Chapter 3 It was, indeed, high time for them to run. On every side the company of the Black Arrow was making for the hill. Some, being better runners, or having open ground to run upon, had far outstripped the others, and were already close upon the goal; some, following valleys, had spread out to […]
Chapter 2 The river Till was a wide, sluggish, clayey water, oozing out of fens and in this part of its course it strained among some score of willow-covered, marshy islets.It was a dingy stream; but upon this bright, spirited morning everything was become beautiful. The wind and the martens broke it up into innumerable
Part 1 Chapter 1 Sir Daniel and his men lay in and about Kettley that night, warmly quartered and well patrolled. But the Knight of Tunstall was the one who never rested from money-getting; and even now, when he was on the brink of an adventure which should make or mar him, he was up
Chapter 12 The young men of upper class in Paris spent several mornings each week taking fencing lessons. It was their ambition to hear a ‘Well done!’ from the fencing master who was their hero.Thus, young Albert Morcerf was amazed one day to see his fencing master hit three times in a row by his
Chapter 11 Then he reasoned that the success of this investment would make her ten times as secure as she was now, so he followed Danglars’ example. The two men spent the next few weeks envisioning themselves the richest men in Paris, except for Monte Cristo.During the next two months, reports of cargo shipments began
Chapter 10 Shortly after Edmond’s visit to Caderousse, the upper-class society in Paris was delighted to hear that an enormously rich and charming nobleman had settled in their city for a time. Since many titles were bought and not inherited, no one cared that this nobleman’s family had never been heard of before. The Count
Chapter 9 The smugglers welcomed the other boat to Monte Cristo, transferred their cargo of Turkish carpets and received their usual pay—one hundred Francs for each man. Edmond Look his pay like the rest, but he smiled, for the smallest jewel in his handkerchief was worth ten times the entire payment to the crew.When they
Chapter 8 Edmond swam on a course that would intercept the boat. As he neared it, he flung himself half out of the water and yelled. His calls were heard, and the boat turned to steer in his direction. But in raising himself out of the water to hail the boat, Edmond had expended his
Chapter 7 Edmond carefully undid the stitches that enclosed the shroud and kissed Faria’s forehead. Then, he ripped open the shroud down its entire length. Gently lifting the corpse, he half-pulled, half-carried it through the tunnel into his dungeon.He arranged the corpse on his cot and covered it with his blanket, so Faria’s grey hair
Chapter 6 Weeks followed by months went by. One day as Edmond and Faria rested from the hard work of tunnelling, Edmond said, “Father, I have been thinking about my enemies. Your lessons on history have taught me how the minds of some men work in evil ways. I believe I was accused by two
Chapter 5 As Edmond lay dying on his cot, he heard a noise—a constant scraping. His dungeon was infested with rats and large bugs, but this scraping was different from any of their sounds. Edmond raised his head weakly and listened harder. The sound was like a large claw scraping on the stone wall near
Chapter 4 The captain led Edmond across a courtyard and into an unheated building. Its windows were small and barred. As the captain passed, the soldiers stood at attention. After walking down two flights of stairs, Edmond was motioned into a bare room, with a table and a cot as its only furnishings. After the
Chapter 3 As Edmond departed, old Monsieur Dantes collapsed in a half-faint. He had been in poor health, and the excitement of having Edmond home and about to be married had overtired him. Now the horror of seeing his beloved son marched away between soldiers proved too much.A chair was brought, and the old man
Chapter 2 Finally, unable to bear the sight of the happy couple, Fernand rushed out of the house. Mercedes followed him.“Dear cousin, I want you to embrace my husband-to-be,” she pleaded, “I know he will find a true friend in you, as I did.”Fernand shrank back from this demand. As Edmond came to him with
Chapter 1 A little boy first sighted the masts of the ship Pharaon. She was coming home to Marseilles, France, with a cargo of cloth and dyes. As usual, a crowd gathered to watch the docking, an exciting event in 1815,, for the handling of big sailing ships was an art. But the Pharaon proceeded