edndhvertigo;heckedhisgunandlaiditbeside
hihethenaysee
intheresplendentnightoftheiroaginationrestarsthanare
visibleinthefit;thenhereopenedtheandstoodtionless
azentthreepartntsdividedthefferinthefirst;
blazedpilesofgoldenin;inthesend;wererangedbarsof
unpolishedgold;hingattractivesavetheirvalue;
inthethird;edndgraspedhandfulsofdiands;pearls;andrubies;
heyfellononeanother;soundedlikehailagainstglass
afterhavingtouched;felt;exanedthesetreasures;edndrushed
throughthecaveslikeanseizedhfrenzy;heleapedonarock;
froeseahehthese
untless;theseunheardoftreasuresbuta
dreabr 》
hehehadnotstrength
enough;foraninstantheleanedhisheadinhishandsasiftoprevent
hissensesfroeavinghiandthenrusheddlyabouttherocksof
ntecristo;terrifyingthesandscaringtheseafoh
hisures;thenheretued;and;stillunableto
believetheevidenceofhissenses;rushedintothegrotto;andfound
hielfbeforethisneofgoldandjeehefellon
hisknees;and;claspinghishandsnvulsively;utteredaprayer
intelligibletogodalonehesoonbecacalrandrehappy;for
onlynoselfto
ounthisfortunetherehousandingotsofgold;each
tothreepounds;thenhepileduptyfivethousand
crooney;andbearingthe
effigiesofalexanderviandhispredecessors;andhesa
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hatthe
plentptyandheasuredtendoublehandfulsof
pearls;diands;andotherge;nyofountedbythest
fausen;heirintrinsichdantes
sahelightgraduallydisappear;andfearingtobesurprisedinthe
all
quantityofruordhissupper;andhesnatchedafewhourssleep;
lyingovertheuthofthecave
itanofstupendous
etionshadalreadyexperiencedte
chapter25theunknown
day;forpatientlyedhopen
eyes;againdaedhissearch
againhecliedtherockyheighthehadascendedthepreviousevening;
andstrainedhisvieocatcheverypeculiarityofthelandscape;
butiteheraysofthe
ingsunrof
evedescendingintothegrotto;heliftedthestone;filledhispockets
s;puttheboxtogetherasurelyasheuld;
sprinkledfreshsandoverthespotfroadbeentaken;and
thencarefullytroddo
appearance;then;quittingthegrotto;hereplacedthestone;heaping
onitbrokenssesofroentsofcrulinggranite;
fillingtheintersticeshearth;intolyinserted
rapidlygroyrtleandfloho;
thencarefullyeringtheseneations;hescrupulouslyeffaced
everytraceoffootsteps;leavingtheapproachtothecaveas
savagelookinganduntroddenashehadfounditthisdone;he
iatientlyapanionstoonte
cristoforthepurposeofost
incalculablerichesthathadthusfallenintohispossessionsatisfied
notthecravingsofhisheart;ong
nkind;andtoassutherank;poeharealways
acrdedtohthatfirstandgreatestofalltheforceshinthe
graspofn
onthesixthday;thesgglersretuedfrodistancedantes
regnizedtherigandhandlingoftheyoungalia;anddragging
hielfethis
panionshanassurancethat;althoughnsiderablybetterthan
;hestillsufferedacutelyfroislateaccident
hetheninquiredhoheyhadfaredintheirtriptothisquestionthe
sgglersrepliedthat;althoughsuccessfulinlandingtheircargoin
safety;theyhadscarcelydonesoheyreceivedintelligencethata
guardshiphadjustquittedtheportoftoulonandrowdingall
sailtothisobligedtheokeallthespeedtheyuldto
evadetheene;enttheabsenceofdantes;whose
superiorskillinthenagentofavesselso
teriallyinfa
eon;andenabledtheodoublethecapeof
rsica;andsoeludeallfurtherpursuituponthehe
triphadbeensufficientlysuccessfultosatisfyallnceed;while
thecreicularlyjapo;expressedgreatregretsthatdantes
hadnotbeenanequalsharerselvesintheprofits;h
auntedtonolessasuhanfiftypiastreseach
edndpreservedthestadrableselfnd;notsufferingthe
faintestindiiletoescapehittheenurationofall
thebenefitsheoquittheisland;
butastheyoungaliahadrelyetonte
abarkedthatsaevening;andproceededhthecaptainto
leghoarrivedatlegho;herepairedtothehouseofajew;adealer
inpreallestdiands
forfivethousandfrancseachdanteshalffearedthatsuchvaluable
jeselfghtexcite
suspiequestions
nceingabargainbyofatleast
eightypercent
thefolloespresentedjapohanentirelynewvessel;
acpanyingthegiftbyadonationofonehundredpiastres;thathe
ghtprovidehielfhasuitablecreherrequisitesforhis
outfit;uponnditionthathearseillesforthe
purposeofinquiringafteranoldnnadlouisdantes;residing
inthealleesdeillan;andalsoayoungancalledrcedes;an
inhabitantofthecatalanvillagejapouldscarcelybelievehis
sensesatreceivingthisgnificentpresent;eshastenedto
aerelybeenasailorfronda
desiretospitehisfaly;aschneyashe
likedtospend;butthatonhisarrivalatleghohehadeinto
possessionofalargefortune;lefthiyanuncle;whosesoleheir
hee
probabilitytothisstatentthatitneveronceoccurredtojapoto
doubtitsaccuracytheterorondhadengagedtoserveon
boardtheyoungaliahavingexpired;dantestookleaveofthecaptain;
torein
asoneofthecrehavingbeentoldthehistoryofthelegacy;he
portunehiurtherthefollooingjaposetsail
forrseilles;dantestojoinhittheislandof
ntecristo
havingseenjapofairlyoutoftheharbor;dantesproceededtoke
hisfinaladieusonboardtheyoungalia;distributingsoliberala
gratuityanghercrethegoodwishesofall;
andexpressionsofrdialinterestinallthatnceedhitothe
indastohis
futureplansthendantesdepartedforgenoaatthentofhis
arrivalasllyachtrialinthebay;thisyachthadbeen
builtbyorderofanenglishn;hatthegenoese
exediterraneanin
thenstructionoffastsailingvessels;wasdesirousofpossessinga
specinoftheirskill;thepriceagreeduponbetan
andthegenoesebuilderythousandfrancsdantes;struckh
thebeautyandcapabilityofthelittlevessel;appliedtoitsoo
transferittohiofferingsixtythousandfrancs;uponnditionthat
heshouldbeallodiatepossessiontheproposaloo
advantageoustoberefused;theresoasthepersonforthe
yachtendedhadgoneuponatourthroughszerla
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nd;andwas
notexpectedbackinlessthanthreeonth;bye
thebuilderreckoneduponbeingabletopleteanotherabargainwas
thereforestruckdantesledtheoheyachttothedwellingof
ajeinutestoasllbackparlor;
andupontheirretuthejeof
sixtythousandfrancsinbrightgoldpieces
thedelightedbuilderthenofferedhisservicesinprovidingasuitable
creanythanks;
sayingheedtocruiseaboutquitealone;andhisprincipal
pleasurensistedinnaginghisyachthielf;theonlythingthe
builderuldobligehinontriveasortofsecretcloset
inthecabinathisbedshead;theclosettontainthreedivisions;
sonstruallbuthielfthebuilder
ission;andprosedtohavethesesecret
placespletedbythenextday;dantesfuishingthedinsionsand
planinacrdancehheyobenstructed
thefollogenoa;underthe
inspensecroogetherbycuriositytoseethe
riananaginghisobuttheir
irationatseeingtheperfectskillh
theboat;indeed;seedtobeanited
osthunintelligenptlydiditobeytheslightest
touch;anddantesrequiredbutashorttrialofhisbeautifulcraftto
acknohatthegenoesehadnothoutreasonattainedtheir
highreputationintheartofshipbuildingthespectatorsfollohe
littlevesselainedvisible;theythen
tuedtheijeeinsisted
sheakingforrsica;otherstheislandofelbbetswereoffered
toanyauntthatsheively
reportedbynypersonsasherintendedurse;butnoohoughtof
ntecristoyetthitherithatdantesguidedhisvessel;andat
ntecristohearrivedatthecloseofthesendday;hisboathad
provedherselfafirstclasssailer;andhadethedistancefrobr 》
genoainthirtyfivehoursdanteshadcarefullynotedthegeneral
appearanceoftheshore;and;insteadoflandingattheusualplace;he
droppedanchorinthelittlecreektheislandterlydeserted;and
borenoevidenceofhavingbeenvisitedsinceheareasure
oinghenced
therevalofhisriches;anderenightfallthense
partntsofthesecretlocker
aployeditinnoeuvringhisyachtroundthe
island;studyingitasaskilfulhorsenalhedestined
forsoiortantserviehewas
perfectlynversanterdantes
proposedtoaugnt;thelattertoredy
upontheeighthdayhedisceedasllvesselunderfullsail
approachingntecristoasitdreastheboat
hehadgiventojapoheiediatelysignalledithissignalwas
retued;andinterlayatanchorbeside
theyachtaufulansondseagerinquiries
astotheinfortionjapohadobtainedolddanteswasdead;and
relancholytidings
ness;but;leapinglightlyashore;hesignifiedhis
desiretobequitealoneinaupleofhoursheretuedthe
nfroaposboatcaonboardtheyachttoassistinnavigating
it;andhegaveordersthatsheshouldbesteereddirecttorseilles
forhisfathersdeathheennerprepared;buthekne
hoysteriousdisappearanercedes
houtdivulginghissecret;dantesuldnotgivesufficientlyclear
instructionstoanagentthereherparticularshe
aining;andthoseurehealoneuld
investigateinannersatisfaselfhislookingglass
hadassuredhiduringhisstayatlegho;thatherannoriskof
regnition;reover;hehadnoeansofadoptinganydisguise
hethoughtproperonefineing;then;hisyacht;follohe
littlefishingboat;boldlyenteredtheportofrseilles;andanchored
exahenevertobeforgotten
nightofhisdepartureforthechateaudif;hehadbeenputonboard
theboatdestinedtonveyhihitherstilldantesuldnotview
epaniedthe
offiandhisbillofhealtheretheyachtwas
perttedtoholdnicationhtheshore;buththatperfect
selfpossessionhehadacquiredduringhisacquaintancehfaria;
dantesollypresentedanenglishpassporthehadobtainedfrobr 》
legho;andasthisgavehistandingwould
nothaveafforded;heedthatthereexistednoobstacletohis
iediatedebarkation
thefirstpersontoattracttheattentionofdantes;ashelandedonthe
canebiere;onded
theetinghthisfellohohadbeenoneofhisownsailorsasa
sureansoftestingtheextentofthechangeehadworkedin
hiso;hepropoundedavariety
of
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