The Count of Monte Cristo

Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-maste

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

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

" inquired the

ink you will be satisfied on that

with an air of considerable resignation

di

nto the

ul agony." Then turning to the crew, he sa

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

ur?" inquired the latter, resumi

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

ry moment, "we are all mortal, and the old must make way for the young. If no

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 ve

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

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

rs, "you have heard of the mis

n Leclere! He was a br

e service, as became a man charged with the interests of a h

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

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

is 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 pur

er, turning towards the yo

s, "and I'm with you." Then callin

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

"he fancies himself captai

ct, he is," sa

ture and your part

ner; "he is young, it is true, but he seems to

el," said Dantès, approaching, "the vessel now rides at a

treated a s

why you stopped at

t instructions of Captain Leclere, who, when

you see hi

ho

marsh

es

drawing Dantès on one side, he said

s I could judge from

the emper

rshal's apartment

spoke t

oke to me, sir," said

did he say

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 kno

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 Captain

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

ven you satisfactory reasons for

isfactory, my

ercargo; "for it is not pleasant to thin

"and that is not saying much. It was Capta

ere, has not Dantès give

no--was t

packet, Captain Leclere con

are you speaki

Dantès left at

had a packet to leav

turned

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

lied the shipowner; "but if there b

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

young man returned;

s, are you now free?

, si

ot been lon

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

e nothing mor

hing is all

n come and d

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

right. I always knew

th some hesitation, "do yo

ar Edmond, though I hav

ep himself shut up i

hat he has wanted for not

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

first visit has been mad

nother which I am most anxious to pay." "True, Dantès, I forgot that there was at the Cat

s blu

r she has been to me three times, inquiring if there were any news

plied the young sailor, grav

e same thing," said M

, sir," repl

tain you. You have managed my affairs so well that I ought to allow

y pay to take--nearly

areful fello

a poor fat

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

ve your le

ve nothing more

thi

t, before he died, give

that reminds me that I must ask yo

t marr

and then to g

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

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

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

hat watches over the deserving. Go to your father

row you

over the accounts with Danglars. Have yo

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. If

command of the Pharaon should you

ways have the greatest respect for thos

re a thoroughly good fellow, and will detain you

have l

tell

the use of y

tain

M. Morrel, farewell, a

u again, my dear Edmon

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

re,--a street of which the modern Phocaeans 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