MACMILLAN READERS

PRE-INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

F ounding Editor : iohn Milne

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Elementarv aboutl 100 basic words

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A Nore About the AuthorA Nore About This Story

The Places in This Story

The People in This Story

A Picture Dictionary

ThePharaon Comes HomeMerc6dbs

The LetterVillefortThe Chdteau d'IfThe KingMonsieur NoirtierThe Hundred Days

The TirnnelFaria

Escape!

TheJeune-Am1lieThe Treasure

P oints f or U nder standing

Glossary

Exercises

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A Nore About the AuthorAlexandre Dumas was bttrn in Frirncc. Hc ua. trttc trf thern()st p()pLrlar Frcnch u'riters in the nincteentl'r ccntttry. Hcwrote books, plirys, stttrics for chilclren iincl magazinc articlcs.

L)rrrnirs was born on 24th July 1802, in Villers'C()tterCts,France. His fatl-rer w:rs a gcneral in the Freuch tlrmy. His

mothcr u,ils tlte datrgl-rtcr ttf an innkcel-ter'-In lBZ2, Dutnas went t() Ptrris ttl u'tlrk in the l-rtltrsc tlf a

rich rnan, thc Duc d'Ori6ttns. Dtrtnns becarne thc tltrke's

secrctitryt. In Paris, Dtttlils lnet :rct()rs ilntl singers, antl I'ic

begar-i to rcilcl trs tnltch lts pttssible. He also hegan ttl u'ritcplays ar-r.l u,rve1s. Dtttnirs wirnted ttl write novels wl-iich tol.lthc history of France. Milny of his stories were :lbor-tt thclive s of thc Bor-rrlrons, the rttytrl fi'rmi1y ttf France.

Dumtrs lovecl gtlttcl t,ttt.l, fine rvincs itntl betrutifr-rl \\Iolren'And l-rc liked travelling to rliff-ercnt countries. Dtrtntts ne

"'erhacl cntttrgh tn()ney. He sl-tcnt lll()rc ln()ney than hc etrrnctl'

He 1-ra.l to rvrite so that he co,-rl.l pay his clcbts'.

L)urnirs fell in love urany titnes. In 1824, hc ha.l a l..rvc

rrflairt with Cittl-rcrit-ie Lchav and tl-rcy htrcl a sorr. Thc bo1' r'vas

also nntnec'l Alcxantlre. Hc irlstt l-,ecatne it u'ritcr.l)umtrs tn.rrricd lcla Ferricr in 1842. Btrt their urarriage

cr-r.le.l ir fc',v years latcr. By 1844, Ida an.l Dttmtrs no longcr

ltrved cach other, so they scpitratecl. l.la went ttl Iivc it-t

itt-tother hotne.Dr-rtlas r'vrotc his first plirl' Hcnn' III and His Court' ir-r

1829. His ;,lays u'erc Yery srlcccssf,-rl an.l l)truras coltl'-l uou'

writc fLrll titne. f)r-ttntrs wr()tc a long ntlvel in threc parts'

Tl-rcse \r'erc ctrile.l The Three Mtr.ske rcer-s ( I 844 ), Tu'ctrtr' Yerlr's

After (1E45) antl Thc Vi.scottnt of Brugclonnc (1848-1E50)' Ase,ctiirn of the third story has tl'rc ritlc, The N'lnrr in the InntMc.sk. Many rnovie s havc heen rnlrclc rtf tl'ris il.lvcntlrrc. Thc

Cotntt 0/ Mr.,nrc Cristo, ttn rvhicl-r tl-ris story is ltllsctl, $'rts

printerl ir-r a magirzine between 1844 and 1845. Eacl-i wcek,rrnothe r chapter of the story was ptrblishe,-1.

With tl're lr()ney that he earned frorn his hooks, l)urnirsbLrilt a large house, which he r-rirrncd Cl-riteau de Monte-Cristo. Ho'uvever, by 1850, L)r-rmas had sper-rt irll i-ris rnoney:rndhacl to sell ChAteaLr de Monte-Cristo. He irnrnediately wrotetrntrther storl' The Black Tullp. Although this romantic storywas very successful, L)umas still had rnerr-ry debts. In 1851, hetravelled to Belgium with his friencl, the writer Victor Hugo.L)r-rr.nas was trying t() escapc frorn his creclitors.

In 1853, Dumas becirrne thc puhiisher of a Parisiannewspirpe r, Le Mousquetaire (The Musketeer). Fivc ye ars later,he pr-rhlisl-rcd a rnagazine called Le Monte-Crisfo. He aisohegtrn a nine-rnonth journey to Russia.

Bctween 1861 and 1870 Dun-ras travellcd all throushEurope. He also hird :r love :rffair with an Americirn w()lnancalled Aclah Mer-rker-r. But all thc tr:rvelling, hard work, ancl

'uvorry :rbout ln()ney, htrd rnacle Durnas ill. He dicrl on 5thl)ecember 1870 at Puys, neirr Dieppe, in northern Frnnce.

A Nore About This SrorlA fcw ycars before L)r-rtntrs was born, therc wcrc llilnychanges in his coLlntry. In 1 789 there was a revolution inFrance. The French pcoplc saicl that they no longer wantedLouis XVI' to be their king. They wantcd Frirnce to be ilrcpLrblic. They wirntec'l to rule" the country tl-rernselves.

In Decernber 1792, Louis XVI was tirken to a court ofliru'. At his trial;, thc 1',eople tolcl Louis th:rt he had hannccll'ris cor-rr-rtry ancl 1-ris people. Thcy said tl'rilt he wils a trilitor toFrance . Louis wirs accusecl of tretrsot-t' anll executecl" on 21stlanuarv 179J

Ronapirrte u'irs :r sol.licr in the French arml'. Bonirpartc'scarccrr" \\,ils cxtrcllcly sr-rcccssfr,rl. At the agc of tu'enty-seven,Borral-,arte was:r gencral. By 1798, hc 'uvas leacling all thcFrench annies ir-r Egypt. His armies w()n l.nrlny battlcs. Ir-r

1799, Bonaparte irncl his sLrprporters" began to nrlc Francc. In1804, hc was namec'l Ernpcror of France.

Ernpcror N:rpoleon's sllpp()rters believc.l tl'rirt he hircl rnatlcFrancc ir rnuch hcttcr, str()nger countr)'. Supporters of thcro1'al t.rrnily believed tl-rat Nirpoleon or-rly u'anted money anrlp()\\'cr for himself. Nrrpolcon clicl rnany gootl things, br-rt hcrlirl r-rot allow:rnyone to spcak irgainst him. He c()ntrolled thencwspapers. Ar-rcl hc cmpl,ryecl't special policc rlgents'' to,ul'tlrk sccretly agilinst his enemies.

In 1812, Ntrpoleorr le.'lhis army into Russia. Thous:rnds ofl-ris s..rltlicrs clied outsidc thc city of Moscow. When Napolc,rr-rrcturrrctl to Frirncc, tl-rc petlple no longcr sLrpplrplscl him. Strhc a[-'tlicittetl''.

Nallrlsl)a rvits cxilctl - hc u'irs sent :rwiry from Frirncc - ir-r

April 1814. Hc wcnt t() live..n'r the islar-rcl of Elba rvith hislrlviscrs and friencls. Afte r Napoleon's abtlication, LoLris

XVI]1, the brothcr of Louis XVI, becamc kirrg. Lor-ris rvas ir

tncul'cr of the Bourbou firrniiy. Napoleou cscape.l from Ell.,itir-r March 1B15. His sr,lpp()rters - the Borral-rartists - an.l thcFrer-rcl'r arurl' u'elcolncd hin. Louis XVIII, lvho $'as n()t ilpopular king, left Frnnce . C)nce again, Frirncc n'irs rr.rle.l ['') iurcmpcror.

Etnpcror Napoleon rLrlc.l for only oue hunclrecl days. On18th Junc 1815, Napoleon's army for.rght the annics ofPrLrssia, Britain, Holland, Beigiurn:rntl Gcnnirrly irt Waterlotrir-r Bclgium. Naf,11lc1111 krst the battle ancl l-rc abdicatcd asitiu.Hc n'as exilcd to St Hclcrra, ir srrarll islar-rd in tl-re AtlanticOceirr-r. Louis XVIII rctLlrned to Frtrncc antl rulcrl r-rntil hrs

tlcirth ir-r 1824.

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The People in This Srory

The ship, PharaonEdmond Dantds - first officer of the Phara:i.tLecldre - cirpterin of tire PharaonDanglars - carg()master't of the Pharaon

MarseilleMerc6dbs - fianc6e of DantbsGaspard Caderousse - il taikrrFernand - cousin of Merc6ddsMorrel - the owner of thc PharaonG6rard de Villefort - Prosecutorl" of MarseilleMarquis de Saint-M6ran - a rich politici:rnMademoiselle Ren6e de Saint-M6ran - daughter of Marquiscle Saint-M6r:rn, fiirnc6e of Villefort

ParisLouis XVIII - King of FranceDuc de Blacas - King Louis' trclviser';Dandr6 - Minister of PoliceNoirtier - Bonapartist

Cl-rAteaLr d'lfFaria - Prisoner Nr-unber Z7

The ship, Jeunc-AmdheBaldi - ctrpttrin of the Jeunc-AmilieJacopo - ir sailor on the Jeune-Am1lie

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The Comes Home

A" the'24th February 1815, the ship' Pharnon, zrrrivetl at

\-rl the ptrrtr' trf Mitrseille. A large crorv.l wtls stauding on

the quay. The people hild corne clown to the hirrbtlur to greet

thc ship. It was :rlwirys exciting wheu a sl-rip arrivetl inMarseille. An.l this ship ha.l been bLrilt in tl-rc city, ancl thcshi1.r's owner lived there. The owner of the Phcrcon was

Monsieur Morrel. He clic'l not wait for l-ris ship to reirch the

harbour. Hc immcdiirtely jurnpcd into :r ltlngbotrt and rtlwecl'"

towards the Pharaon.A yor.rng l.nan was standing ()n the deck of the Pharaotl.

When he saw Monsier,rr Morrel, he wcnt ttl the sttrrbtlilr.lsicle of the ship. Thc yor-rng miln wAs the first officer of the

PharaLn't. He was tirll, between eighteen irn.l nvetlty yctlrs

oltl, ancl hacl thick black hair. His bright, tlark cyes '"vere

calur ancl intelligent.

'The young tnun tttrnccl rtlttncl an.l gave an tlr.ler ttl the

crew. The saikrrs ran qLrickly to their plnces at-rt'l w:litetl.Sornc men stoocl on the clccks. Other rnen clirnbcd Lrp thc talllnasts.

'Eclmoncl - Eclmoncl Dantdsl' shtlutetl Morrel frotn thcIongbotrt. 'Where is the captzrin/ What's htrppened ttrCapt:rin LcclbreJ'

'something very sit.l, sir,' replietl the first officer. 'Whcnwe were near Civita Vecchia rve ltlst tlltr brave cirpttriu.'

'Ar-rcl whirt has happened to the crrgo?' thc shil-r1111'1-1c'1

nsked.'lt's ull s:rfe, sir. But poor Captain Lcclirc

-''What hap,pened to himl' askccl Morrcl. 'Did hc fall ir-rtothe scir I'

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'No, sir, hc su.l.lenly becamc ill urtl ,-lic.l,'sai,-l l)antis. 'Hcdicd of bririn-f'cvcrrr. Wc buricti him irt sc:rrr.'

'Ol'rl Poor Oapr131p Leclbrel Hc was only thirty-nine ycilrsold,'siritl Morrcl.'Br-rt Edmoucl, wc tnust all clie one clay. l)itly()u say that thc crrgo is safe?'

'Plcasc, coute irboardrr, sir,'sairl l)autis. 'Here is Danglars,the cargon'rirstcr. You can ask hirn irlror-rt ()ur carg(). He'llals,rtell yor-r rr()re ah()Llt the captain's tlcirtl'r. I must gir,'e sonre

orclers to the crcw.'Dantis turned to the sailors on thc ,lcck. 'Lower ull tl-rc

sailsl'he shotrtctl.Morrel clinl.rcd trp the sicle of thc Pharaon ancl greetetl

D:rnglars.'YoLr'\,c hcard olrr s:rd news, Monsieur Morrel,' said

Dilnglars. The cirrgon-raster was twe nty-five L)r t\\'cnty-\ixyears ()ld, and he irlways had an angry expressionr'on hisface. Thc crcw of the' Pharnon .li.l rrot likc hirn.

'Yes, ptlor Orrptair-r Leclbre,' said Morrel. 'He was a hrar.'e

irnc'l honestro nlirn.''Yes. Antl l-rc was an experiencerl nran - n()t ir boy,' saitl

Danglirrs. 'Hc krrew ir lot abor-rt ships antl the sea. He wirs thckind of captain that yor-r need, sir.'

'But ir saikrr tlocs not need to lrc oil to Lrnderstarrd hisu'ork, D:rnglars,' said Morrel. He u'atchetl Dantds give ll)()rcorders to the crew. 'Look at Edmontl. He knows his w,lrk\\'e I l. '

'Yes,' said l)irr-rglars. He krokc.l at l)antds an.1 his cyeswerc firll of l-iate . 'l)antEs is yor-rng an.l c,rnfi,,1entr;. Hc l-,cgar-r

to givc orclcrs to the crew befrrrc thc captitiu hatl tliccll But hcalso uriltlc us l()sc a.lay und a half on thc voyage. We st()fpcrlrrt the islanrl of Elbrr.'

'Et|norrtl is tl'rc firsr ofTicer,' said Morre l. 'A first officcr hirsro sail a sl-iii, u,hcn ir ca1-rti'rir-r calrn()t.l,r his rvork. ButEtimonrl \\'as \\,r()ng to krse tirnc at Ellrir.'

Thc lhirraorr (lontc.s Hrrrnc

Morrcl cullc.l to the \I()Llllg uran. 'E.ltl-t,ltltll Cotue hcre !''ln a rrourclrt, sir,' repliecl Dar-rtds. Hc sl-ittlrtctl to thc tnct-l

who ."vere stan.lit-tg hy the heirl'y cl-raitt u'l'rich \\'irs attitchcrl t()

tire nr-rchor. 'l)rop the irnchorl' hc ttrtlcrctl.Immediatcly, thc sailors lct tl-re l-rcitvy irttchor tlrof it'tttr

thc sea ancl thc Pharaon stoppetl.'Do you sccJ' said l)angltrrs. 'l)itt-ttis is like ir captitiu

rrlreirdy.''He u'orks u'ell,' siticl Mctrrel. 'He'll be cirptilin soon.'This neu's rlid not plense l)anglars. When Dilt-tti's citttrc

towirrcls Morrel, D:rnglars tnovecl awity.'You wirntcrl to spcak to lnc, sir/' siritl l)irr-rtds.

'Yes,'saicl Morrcl.'Why clicl y()r.r st()p the ship at E.lhal''Captait-r Leclire or.lered lne t() go thcre,' saicl l)ilntls'

'Befirre hc.lie.l, hc gave rne:r packet. He tttlti ure ttl ttlkc it ttrMarshall Bertrancl ()n the islan.l.'

Morrcl tn..rve.l cl..rscr to Dttr-rtis itltrl sl()ke quietly. 'Antl.licl yi'ru scc Marsl-rall Bertran,,l I' l-rc trskctl. 'Did y()Ll scc

Napoleon's aclviscrI''Yes, sir.''Ancl .litl you sprcl[ to the ctrt]rcrorl'

'tske .l Mttrre l.

'He spokc to tnc,'said I)iurtis, stniling. 'Eurperor Napolc,,traskcrl me cluestions ab,rr-rt the Phartun. I toltl l-rim that thcship belongc.l t,., 1',rrt, sir. Thcn Napolcou saicl, "Tht're u'ils it

soltlier callc.l Policitr Mttrre'1 itt tnf itrttty at Vaience."''Th:it's trucl' said Morrel, l-rirppily. 'Policttr lv{orre l q'irs

my r-rt-rcle. You wcrc rigl-rt ttt st()p itt E,lbit, Etinltlntl. Btrt tlon'tte l1 irny,rnc that yotr spoke vn'ith Nitl.olcon. It cttlrltl ltring

1'ou tror.rhlc.''Wh1'l' sai,,1 [)irntis citlml1.. 'l .li.ln't kttou' i.r'hat u'rls itt

tl-rc packe t. Nu1.olc,ru ,'ul1' trskc,-i sittll.,lc' qtlcstiolls al.,or-tt thesl-iip. f{c' tlidn't rirlk irl,out politics. ()l'r, cxcLrse rnc, sirl Thecr.lst()lrs officcrsr' arc cot'uing al.ortr.l.' Ar"rrl l)anr|s \\'cllt r()

tl-rc side of thc shil''.

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I);rnglars cilulc iurrl stoorl besitlc Morrcl. '[)itl Dantis tcll1',rrr nhr'1-rc.lelir1,c.l rhe voyrrge ?'hc irskc.l.

'l{c ri'as tll'rcf i11' thc litst tlr.lcr fr6trl Oaplnil Lecli'rc,'rcplic.l N{.rrel.

'And di.l f)ar-rtis gir.'c yor-r ir letter fi'our tl-re captirir-rl''A lcttcrl' said Morrcl. 'A lettcr ftrr nrcl''Thc captain gavc l)irntis rr lcttcr, irs u'cll as the prrckct firr

E,ll.rr,' sirirl l)anglurs.'Hon' .io You knou' irlrotrt the lackctl' irske.l Morrcl.'l n'irs gttit'rg l-rast tl-rc captitin's cal''iu,' l)anglars saitl. 'Tl-ie

tl,r,rr u'As ()pen iur(l I slu,thc c:rptair-r gir.'c thc packet anrl a

lcttcr to Dirntds.''Hc saitl r-rotl-ring to tne about a lcttcr,'siti.l Morrcl.'But if

thcrc i.s a letter, Etlnr.rrr,.l ll'i1l givc it to mc.''Pcrha1.,s I mrrtlc u nristrrkc. Pleirse s11'111.1111 11o:rbout it ttr

[)irntis,' srriti l)irnglirrs. Thc c2rrg()urastcr u'ulke .l au'ay u'hcr-r[)irntis rctLlrnerl to tl-ic shi1.,1111'ng1.

'E..lrtton.l, u'ill 1,1li1 comc irnt] have tlirrner u'ith rrc thiscvcning I' askerl M,,rrcl.

'Exctrsc ure, sir. But I mr-rst visit nry firthcr tonight,'siritlthc 1'ourr{ man.

'Oh, r,cs,'sirirl Morrcl. 'l haven't scclr )()rlr firther firr ir fcu'uccks, l.Lrt I thir-rk tl-rat l"rc's n'ell. You'rc a goo.l son, Erlnrontl.Visit ) our farhcr, thcn comc anrl sce nrc.'

'Plcrrsc cxcLlsc trtc irgirirt,' sairl l)antis. 'Thcre is irnothcrpcl-s()n thut I l.nust scc.'

'Of courscl' sai,-l Morrcl. 'Yotr'll \\'llnt t() see Mcrcdtlis.Sl-rc visitcd lne thrcc timcs to ask irlrout nc*'s..,f the Phcrcon.E.lttt..rn.l, 1'ou havc a vcr)' l''crrutiiul lovcr!'

'lv{crcc,-lis isr-r't nry l,rver - she is ny'firrncde ,'saitl l)ar-rtis.'Shc's thc \\'()lliur thirt I'nr goirrg to nrrrrrl'.'

'l n isl-r 1'ou happirress antl a long lifc,' sai.l Morrcl. 'IlLrt tclllurc, (li(l (lrrptain Lcclirc givc you a lctter firr ure l,cforc ltc,.lr c.l l'

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'No, sir,' slitl [)antis.'Orr1.111111 Lcclire c..rtrl,-ln't \\'ritc.N..ru', ] r'r'rtrst rrsk firr sttrne tirt'tc rtrvrtf it't,m rr)'u',rrk. Aitcr m1'

t.nrtrrirtge , I hitVc t() g() t() Pirris.''Tirke irll thc timc thirt y'oLr ne c.l,' sai.l lv'lolrcl. 'The

I'hcn'aorL u'ill not sail firr thrcc or firur tttouths.' Hc sruilc.l an.l

1',ut a hantl rln l)irrrtis'arnr.'Antl tl'rc ship can't siiil againn'ithout the ncu' cirptrtir-I.'

'l)o 1'tru lllciln thilt I shall bc tl-re captain of tl-rc I'htu'tunt!'crictl l)ilr-rtis. 'Oh, tl-rirr-rk 1or.r, Monsieur Morrcll lvly firtl-ier,rn.l Mercdrlis u'ill lre ver),pleirscrl.'

'Tl-rat's gtrotl, E,-l'-.ru.l. Tirkc thc klr-rglroirt itu.l s() t() y()tlrfirthcr. Visit Mercdtle\s in Lcs Clirtitlirt'rst;. Anrl thcn c()lne t()

nre .''Shall I titkc you ashore, sirl' itskcrl [)antis.'No, I'll stiry irt-,oartl antl spcilk to [)irnglars rtbout the

cirrgt),' siritl Morrcl. 'Were 1.otr hir1.,i.1' u'ith his u'ttrk ou thisr'o1'ttge l'

'l)anglurs.locsr-r't like mc,'sairl l)irntis rluietl)'. 'Wc l'rir.l iruilrgur)rent llcur thc islan.l ()f Monte (lristtt. But I'r'c rrOtl-ringf.ir.1 t.., siry irl'rorrt l.ris rvork. Hc's it goocl citrgotuastcr.'

'Yorr'rc ir goo,-l nran, Erlnr()r-irl,'srritl Morrel. '()o trou', aurlg..r..r.l luck to voul'

N'{orrcl u'iltchc(l thc )'trut-tg nr;rt't jrrtlp into tl-rc lougl-rorrt.ln ir fcri' mirrtrtcs, l)itr-rtis ha.l rort'c.l to the clr-ra1'.

Morrel trrrrrctl ,rrr,uy irn.l siru.' l)ar-rgliirs strrn.liug a fcu'llrctres a',r'ay. Tl-rc cilrg()nastel \\'its stllrtllg at l)irutis. Hc l-riitllllr :lllgry cxprcssiot-t on his fltcc.

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f oLris irntl Erltnrru.l Dantbs livecl in a srnall' sirnpie honse in

L,.)rr",.,f the city's narrow strcets. Thc okl [rirn gilve il cry

()f j()y u'hen h.'tltn'his s,'lr.'My hoyl'siricl Lor-ris. Thc old m:rn's fttce was pale anti his

boclv besan to shake.''What's wrttng?' askecl Echntlncl. 'Are ytltr ill?''No, tny tlear sonl I dicln't kr-row that thc Pharaorl had

arrivecl in Marscille. This is rt r,vonclcrfr-rl sr,rrprise. Tell rne all

tl-re ncr.l's of the voyirge.''First, I htrve sit.l news, father,' silicl Eclrnontl' 'Capt:rin

Lecldre is deilcl. I clid[r't wtrnt thtlt to happeu, of course' Br'tt

now Monsicr-rr Morrel teils mc that I'll bc cirptain of the

Pharaottt Ancl I'li he paicl well. Dtt you unclerstirncl, fatl-rer?

I'tn goir-rg ttt be a cilptzrin antl I'tn n()t yet fiventyl''Tl-rirt is gt,t',t1 ttews,'sai.l tl-rc tli.l trriu't in a wetrk Vtlice'

An.l hc sat down in a chair.'There l.s sotncthiug \\'r()ng'' saitl EtLntlnti' 'Yotr're illl''l'ln not ill.' ansrveretl Ltlr-ris. 'l'tn just a little tirecl''

'You ncecl a glass of lvinc'' saic'l Dantds' 'Wherc cltl ytlr'r

keep thc wine I' He begiln to look in thc ctrpboilrcls'

'T-therc is ntt u'it'tc,' stricl the tlltl tn:rn'

'Whatl Why is thcre uo wincl' s:ritl Etlmontl' 'Ditln't I

lcavc y,rtt er-ir.ttlgh 1r()ney beftlre the voyage? I gilve y()Lt t$'o

1'rr-rr-r.lrerl francs bef..rre I left thrce ln()nths irg()''

'Ycs,'rcplic.l his fatl'rer.'Br-tt I hacl to pirty ()Llr tlebt to

Ca,,icroussc.',Btrt thc .lebt to catlcrolrssc wits ()11c hL[rclret] and ftlrty

frirncs,' sairl EtLtrrtntl. 'HaVe yitu liVcd ft,r threc ln()nths ()11

or-i11, sj.11, frirncsJ'Hc took all tl'rc ln()nev frorl 1'ris f()ckcts

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anrl pLrt it .rr the tilble. 'Here, take tl-ris. I ear.etl it .r-r thc\'oyirgc. Buy sorre firotl ancl clrink irnrnecliately.'

ErLnor-rrl heirrtl ftrt'rtsteps otrtsirle the l-rousc. ''Who'sItere, nowl' he saicl.

cornir-rg

'lt's Cnderousse,' saitl thc olcl rnan. 'He'll he corning trrgive you his good lvishes.'

'Ther-r his lips will say onc rhing whilc his heacl thinks:()rncrhing .'1.c,' E.lrn,,n..l srtirl ttr hirnse[1.

Car'lerousse calne t() the door. Hc rv:rs holcling a piece ofckrth in his hancls. C:rclerousse rvas a railor:.. His shon wasbesicle the house whcre Louis ancl Echnontl Dantes livc,.l.

'Edrnoncl L)antdsl' said Caclenrusse, srniling ancl showinghis white teeth. 'You've returnecll'

'Yes, Catlernusse,' saitl Eclrnoncl in a polite, colcl voice.'L)o yorr have :r prohlernl Czu-r I l-re lp vouJ'

Cacleroussc srniletl again. 'Thairk y..rr,r,' he sait1. ,l don't\\'ant any help. But s()lnctilres there irre others who neednrc. Not you, sirs. I ga'"'c y()Ll lloney, but yoLl've pairl rne.'

Caclerrlussc walked rtluntl the roorn. 'l met rnv friencl.l)anglirrs, in the city,' he strirl. 'Hc to[c] mc rh"r y...'r'i wcrc inMirrscille agair-r, Eclnontl.' The ttrilor's eyes shone hrightlyw'hcn hc saw the [r()ney ()n the ttrble. 'And yc.ru're now A

t ie h rnlrn,' he srri,l.'Tl-iis rnoney isn't rnine, it's u-ry firther's,'said E.c]rnoncl.'l)irnglars tokl rne thar you're going to be the nerv cirptain

trf thc Phararn,' snicl Circlcrousse. 'All yor-rr fricncl, *,ill b"happ,y u'hen thcy hcar ilhout yor-rr gootl luck. Ancl I know one):()ung lacly who'll be pls;15g.1.'

'Ycs, Merc6clds,' saic'l Louis. 'E.tlmond, go ancl see v()Lrrtilrtrcr.ic.'

'Y.u r.l,cre right t. c.r'e h.rre tluickly,' saicl Cacler.r-rsseLrnpleasanrly. 'Mercdclbs is a fine gir[, ancl fine girls hirvetttrtt'ry irtlrlircrs:''. Go ancl sce hcr rrnd give her vour gooclllcws.'

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'l u'ill,' saicl Etlnt,rrr.l. Ar-r.l he lcft thc l'rotrsc'(lir.lcr,rlrsse talkc.l to the ,tl.l mttu firr rt tlitltrtc ()r t\\'(),

tl.rcn hc left. He $,rrlkc.l ttt thc c()ntcr,,f tl-re Rlre Scr-)lrc,

u'hcrc I)itrrglars u'its n'ltitiug firr 1'rinr.

'l)i,-l you sce y()tlltg l)antisJ' askctl [)rrr-rglars'

'l .lid,' saitl Catlcrotrssc, stliilit'tg. 'Hc bclicves that hc will

hc cirl-,tait-t of thc Phcrunt.''l)at-rtls is n()t cilptain 1ct,'sai.l l)rrrlglars''ls he goit-tg ttr

milrr),' thc beirtrtiftl I Mcrc6,-lis I''Ycs,' saitl (lil.lcr..,trssc. 'But f-ie c..'trl.l haVe trouhlc tl-re rc'

Mcrcdelis I'ras ir han.ls()llc y()ultg irrlmircr. Hc's ir t\vclrty-()l1c-

ycirt-..rl.l Oatillitrr, autl l-rc's hcr ctlrtsit'l.'

I)lrr.rglars l,r,rkc.l 1-,lcirscrl ahout tl-ris. 'Lcr's go to Lrr R6scrvc

irn.l hit','c a tlrir-rk u'hilc lvc l1lirr

uctvs,' l'rc saicl'

A Irrrr.lrc.l l.lctrcs fitllr Lrt Relseryc crtti', \\'its Les Cataliips.

Mcrc6rlis liVe.l in ir sutrtll u,hitc h,rr-rsc ir-r this Villagc. Sl-rc $'rs

rt l.rcuutiful girl, with shir-ring l.litck l'rrrir, lrrrgc .litrk cycs rttr.l it

prctty figtrre . Shc wirs scvclltecll ycitrs oltl'^ Mcrc6dis',r'its trilkirls t() il tilll y,.rtrng tniltl' Hc wits het'

corrsit-t, Fcruan.l.'Mcrc6.lls,' saitl Fertritt-i.l. 'Please, tcll me that yotr lVill

nrrrrrl, ure I Hc l,,..tkc,-l itt Mcrc6tlis ri ith l,lvc in his clcs''liVc ausr'verc.l y,.,tt lt hr-tn.lrc.l titilcs, Ferr-rarrtl ,'siritl

Mcrc('tlis. 'Yttu tttttst ltc 1'c1t stLlpitl to rtsk tle agi'rin''

'l)or-r't y()tl \\rilltt lllc t() 1..,e happyJ'siritl Fcrnirtltl''For tcu

)'cilrs, I'r'e tlrcrttnt thilt yr.ltt'll bc rlty lvifc' I ltlvc 1't'tt '

Nlcrcdrlis I''Fcrrrrrrrtll I'r.e ne t,e r .l,rne irrrl.tl-rir-ig t,., nrrtke 1'ott l,rVc tttc,'

thc girl rcplicrl.'An.l l(l,tn't u'artr t() nlllrry 1ott. I l,rVc 1,ttt

like ir lrrtrthcr, thrtt is lll.',Y,rU l..,c1iet'c thirt I)irntls u'ill rctLrnt,' sititl Feruitt't.1. 'Thlrt

ls $'l'rv yott'rc srlf it.lu this' Btrt pcrhirps llc tlocst't't lot'c votl

non. ()r Ie rhilIs hc's .lcrr,.l I'

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'Fe rnar.rtll' crictl Merce<dis. 'l lovc Edmorr.l !''Ar-rd rvill you alu'ays Llr,'c hrur, and not nrcl' Fcrnantl

rrskcd, l'rol.ling Mcrc6clis' h:rr"rd.'l'll lovc l-riur firr as l..rng irs I livc,'said Mercdtlis.'But if l-rc's tle atl /''Tl-rcr-r I shall tlic too.''But pcrl'raps he's frrrgottcn y()u unLl

-''Merce<.lisl' callc.l a voicc from outsicle thc house .

'C)hl'crictl tl-rc yonng girl. Hcr cyes shonc rvith l'rappiness.'Hc's herc! Hc hn.sn'r forgottert urcl'Antl shc nrn to openthe door. 'E.ln'ron.l, I'm hcrcl' shc saitl.

hr a nromcr-rt, [)untc\s ancl Mcrc6.lds ha.l thcir amrs urountlcrrch othcr.

At first thc lovcrs saw nothing around thcn'r. But thcn[)itutds saw Fcrrrirn.l.

'C)h,'hc suitl. 'l didn't kr-ro'ur,that any()ne e lsc 'uvas here.''This is my cousir-r, Fcmirrrtl,' said Merceltlis. 'Hc's m1'

tricncl, ar-rti hc'll bc your fricrr.l too, Erlmonrl.''Hello, Fcrnirntl,'silicl l)llrrtis, an.l he polite ly hcltl out 1'ris

hrrrrd. But Fcrnirr-rrl rlid not shirkc Ecluroncl's I-rar-rtl. In irct, hetlirl not ln()\'c. Hc I'rad an cxf1c55i1rn rtf l'rate on l-ris firce.

'l tlicln't cxpcct t() mcet illl cr)cnr) herc,'srritl [)irrrtis, irfteril lll()lltcltt.

'An cr-rcur1'l' sairl Me rcdrlis. 'Tl-re rc's n.r cncmy here.Thcre's only Felnirli.l, rvh,, rvill sl'rake your hirnrl irntl grcct1'orr likc a fricncl.'

Tl-ic yout-rg \\'()u)irn lookcrl irngrily irt hcr cousin. As sr'ronrrs l're hiirl shirkcn l)ar"rtls' hirnrl, Fcrrrirnrl runrc,.l irn,-1 lcft theIt, r rrsc.

'llcllo, Fe rrrirn.l l' calleJ "

,,*-- 'UUhcrc arc yotr uoingl'Thc sfcirkcr was thc tirilor, (lirclcroussc. Hc wirs sittir-rg

outsitlc Lli Rdscrvc rvitl'r l)ur-rglirrs. Thc t!\'() nrcll hir.l bccn.lrinkirrg .,1'ir-rc filr sr:veral h..,rrrs. Catlerousse \\,ils lr()\\, \.er),

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.lrrrnk. Fcnr,ttr.l l,r..rkc.l rlt tltcltt itrr tt fcn scc,ttt,-ls. Thcrl hc

crlll)c t() the rr trrlrlc illlrl silt $ itl.r tl-rcnl.'Y,rtr look likc rr cl isrtp1t11i11 lctl love r' Fcrtlrrr-rtl l' srritl

Orr.lcrorrssc, lirtruhir-rg l,,Lr,.llr. Hc gavt' thc t'ottt-tg utrttr it gl:tss

,rf nine . Tl-rcn hc fillc.l his,,un glitss, tirr rhe cigltth,rr r-rit.rtl'r

tinre.'Yorr tli.ln't tl-rir-rk tl-rrit l)rrr-rtis ti'rts gotttg t(, r.:trtrll ti)

N'lrrrserlIc so sLrrltlctrlv,.li.l 1',,tr]'siritl l)rrnsllirs.'Pcrhitlts votr

tl-rorrght that hc ri'as.lclt,-1. Or 1.g11111p5 votr thotrght thlt hc

hirrl fr.rLrr-r.l anothcr lr.n cr. Wher-r is l)lrrrtis glilrg t(, tll,lrl-\'tl'rc l.errrr tiful N'lcrcdtlis I'

'Thct, havcrt't chosctt it .latc 1'ct,' saiti Fcn-rittl.l.'No, l.trt t1-rcir ri'crl.ling rvill l.,c soot-t,' slti.l (latlcroLtssc.

'Lct's tlrink to tl-rc mitrriitgc trf Claftrtin E..lttr,.tu.l [)irrrtis rlrr.ltl'rc lrclrrtiftrl iUcrc6,.li'sl'As hc Iifte.l his glass, l-rc sfilt u'ir-rc

ot.r l-ris clotl.rcs.Fcrnrrn,.l thrcri' l-ris gllss of u,it-tc trttttt thc gr()tllltl illlrl

(lrrtle rorrssc l,r,.rgl-rc.l lotrtllr'. Thcrt he sil\\' t\\'() \:()tltlg pcof lcu,rlkirrq lrr\\ lutls I Itr' t';tlr:.

'Ahl Look, Fcn-rrrn.lj'hc srri.l.'Tii,' lovcrs ltrc courit-rg tl-ris

ri'it\'. Scc hori thcv kiss crlcl-r otl.rcr's lil.ts at-t.1 1'.r,'k it-tto crtcll

othcr's c1cs. It's E..lmon.l lrrt.l Mcrc6tlis!'Fcnrrrn.l's fircc ha.l [.,ccottre rerl rlllrl hc ltt..,kc.l tlori'u rtt thc

trrhlc.'flcll..,, l)ar-rtisl' callc.l (lrt.le r..,trssc. I Ie littc,-l l-rrs u'irtc

glrrss uurriu.'Arc Yott too |11111.1 to spL'11li t() \'()tlr ti-icrr,-lsl''No, srr,' rcf lied I)antis.'Whcn is \.ottr n'c.l.lit-rg ,-l:tr'l' itskctl l)irrtglltrs.'Ttrnrorron', or thc ucxf .lrt\.,' siritl l)arttcs. 'Wc'11 hltvt rhc

ri c,-l,.ling fe rrst l-rcrc, itr Lir Il.[scrvc. Plcrrsc c..,tttc rttt.l cclclrrrttcn'ith rrs. Thcrc n'ill l.,c go,,.l ti,o.l rln(l \\'iltr'. After thc fclst,Vlcrcdtlis rrn.l I ri'ill go to tltc Iricst illltl l'rc'll llltrrrv trs.'

'Y,,11 111'" tnitrrf it'tg qLricklv, crif tciit,' srtitl [)lrnglrtrs.l)lrrrtcs smilctl.'l'nr trot rr CllIf11i11 I'ct,'l-rc slrttl.

l0 \hl 1-,rrr/t, Fcrirrnrrll' /rc s.:tl,l. 'Trr,r l,rr,.,rs rirc coirrln,q rAls ritrr,

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'Rtrt 1'ott rtrc uritrrying cltrickly,' siritl I)rrrrglirrs.'l n'ilnt t() gct uritrrictl s()()n bt:cilLlsc I tnLtst go to Pltris

aftcr thc rvc.l.liug,' [)anti's rcp1ic.l.'Pirrisl'sitid Dirr-rglars.'l)o yoLt have bttsitless thcre /',oaptirir-r Leclirc irske.l me to rlo sttn-rctl-ri[rg for him,'sitirl

[)rrntis. Arr.l he and Mercdtlis bcgrtl'r to wltlk ilrvrty.

'l suspcct'" tl-rat l-ie's uoing to.lciiver Bcrtrirutl's Icttcr,'sai.l [)anslirrs to himself. 'And tl-rilt givcs nle iln itlcal'

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anglars u'trtchctl Dantds antl Merc6.lis walk il\\'tly' thcnhe tun-rc.l to tl-ie !()ttltg Ctrtalar-r.

'Ferniuttl, do yt,tt lovc Mcrc6tlisl' he rlsketl.

'Yesl' saitl Fcrrrirt'r.i. 'l love hcr urt,rc than f)autds lol'cs

I'rcr. I want to kill l)irt-rtis. Btrt if l-rc .lics, Merc6dis will killhcrself. Shc told rne this.'

'Perhaps yor.l calt stop the u'c,,l,,ling. Ther-r [)ar-rtis u'ottlt'l

rrot hirvc to rlie,' sirid Dauglars.He callccl to it u'ititer,'Brit-rg ll)c ir pell ilttd stlttte p:rpcr!'

A fcu.' minlltcs later, tl-re u'iritcr brought x pcll, rl pot triink, irncl sotne picces ttf 1-'apcr ttl tl-re tahlc.

'l)itntis stt-rppcd at thc island of Elha t|-rring ottr t'oyilgc"I)unglars told Fernancl. 'ferhaps hc rnc-t Bonaparte thcrc. lfs()lne()ne tolcl ti'rc Prrtsccr-rtor of Marseillc thtrt [)antds wils tr

spccial irgcnt for thc Bonapartists, I)itntis u'otrlcl hc irrrestccl'''l'il tcll the prosecr-ttor!' cric,-l Fern:lucl.'No, you lntlstn't do that,' saitl D:rnglilrs. 'I)ttutds wotrld

suspcct that,,-ori tttltl thc pr()secrlt()r abotrt his visit ttl Elba.

No. a lcttcr will hc nerfect.'

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Tfic curgomaster snrilccl irrr.l begirt-r to rvritc ir lcttcr.[)lrrglars usuirlll' \\'r()tc n'it1-r l-ris rigl-rt l-rirr-rtl. BLlt n()\\' hcsl,.rnl1, u,rotc thc lcttcr n'itl-r l-ris lcft hiintl. Hc u'rrs rlisgtrisinghis hirrrdwriting.

THIS L€rTER 'S

FRo/vl A FR|E N D oF tA6 j(/N 6,FD^IoN! DANTBS, FIRsr OFFI cFR 6F TftE sf|iP,

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Pt{ARAOtl, lSqolNq -To D6-LtvER A tf lf€RfoFRIENDS Of IVAP6T.f ON ,N PAR'S. YO O WIL[- FINDpAooF'roF ]-flls c.€(l\F lvtt€N J.6(^AAceJr Hl14.0Ryou!,tltl-LFtMD pROoF {f Hts Frr1ttgF.:s Ho\rsE.

Wl-rcr"r l"re hacl finishctl u,ritirrg, I)ar-rglars a.l.lressc.l tl-re

lcttcr to thc Prosccutor of Milrscille.(latle roussc l-rird bee n slccpir-rg for a fcw rninutcs. Nou' hc

srr,.l.lenly liftetl his hea.l ancl o1-rc11s.l his eves. He sirw thelcttcr that Danglars had writterr.

'Nol' (laclcroussc crictl. 'Dantds is rny fiicncl.' Tl-re tlnrnkcntrrikrr triccl to tirkc tl're lcttcr from [)anglirrs. But l-re urovc.l totr..lLrickly an.l ne arly fcll ofl his chirir.

l)anclars thrc,ul thc le ttcr or-rto thc flror in the corncr ofc trfd.'Don't w()rry ahout thc le ttcr, my frienrl ,' he sairl to

(i;ttleroussc.'lt w'as just a bacl joke. You'r'e hl.l to.., tnuchn'rnc. I'll take ytlLr hornc. Fernirnrl, will ytlu conrc with trs?'

'No,'siritl Fen-rand. 'l'rn going horne.'Whcn l)anglars and (]aclerousse \\'erc t\\'ent)'nretres from

thc caf6, l)anglars lookcd back. He smilctl. Hc suu' Fcn-rantl

l.ick ul'r thc lcttcr ar-rcl walk irway rlLlickl)r.

Many grrcsts clurc to l)arrtds ar-rcl Mercdrle\s' wcdding feast.Some of them u'cre rnen front the Phcrcon. Whcn Morrelclrnc into thc cirf6, he t..,l.l the sailors that L)irntis u'trs goir-ig

to be thcir new cirpt:rin. Tl'rey wcrc plcasecl.Merci'clds antl Etlu-rorr.l rvcrc stan.lir-rg u'ith Louis [)antds

lntl Fcn-rarrd. f)anslirrs irn.l Cirrlcr..,r-rsse \\'cnt to talk to thcrn.

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( lrr.lcr-r,rrrsc foltl Etlnrot.rtl thrrt it1,,rlel lrrr.l rtrrivc.l rtt tltc fcrtst.'Tlrrr it tl'rc hrrpl.ricst.lrtl ,rf rrrv litt','E.lrtr,.,tr.l srri.l, srrrilins.

Ilc l,,,rkc.l rrt lUclcc.lcs ri ith lovc in his cves. 'lt's rt .ltrtt'tct'

lrilst ()lr('..{t hrrlf Irlst t\\'(), lllv rlcrrr ir.lcrcd.lcs u'ill l.cc,,ltiel\lrr.lrrnrc I)rrntcsl'

Tlre grrrsts fcrr.tc.l ()1r the g,,,r.l fir,t.l ilrlrl iilrr' ri irrt'. Tlrctrvi.lrctl g,,,,.1 lLrck ttr i)rtrrti's rrntl )\1e r-cdtle.. S..,..,rr it ti rts litttt'tirr the )'()ur1g l.collc t() nlcct flte pricst.

'(l,rurt' n'itlr rrs, cvcr'\',,ncl' cricti l)rrr.rtis.Str.l.le nlr', the rc ri rts rr l,,rr.l kn,,e k ()rr thc rl()()r.'()pr'11, in tl-rc ttrtnte ,,t tlrc lrrn l'crrllc.l il \'()icu.N,,..rrc s|()kc iurrl n() ()lrL'ttt,tvc.l. Thc.l..,,tr ()|r'ltcrl llt(l

rur .11iccr of 1.1.,liq. ilnrl 1i\'r' .,,l,.licrs nlrlkc.l irr. Tht' s,,l,.lit't..

n t'r-e ,rlI cltrrvit-tg {ttns.'\\"lrr rrlc r',.rtr hcrc, sirl'\lollcl rrtkc.l tl-rc l.trlret'Lrtfrcet'.The nrrrrr tlirl r.ror feIl\.'$/lli-h,rf r'..rrr is E.lut,rn.l l)rrrrrirl'

Ite ,rtke.l.'l rurt,' :rti.l Litltnotr.l . 'Wlrrrt .1.., \'..,tt \\'rtlltl''[:tlnrtrntl l)ru'rtcr, l'nr lre le [() rrrrcst ] ou,' srtitl tlte rtttict'r'.Nle re [.lcs crictl ..rrrt ilr]rl l)e !ll1r t o ri'cc|.'This rntrst hc ir ttristrrkcl'srri,.l Nlollcl.'Wlrrrt criurc rrnr I rrt,- trre .l oll' rrskc.l l)rrnte s.

'\i,rr'll l.e t..r1.l lrrter',' :rtitl tltt',rtficer.( -rrtlcrorr::c ri lrislr('1'q'.1 to [)lrrtglltt'.. 'V/hrrt .lor's tlti.

lllr'illt I''I rltrn't kn,,u',' l'eI)licil [)rrngl,rr..( lrr.le t,,rr..c l..rLrkc.l t,rr Fe rnlur.l, l.trt hc crrttltl trof .,.',.' lrittt

in tlre .;rti'.'Tl'ris is rrl.,rtrt tlrrrt letter,'hc srri.i to l)rutglrtr:.'l)on't l.c stuIrtl,' slritl tlrc eilrg()llrilsttr-.'lltrt -' l.cgrtt't (llttlct',rttssc.'lic .lLrict, 1'orr tir,.rll' rri.l [)rtnglltls.'Yt,tt .lrrttrk t,,,'

rr inc r e ste ttl:rr'. \',,tr klr()\\' n()tlril)g ill)()uf it.'[)rrntc. rilrs slrYrrrg go,r.llrtc lo his lricr-rtls.'l),rn't n,,r

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Dar-rtc\s u'cnt rLru'tr tirc stairs il'itl-i thc policc ttfficcr an.lthc soldiers. A carritrgc u,as r'r'ititit'tg ttlrtsirle La R6scn'e irntlIt.' tt,t. l.rt'li.',1 ittt, t il.

Mcrc6.lds mn rl..rrvt-r the stairs to thc strcct. She lttokc.ltl-irough thc r.vintlor.v of the carriirgc.

'C)ootil-r1'c, ury .leirrest E.LnontlI' shc crie tl.'Goorlbye, Mcrc6dds,' callctl [)aute\s. 'We'11 s()()n lrcet

irgrr i11.'

Then thc horses jurnpctl ft,rr.r'irr.l an.l ptrllctl thc carriagctlown the strcet. ln ir few lnintrtes, t1-ic citrriirge l-ra.l gt,ne

irr.r,-rn.l a c()rner an.l disirppearc.l.'Wait for lrle hcrc, all of yor-r,' silitl Morrel. 'l'11 follttu'

DantEs. Thc officer will take hitn t,r thc prosecr.ttor's office, Iiun sLlre. I'll go thcre. I'll hrir-ig y()tl ltews ils s()()n its I ciln.'

At that llr()[rer]t, Ferutrntl calnc int() thc rtlotn ilucl sat

down. His facc wirs vcry pale. He l-racl a glass of rvtrtcr in hishar-itl. His hilr-rcl sl'rtrok as he .lrilnk from thc glass.

'Tl-iis is all Ferr-rar-r.l's r,l'ork, I'ut sure ,' C,r.l.r..,urse sititl tt'Dilnglirrs cluictly.

'No, he coulc]n't ha'u'e .lt,ne tl-ris,' saicl L)anglitrs. 'He's ttttrstup irl.'

Tirnc pirssecl sltrwly, bLrt at last Morrel retLtrncrl ttt thecaf6. He had a norrierl cxprcssion on his face. Merc6tlc\s,

Louis untl all ti-ie gLlcsts cirtne nn.l st,ro.1 rt,ttn.l hitn.'D:rntds is in scrious trouble,' sai.l Morrel. 'Hc is accr-rsec'l ttf

trcason. Prosccutor Villetort saicl, "L)trnte\s is a trnitor to thcking. He is il Bonirprtrtist ager-it."'

Mcrc6clEs cried out, :tncl Louis l)antis sttt cltlwt-i tlu :r chirir.(liltlcror-rsse movccl closer to I)irnglars. 'Ytttr lictl ttt t-ne,' hc

rvl-risperecl. 'Tl-rc letter thnt yor,r wrote yestcr.lay reachecl thcProsecutor of Marseillel BLrt I ctru't let an t'1.1 man ancl aninnoccnt girl die of r-u-rl'rappiness. I'11 tcll the proseclrtor thtrtl)irr-rtds is not guilty.'

'Bc silcnt, you fooll' saicl l)anglars. Hc l-re 1.1 CacleroLtssc's

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Thc Lettcr

'rmr. 'Pcrhaps [)ar-rtis isn't iunoccr-rt. Who cirn be sLrre] Thc

I'hararnt did stol-' at Elha, irntl l)antis .1i.1 g,r irsh,,re. Pcrhapsl're' l-ras Bor-rirpirrtist lcttcrs ()r pirfers ll'ith l'rim. Thc pnrscclrtrlru'ill find thcm. But there is tlanger for r-rs. Ar-ry frier-rtl ofl)ante\s, ()r ilny()ne'uvho u.'orks r.vith 1-rin'r, rvill be susl.rcctetl oftrcasttt-t too.'

CacleroLrssc tl-rought firr ir uroment. 'Wc'11 u':rit anri sce if[)antds is guilty or inntlcent,'he sai.l.

Thc gr-rests began to le irvc thc caf6. Lours l)rlntc\s' fricnristook him t',irck to his h,rusc, ancl Fernirncl tt,..rk Mcrc6rlis toher horne. Vcry soon, everyone in Marscillc l-ra.l l-reartl ther-rcws of E.imontl's arrest.

Lirter that r'liry, Morrcl sarv Dirnglars trnrl Circlcrolrssc.'Can you bclicve that this hils l-rappcr-rcrl, Dirr-rglirrsl'

Morrcl s:ricl. 'l)antis ... rrrrcsterl for treirsonI''] was suspicious wl-rcr-r Dantds st()ptrred the Pharaorr at

Elha,' 51i.1 Danglilrs. 'Rernernber, I tokl yolr tl-ris u,hen thcship rctr-rrned on 24tfi February.'

'Yes, yes. l)itl you tcll yotrr susl-ricions to anyone else/'rrskc.l Morrel.

'No, I clidn't,' s:rirl thc cargomirster.'You're a gootl rnirn, l)anglars,' saicl Morrel. 'An.l thc

Itharaon has n,r Cii|-rt;1111 1,,ru.t'The l)haraolr canno[ lcave Marseille for thrcc rntinths,'

saitl Dariglars. ''We har,'e to rnakc sorne re-pairs t,o Phorcunt.Tl-ren lve have to loat] ir cirrg() ()nt() thc ship. Lct's hope thilt[)rrntds is ir free rnan again after rhree ln()nths. Until then, Icar-r take care of the ship f<rr yor-r.'

'Thank you, Danglars. I'11 go an.l see Prosccrrtor Villefort,irgain. I'11 ask for ne'uvs of Dantds. Clo to the ship. I'll lneet y()r-r

the re lrrter.'The shipowner ll'alke.l irr'r'iry irn.l [)angl:rrs turncrl to

(laclerolrsse . 'All goes well,'he said to thc t:rilor.'But your falsc lcttcr to Villcfort ' ireg:rn (latlcrousse.

Villefort

'Fernand must have sent the letter!' said Danglars. 'He'sjealousr2 of Dantds. He wants Merc6dbs for himself. He musrhave picked up the letter. Did he copy it onro another pieceof paper? Or did he send my letter? Luckily, I disguised myhandwriting! The prosecuror won't know rhat I betrayedrjDantbs.'

'But is Dantds a traitor - a Bonapartist?' said Caderousse.'Perhaps. We must say nothing!' said Danglars. 'If there is

trouble, then it was Fernand who betrayed Dantds.''Yes, yes. You're right. We'll say nothing,'said Caderousse.

And he began to feel a little happier.

Villefort

fn a large house in the cenrre of Marseille, anorher weddingI feast was taking place. Some of the most important peoplein Marseille were guesrs ar rhis celebration. They weretalking about Napoleon.

'Bonaparte will never rule France again,' they said. 'He'sgone forever. He's exiled to rhe island of Elba. A king rulesour country again.'

An old man stood up and lifred his glass of wine.'Let's drink to the health ofra King Louis!'he said.The man was the Marquis de Saint-M6ran and he was a

rich and powerful politician.Other guests lifted their glasses and repeated the old man's

words. One of the men who drank ro rhe health of the kingwas G6rard de Villeforr.

Villefort was a very huppy man. This was his weddingfeast. He was going to be married to Ren6e Saint-M6ran,

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Villefort

the daughter of the Marquis Saint-M6ran. Although he wasonly twenty-s€Veo, Villefort had an important position in thecity. He was the Prosecutor of Marseille. Villefort smiledhappily. He knew that his career would improve after themarriage.

An hour later, Villefort received a message and returnedto his office. His friend, the shipowner Morrel, was waitingoutside the house.

'Edmond Dantbs, the first officer of my ship, has beenarrested,' said Morrel.

'l know,' said Villefort. 'l'm going to speak to Dantds now.I was told that he had been brought here.'

'Dantds is an honest man,' said Morrel. 'l'm sure that he'sinnocent. He isn't a traitor. The charge must be wrong.'

'Don't worry,'said Villeforr. 'I'll find out if he is a rrairor,or not.'

Villefort went into his house and gave an order to a policeofficer. A few minutes later, Villefort was sitting in his office.He was looking at the pale, calm face of a young suspectwho was standing in front of him.

'Who and what are you?' the prosecutor asked.'My name is Edmond Dantds,'replied the young man. 'I

am the first officer of the Pharaon, which is owned byMonsieur Morrel.'

'What is your age?''Nineteen.''What were you doing when you were arrested?''l was at my wedding feast,'answered Dantds. 'l was going

to be married.'Villefort saw Dantds' happiness when he said this. He

thought of his own wedding feast. He quickly continued withhis questions.

'\(/ere you ever a sailor in Napoleon's navyl Or are you asupporter of Napoleon now?' asked Villefort, coldly.

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\,'rllcli rrr

'Nrr, sit'.'' l)tt y..rrr hrrvc srr,,ng |()l i ticill opin ions " )' irskc,-l Vi l lcfirrt.'l tlot-t't h,tvc,tttr p()litical ()pini()ll\,' relrIlcrl I)irntis.'l

knon' rrotltiltg irh()irt l()litics.''[)o I'oLr hrn'c lr-rl clrcnliesl'askct] Villcf,rlr.'()n lt, 1,t lri'crftr l, i nrportrl nt pcoPIg l.rirvc cncnr ics,' l )rrr.r ri's

fcIlicrl. 'An,-l I'rtr n()t itlt irril'rdrttr|rt l)ul-s( )n.''Anrl \\'hilt tlo tl're crcn'of thc l)harrrorr think ol\.,,rr I'rrskc.l

tlle 1.16sgg1.,1,,t'.'Thc nrcrr nh,, n',,rk ri'ith nrc lovc nrc likc a brotl-rcr, rrntl

the v rcspe ct '' ll)c.''ls rrnl ,rrrc jcrrlotrs

of 1,ru I' siri.l Villcfirrt.'\irrr'rc ()lrlv lrinetccnl.rrt Yotr'rc gorng ttl l-rc

ll cirltllin s,,,rn. An.l) ()u rc goit'tg to lnllrr)rl Irctt) girl n'h,rl..tves \',,tr. Pcrlrirl.s s()nrc()ne is jcirlorrs of Vorrr g,r..r.l ltrck.'

\/illt'fort took;r lcttcr fr,,nr his 1.1rclir'1 lrr.l glvc it ttr[)lrrttt\s.'l)o 1'orr rccogrl:e'i tl]e n'riting ()lt tlls lcttcrl'

l)itrtti's fltcc l',ccirrtte 1',rrlc. Hc 1.cg1111 to lre rttriritl.'Nr r, I tlolr't ruct,glti:c tltis rvriring,' ltc siri,.l. 'Thc ri',rr,.ls

l..r,,k stt'rtnge . I-crltrrl.s the u riting is tlisgrrisetl. Rrrt thc pcrs()ltri lro ri rote this le tre r n)ust I)lttc ntt' .'

'Ntrn, tcll ll)e rhc trrrrh,'siritl Villcfirr-r.'Are \'()u rl trilir()rl,AI'c votr rln rlgcnt t,rr Ronrrl,rrrtcl is rrntthrng ir-r tliis lcttcrCt)l'1'q1-1r'

'N,, L'r \.cs,'siritl l)irrrtcs.'l'll tcll yotr ri.hrrt hrr1.1.r,1.rc.1.

The I'ltrrr,i,rrt rilrs trrking,l c,lr-q(, frt,nr Snr\nril'- [() i\llrrscille.'We rierc g()iltg t() sttrl'r;11 Tficste rrntl Nrrplrs. Wl-rert ri'c lcftNrrl.lg', ()r1.111i1' [-cclirc [.,ecrrnic ill. llc lrltl l',rrrirr-fcvcr. llc\\'ils vcrv ill firr sevcrrrl tlrrls. Thcre \\'ils lt() tloctor otr rhc sltiprlttrl \\'e ctrttl.l

''t,,, hcl1. pl1g cill)tllip. Ilcft,rc Ite .lrc.l, C)rrptrrrrr

Villc/r rlt

l-ccli're crrllc.l nre to his crrl.in. "NI1 .lrrrr [)ante\s," hc srri.l. "llrltve s..rnre tliir-ru to :rsk 1ou. I \\'ant ) ()r.r to tnltkc nte rr

l.r-ontisc'.,\ficr nr\'.lcath, tlke tl-rc shi| 11.r thc i:lrrntl of Ell.l.( jo to thc firrtrcssr",,r.r Ell.rr lrr-rtl fin.l Nu1.olg,,t't'r rrtlvrscr. [[isn:lnrc is Mrrrshall llcrtrlrrtl. Clivc hini this |11qkg1. Perhll''shc'll givc 1..ru a lcttcr iilrrl s()mc ()rrlcrs. I)ronrisc thrrt ytrrr iiill.ltr tl-rts." Irtrrr.le thc prtrutisc iurtl thc r-rcxt.lrt) (lrrl.,trtin[-cclcre ,-lic.l.'

'Whrrt.li.l r'..rrr .l..r irfrer hc.lic.l I'rrskc.l Vi lletirrt.'l sirilctl to E.lbir lrr.l u'cr.rt irsh..rrc lllo11g,'siri,-l I)ar-rte:s.'l

grlve thc prrckct to MirrshirllIlcrtrand. l{e glrve nte a

lctter firr s()u-rc()nc in ['rrris.Aftcr nrV nrirrnirge, I nlrsg()ilrg t() takc it to Puris.'

'wcll, y()ur st()r)' sr.,t1ncl.s

truc,' srritl Villcfort. 'An.1

\'()u \\.crc ,rrrl1 tirll,rl|ins thc,,r'.lcrs ()f \'()ur crlItilin. Givc ruc thc lcttcr ironi Ile rtrar-r.1.

\'(tr1 111,,r, pl"()llrisc t() [etrrnt l-rcrc, i1 I ncctl t() scc \'()u agllilt.''Anr I frcc, sirl''\'cs,' srritl Villef,rrt,'but lirst sivc llre llertrirrr.l's lcttcr.''\orr l'rlvc it, sir,'sai,.l [)irrrtcs.'Thc folicc ofiiccr took it

lrorrr nle nlterr I \\'rls ru't-cstcrl.'Ilc l.,rintc,.l lit Vrllcfirrt's tlt'sk.'Thc lcttcr is in thlrt pirckct of tlocrrurcnts.'

l)irritcs tunrc.l to lcrrvc the roorri. Villctort lo,,kctl rlon'r.r lrtt ht' p;11lic1 ort his .lcsk.

'Wrritl'ltc slti.l.'Whrrt llrrn)c \\'rrs ()r) tlle lcttcrl''\{otrsicrrr Noirtier, I I Rtre Otrl-}lcron, Itirri.,'.iri.l [)lrntis.Villcfi,rt pickctl trp tlte l.,t.kct rtlttl trpgllr.'.1 it. TItcrc *rrs

tt()\\- irl) crp1gssi1111 oi it'lrr orr his llrcc.'Morrsierrr Noirticr, ll Iirrc ()..rt1-l IIron,'he siri.l. Flis ircc

hrr..l l.ec..rnrc ver'1 |111c irntl his hrrn.l sh,',rk rrs hc pillL'(l rr1. 1li.'lettcr.

llI t-r

Villefort

'Yes,' said Dantds. 'Do you know the gentleman?''WhatJ No!' answered Villefort. 'l'm not a friend of the

king's enemy!'Dantbs now began to feel afraid again. 'l don't know what

is written in the letter,'he said.'But you knew that it was addressed to Monsieur Noirtier,'

said Villefort. 'Did you show this letter to anyone?''No, sir,'said DantEs.Villefort opened the letter and read it. Then he put his

hands over his face.'What is the matter?'asked Dantbs.Villefort looked at the letter again. 'Does Dantbs know

what is in this letter?' he thought. 'Does he know thatNoirtier is my father? And does he know that Noirtier is asupporter of Napoleon? If he does know this, then my careeris ruined!'

Villefort tried to speak calmly. 'Dantds,'he said. 'Before Ilet you go, I must speak with someone. You must stay here alittle longer. The only problem for you is this letter, and ...'He stood up, went across to the fireplace, and threw theletter into the flames. ' ...yo., see? It's gone.'

'Thank you, sir, you're very kind,'said Dantbs.'Say nothing about this to anyone,' said Villefort. 'lf

anyone asks you about the letter - you know nothing about it.'Villefort opened the door and called a police officer. He

spoke quietly to the officer. Then he turned to Dantds.'Follow this officer.'he said.When they had gone, Villefort walked round the room.'Oh, father!'he cried. 'Your political opinions are going to

harm my career and my happiness!'Then he remembered the words in the letter. 'But perhaps

there is a way that your politics can help me,' he said.He sat down at his desk and wrote a letter to the king's

adviser in Paris.

The Chdteau d'If

J-\antEs was raken from Villefort's office and locked in al-r'small room. At ten o'clock that evening, four soldierscame to the room. They took him outside to a carriage thatwas waiting in the srreet. Dantds looked at the soldiers.

'V7here are you taking me?'he asked.'You'll soon know,' said the officer. '\(/e can't tell vou.'Then a soldier pushed his gun against the young man's

back and they all got into the carriage.The carriage wenr quickly through the streets of the city

and down to the harbour. A longboat, with four sailors in it,was waiting at the quay. The soldiers put Dantbs into theboat, then they got into it too. The sailors picked up rheoars and began to row the boat out of the harbour.

'V7here are you taking me?'asked Dantbs.'Don't you know?'said the officer. 'Tirrn round and look.'Dantds turned. The boat had passed rhe enrrance of the

port. On the left, he saw the dark shadow of the island ofRatonneau. And on the right, he saw the black shape of theisland of If.

On the top of steep rocks, was a great prison foftress - theCh6teau d'lf. The thick stone walls of the prison had stoodfor three hundred years. Many stories were told about thisterrible place.

'The ChAteau d'lf!' cried Dantds. 'Bur - but Monsieur deVillefort promised

-''l don't know what Monsieur de Villefort promised,'saidthe officer. 'VUe have to take you there. Those were ourorders. No, stop!'

Dantds had stood up. He tried to jump out of the boat and

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-W..,**f rris r.rti( )n the top of .ste e p rt.,ck.s, tt'rts

'l gl'e rtt

i)rr?'c.s.\ - the Chltatu tl'lf '

The CArlrerrrr d'll

into thc sur. But tu'o of tl-rc soltlicrs l-rclcl him itn.l he f'cll l.rickinto tl'rc lroirt. Thc officer poirrtctl i-ris gurr at l)irutds.

'lf 1'..ru u-rovc iruilin, I'll siroot 1'orr,' hc saitl.Half arr hour littcr, thc longboitt rcachetl tl-re islantl of If.

Thc soltlicrs prrllccl [)ar-rte\s out of thc boat an..l l-rclci his:tr'. s

l.cl'rir-r.l his birck. Thcn they 1-rr,rsl-rcrl l-rim up tirc wct st()ncste |s 211j tl'rrougl'r rl-rc gatc of tl'rc Irisot-r.

l)antbs looket'l rrnruntl. Hc u'as it-r it courtvirrclt' u'hich u'its

,rrrr..rurt.lc.l by I'righ walls. It wi:ts rl()\\I cotnplctely ciark. Thc()lrl) light camc from a few'lanrps thnt rvcrc fixctl to the walls.

Thc sr.rl.liers anrl tl'icir prisoner u'aitet'l in the court)'artl ftrrre n urir-rr.rtcs. Tl'ren ir voicc callc.l, 'Wherc is tl-ie prisonerl'

'Hcrc I' replie.l the soldiers.'l'll takc 1-rirl to a cell,'silid tl're voicc. It was

lirilcrs*t. 'Le t hiur tirllou' mc.'Tl-rc sol.lie rs pushctl Dantis ftrrwar.l. 'C)ol' they siticl.

Thc yor,rr-rg rnan firllowed the jailer to a smilll roorl whichhrr,.l stone u'trlls an.l a tl-rick wootien tLror.

'You'll stay l-rerc tonight,' the lailer siricl. 'Therrslcep. Perl-rap's he 'll scc yoLl t()lr()rrou'. Here isrlnrl a becl. You now htrve everything that a

of thc

govcrnorr' is

hread, waterprlsolter calt

\\'il n t.Bcfirre L)antds cor-rld irnswer hirn, the jailer shut irncl

IoL-ks.1 thc cloor ancl went away. l)antds stood akrne in the.lirrkncss. For the rcst of the night, he .li.l not siccp. Hervirlked roLurrl irn.l r..rund the cell.

In the rnoming, the jailer rcturnerl.'Arc yor-r hr-rngry?' hc askecl.'l rvant to sce the govcrnor,' saicl [)antis.Thc jailer shook his hcad an.l left thc cell.I)arrtEs thrcw hirnself onto the floor an.l \\'cpt tears of

rllrgcr. 'What is nry crirncl I've rlonc rrtlthing wrongl' hcshorrtetl. 'Why am l in this terriblc plrrccl'

At thc sirlrc tilrre the'ncxt mornit-tg, the

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returncd.

Thc Ohiitcrrrr 11'l/

'l u'rtut to sec thc got'e rllor,' [)irr-rte s sititl lrgrrit-t

'lt's uot itll..,u'e.1,' thc jailer toltl l-rinr'

'Wl-rirt i.s allowetl I'

'li 1'ou har.'e tuottcy, yott

rearl,' sai.l thc jailcr' 'lf yotr

for u fcu' miuLltes cach tlay.

the govcrttttr.''Horv ltlug will I hirvc ttl wi'tit hcftlrc I see

ilskerl l)ante\s.'A mtlnth - six uot'iti-ts - a )'eilr,' tl-rc jailer rcpilqti''l crtu't $'ait that l.,rrg,'sai,-l [)irt-rtis''l u'irur ttr sec hinr

tlt)\\'.''li yotr lvish for intpossible thir-rgs,'

rna.l. Tl-icrc \\'as il pris()llcr irerc whtr

He toltl tls that he u'otrlcl give tts a

kcpt in tl-ris cell.''Wl'rcr-r .li.l he leavc itl' aske.l [)antt\s''Trrn,o yclrs agtt.''l)i.l thc govcrlt()r lct l-rim go frecI''N,r. Thc l-rrisottcr',r'cut tnir.l' Hc u'as ptlt ill a

cat-r l.try lrcttcr fttr.tcl, :tutl l-rtltlks to

hchirve rvc[], yr.'r.r c:lt'r '"r.'itlk olrtsitle

Perl-raps ..,nc .1a1' 1'ott uight ureet

thc govcrttctr /'

siri.l the jailcr, 'yotr'll gtr

tricrl to buy I'ris frcctlot'ti.rnillion fritucs. Hc rvas

lrllrl ullgc()ninrt-tcs,' sai,-l

girl calle,-lDiirrtes.'llease go ttr N'lilrsetllc, tttrtl il \'()Lltlg

Mcrcdrlis, ar-rd givc hcr a le tte r frotn tt'tc''

'li i'r,u I'rc1;, me , I'll give )'oLr thrcc htrn'lrc''l

Diirrtes.'llease go ttr N{ilrseillc, fin.l il \'()Lltl

'l citu't.1o that,'sai.l tl're jailer''l vu'ottltl losc tny joh' Antl

l.lou't \\'illlt y()Ltr lll()l1clI. Ieartl tu'tl thtlttsirud frltt-tcs it ycar'',Tl-rcr.r or-rt: tla1., I'll hit vou u'hen )'()Ll eltter this ccll!'siritl

l)rrr-itis.'Y.ru crc gtting nrrl.l,' saitl thc jililcr'Hc r.r,cr-rt ()Llt altrl rcturnerl with firur s,tl(.licrs. 'Tiikc this

pris()ncr to the tlu|tscrtr-r,'l-re stri.l.'l'Lrt l-rin] ir-r ccIl thirtv-

four. This tniln is tt,ru' Itrisotle r Ntrrlrltcr l4''

Villctorr rr.as going ro Pllris ro see rhc king's ir.lr'iser. Ilcfirrc hc

left Mrrrscille, it hcirrrrifirl yourrg girl st()ppcd l-ris cirrriage irr

t6

The Kln,g

tlre strcct. It n'ls lvlcrcertL\s. Shc sloke to Villcfirrt throtrgl-rt lre clrrrtir.qe n'irrtlori.

'Sir, ll,hcrc is E.tlnrorr.l [)irrrtisl'sl"rc irskc.l.'l cur-r't tcll you,'siri.l Villctirrt.'l dorr't krrort'. I can.lrr

nothit-tg firr l-rint. No$', rtcp rrri';tV fr, )ut lrl) crrrriitgc.'As Vi llefort trrlvclled t()\\'llrrls Prrris, l.rc thought irl.tlrrt

l);rr.rtis. He ha.l scnt iur l-i,rncst )()ul1g llliln t() tl-rc tcrrilrlc(.hitcau .i'lf. Hc hlt.i cn.lc.l tl'rc happincss of rrrr iltlt()ce ltr\'()ung nnn irncl l'ris bcautifirl fiirr-rc6c.

6

|,,rris XVIII, theI- in his 1-tlrl;1,j.'.

tlre sirmc timc, hcI if t r'-\'car-o1,-l ntun

The King

Kirrg of Frrrncc, u'iis in l-ris irvorrritc r()()ulLotris il'as rcri,-lir-rg rr Lrook oi 1.1x111y. Ar-rtl irtu'irs listcning t() s()nte irtlVicc fronr it smir[],

'i\4irjcstv, I'nr norrietl,'saitl thc nran. His r.ranie \vas thcI)Lrc.lc Blircas, rrntl l-rc \\'irs rhc king's fiicn.l lntl rr.lviscr.

'What irrc )()rr u'orrictl rrl-ro115, Blacasl' askc.l the king,ttrrning the 1.,;1gg5 of his book.

'l l,clievc thlt tror.rblc is c()utillg front thc s()uth ()f thcr'()rurtr\',r sai.l Rllrcas. 'Will yotr scn(l uren inro tl-rc pror.inccsr',,1 l-rurgr-retloc, Provcnce antl l)irrrphirr6 I Scntl htlnest urcnf lrirf you citlt tnlstr". Ask tl-rcnt to fir-rri orrt thc fcclir-rgs of thcl)coplc in thcsc sotrthcm f r()\'inccs. Mujcst1,, I'nr irtr':rirl thatllonrrIrrrtc, ()r s()nrc of his strIpt)rtcl's, Art' l'rllrrrnirrg to kill\()tl.

'.{rc vou trting to frigl-rter-r n)c, urv fricr-rtl l'.irirl tllc krrrs.'l'r'c rcccivctl l lctrcr irom rr nrirn ir-r thc sorrth, Nlajcst1,'

.rrr,.l Illacas.'l trtrst tl.ris ntirn. Thc lcttcr siritl thirr there is it

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The King

plota? against you. You are in great danger, Majesty.'At that moment, Dandr6, the Minister of Police, entered

the room.'Come in, Dandr6!'cried the king. 'Tell Blacas the latest

news about Bonaparte. Blacas is trying to frighten me. He's

talking about a plot by the Bonapartists!''Monsieur Blacas,'Dandr6 said to the duke. 'There is good

news from Elba. My officers have reported that Bonaparte is

very tired. And they say that, very soon' he will be mad.''Madl'said Blacas.

'Yes.' answered Dandr6. 'sometimes Napoleon weeps'

Sometimes he laughs like a madman. Two or three oldermembers of his staff wanted to come back to France. ThenNapoleon said, "Go and servea'the good king." Those were

his words.''lUell, Blacas?' said King Louis. 'What do you think about

this newsl''Perhaps I was wrong about Bonaparte's plans,' said Blacas

to the king. 'But please speak to the person who sent me the

information.''Oh, very well,' said Louis. He put down his book and

picked up a document from his desk. He turned towards the

Minister of Police. 'Now, Dandr6, do you have a new report

from Elba? I've read this report which has a date of 20thFebruary. Today is 4th March''

'Majesty, a new report will arrive very soon,'said Dandr6.

'Perhaps it's arrived since I left my office.''Then go and find out,' said the king. 'l'll wait here.'

'l'1l return in ten minutes,' said Dandr6. And he left the

room quickly.'l'll go and find my messenger, Majesty,' said Blacas.

'Who is your messenger?'asked the king''G6rard de Villefort,' said Blacas. 'He's the Prosecutor of

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'Villefortl' cried the king. 'Why didn't you tell me hisname earlier?'

'Majesty, I didn't think that you would know ir,' saidBlacas.

'But I do, Blacas,' said the king. 'l know all about Villefort.He's clever and ambitiousa'. He'll be useful to us. And vouknow his father's name.'

'His father, Majesty?''Yes,' replied Louis. 'Villefort's father is called Noirtier.''Noirtier ... the Bonapartist!'said Blacas. He was surprised.

'Majesty, do you wish to employ the son of a Bonapartistl''Villefort wants to improve his career,'said the king. 'He

wants more power. He'll sell his own father to get that power.Where is Villefort now?'

'He's outside the palace,'said Blacas. 'He's waiting in mycarriage.'

'Bring him to me at once,'said the king.Blacas returned with Villeforr a few minures larer.'Villefort,'said the king. 'The Duc de Blacas tells me that

you have some interesting information for me.''Majesty,' said Villefort, bowing5" towards King Louis. 'l

have news of a plot against you. Bonaparte has left Elba andhe's going to ltaly. He's either going to the city of Naples, orsomewhere on the coast of Tuscany. I'm afraid that I do notknow which place. But you know that he has friends in Italyand France.'

'Yes,'said Louis. 'Where did you get this information?''l got it from a man in Marseille,' replied Villefort. 'My

men had been watching him for some time. I suspected thatthe man was a traitor. My men arrested him and I questionedhirn. Then I immediately came ro Paris.'

'!7ho is this man?' asked Louis. 'And why do you suspectthat he's a traitorl'

'Majesty, the man is a sailor,' replied Villefort. 'He wenr ro

J'h.'Kirr,q

rlte isliin.l ,rf till.rt llld llrct iUlrshrrll Bcrtrrrn.l therc. Ilcrtrrrn.lgilVc thc silil()l'it nlessilgc tor lt Rot-tltltllrtlst ill Pirris''

'Wl]rrt is tlte natrc ,rf this Il()llafartistl' rtskc.l thc kirrg',Tl.rc srril,,r $.or.rl.ln't tcll me the nurrr's rrumc,'srritl

\/illciort.'lltrt thc lttcssirgc toltl tl-rc fcoIlc of Paris thirtIl()llilPil 1't('\\'its rcttl rllit'tg sotlt't' Alr''l it ltrtlt'uisctl thlrtIl..rr-riiprtrtc *,. ttr l.l rtrlc Frrtt'tc c rtgiliu.'

'Ar-r.l u l'rcrc rs this s,tilor tlon'l''He's in pris()n, Majcstl'.''[)o vorr thrnk tl-rat this is rt sctiotts Ilot]'rrsketl thc killg''1 ,-1(.r, Nlrrlcrtt,'sltitl \/illcttrrt. 'l lcft nll ()\\'11 \\'etl!lillI tcrtst

[() c()r'nc l-r.re ,tri,-l givc t'ott thc tlcu's.''ls it trtrc thitt 1'tttt'rc goit'tu ttl tllarrv thc .lirtrghtcr of thc

N{ lrr.1r.r is .lc Sl i rrt- M6rltr.r I' rrskctl Lotr is''Ycs, N{rrje stt,' siritl Villcfort. 'N'lrttlcnloiscllc Rcrlcc 'lc

5rrint-l\16rrrtr is tttt firrr.rcIc.''\'crr n cll,' srri.l Lotris. 'Non' tlotr't \\'()rr\. illr()tlt thrs 1tli11,

\1rIlctirrt. N'lt nrcn hltvc Itcctt ',r'rttching thc N4c.litcrrillle illlc()ilst t()r tcl) lli()11ths. Rtrt thlrr-rk 1'tltr firr tl()l)lillg ttl tt)e .'

',{l-r, herc rs I)rtr-rtlr[l' srti.l I]l:lcas.T1'rc lUirristcr..,i P,rlicc llrt.l c,rtIc it-tto tl.rc rootlt. llc rVrls

lr,rl,-lit-rg ii rc|()rt in l-ris l-rirrl.l ,rrr.l l-re hrttl it ri'ot't'iccl cxltrcssiott

,rn his flcc.'Whrrt's the lltilttcf, l)rrrl,-lr[]' lskc.l thc kirlg.'Nlajcstt 'l.cgtiu thc rliitlister, his I'oice u'as shrtkit.rg'

'We lll' srri.l tl'rc kntg. 'Tcll llrc \\'hrlt l'rrrs hirl'1'c11c'-l I'

'l l-nvc il ttc\\'rcp()rt'' sirltl l)rtt'r.lrc.'Nrt|olcoll lctt Ell"rt orr

l(rth Fcl.,rtrrr11 . An.l l'ic ciltnc llsh()rc otl lst lvlarch.''Wl-rcrc .li.l hc ct,urc itsh,,rcl' askctl thc kit-lg, .1trickll'.'Majcstr, ltc catrtc llsh,rrc llcilr thc toti'tt of At-rtiltes'' srritl

[ )irn.lrd.'Hc clttnc rtrhorc ott lst NllrrchlArr.l votr ,'ulV llerrr.l tllc

ncus fo,l,trlTrr,-lrrl is 4th Nlrrrchl'Thc klrlg lvlrs illlgr) ll()\\"'Mrrjestt, it's trtrc,' srri,-l the N4ir-ristcr,ri lt,'licc, trrll'rlltpil1''

The K irr.q

'Nrr1.,ol9111'y rs in Frrrnce I'srrirl Lorris, shakrng his hclrrl.'\1rrlcstt,' siri.l Villelort.'Thc 1.co1,lc trt thc sorl6hL'1''r

Il'()\'inces hrrte Nir1.'oleon. Iil'rc's thcrc, it'll l-,c cls)'to sct thcIcol'rlc of Latrgtrctlt)c rllrrl i)rovcrrcc r() iight lrglirrst him.'

'Yes, that l.s tnrc,' slrrrl l)anrlrd. 'l\rrt Na;,olc,rn h;rs clrricklvtrrrr.t'llctl north. Hc's nrovc.l throrrglt the trrnr-rs of (ial. ln.l5i:tcl'olt - irr thc eirstcnr fart of [)1r11ll]1i11[ l-,rovir.rcc.'

'lr hc conrir.rg t..r l'rrrisl'aske..l thc kir-rg. l)rrntlr'6 tlitl notiu)s\\'er. Thc kinr-l tunrcrl ton'rrrrls Vi llclirrt.

'Wltrtt rtl.tt111 ,1.t" pl-()\'illcc pf l)irtrl.l'rip6l' l-rc rrskc.l. 'Willthc l.r'1v1.lg of l)rtrl.hinc fight rrgrrinst Nrlp,'le,xrl Will thev.11pp1yp1 1119

)'

'No, N{irjcst1,' siri.l Villcfort srrrlll'.'Thcl''re I}onlIarrisrs.''l )lntl16, hou' nrirr rl,' urclr irrc u rtli Nlipolcon l' lskc.l tl-rc king.

'I .1,rn't kn.rri',' iurs\\'erc(l I)irn.lrt1.'l)rrrr,.lrci' thc king shorrtc.l.'\',rLr hrrvc

.1e 1.r111111g1.t1 lrr-rd fittccn htrn.lrc,.l frrrncs trr\',,rr lr'rvc tl-rcsc rhings so tltrrt \'()rr calt

rrn otlicc, rr policcPrl) spcciltl rlgcltts.fttrtl otrt n'hlt is

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happening in France. But you don't know what is happening inone area- the southem coast. Then a prosecutor from a city inthe south comes to me with information! He has leamt more

than you and all your police officersl'Dandr6 looked at Villefort with an expression of hate.'l trust 1oz, Blacas,' said the king, turning to his adviser.

'You told me of your suspicions. And you brought Villefort tome when others might have sent him away.'

'Majesty, we can be sure of your zrtrl],' said Blacas. 'Allyour soldiers support you. All reports say -''Reports!' said the king. 'How can we know that any

reports are correct? But I remember something that may be

important! You told me that General Quesnel died here inParis - in the Rue Saint-iacques. What have you found outabout his death?'

'The Rue Saint-Jacques!' cried Villefort suddenly. 'Oh,I'm sorry, Majesty. But ... '

'Go on,' the king said to Villefort.'Majesty!' said Dandr6 quickly. 'l have news about

General Quesnel. He didn't kill himself. He was murdered.

He disappeared one evening, after he left a Bonapartist club.He was going to meet someone in the Rue Saint'Jacques. Astranger had called at his house that morning. One ofQuesnel's servants heard the stranger say the name of thestreet, but not the number of the house. And we don't knowthe name of this stranger.'

When Dandr6 told the king this, Villefort's face wentpale. The king turned to him.

'Villefort,' he said. 'Quesnel was not one of Napoleon'sagents. He worked {or me. He was loyalt' to me. He was

trying to find information about Napoleon. But I believethat his murderer was one of Napoleon's supporters.'

'M-Majesty, do we know any more about the strangerwho went to Quesnel's house?' asked Villefort.

Monsieur Noirtier

Dandr6 answered the question. 'Quesnel's servant saidthat the stranger was abour fifty years old. The man hadblack hair and thick, black side-whiskers'2. He wore a bluecoat and a hat with a broad brim. Yesterday, one of my agentsfollowed a man who looked like this. But they lost the manbetween the Rue de la Jussienne and the Rue Coq-H6ron.'

As he listened to Dandr6, Villefort felt i11. His legs becameweak. He thought that he was going to fall ro rhe ground.

'Continue to look for this man, Dandr6,' ordered the king.Then he turned to Villefort. 'You musr be tired after your

journey,' he said. 'Go and rest. Did you stop at your father'shouse before you came here?'

'N-no, Majesty,'replied Villefort. 'As soon as I arrived inParis, I went to Monsieur de Blacas' house.'

'Ah, I forgot,'said the king. He smiled but he also lookedcarefully at the prosecutor. 'You and your father are not goodfriends. He's a Bonapartist and you are loyal ro me. I thankyou for your loyalty. Take this.' Then Louis took a medal',from his own coar and gave it to Villefort.

'Majesty!' said Villefort. 'This is an officer's medal! Onlyarmy officers who have served bravely receive these medals.'

'Take it,'said Louis again. 'lf you cannot serve me here inParis, you may be able to serve me better in Marseille.'

Monsieur N oirtier

\ /illefort returned ro rhe hotel where he was staying. HeV called a servant and gave some orders. First, he asked for

some breakfast. Then he asked for his carriage to be ready intwo hours. He was eating his breakfast when the servant

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\1ln.sir'rrr Noir-tic'r

cilulc ilrt() the roout ilgilin. TI.re servrttrt toltl Villefirrt thrrts()nrc()nc hlr.l e .itmc ttt sce hitn.

'Who is itl' irskc.l \/illcf,rrt.'l ,.l,rn't knon',' rc1.,lic.l tl-rc scn'ltr-tt. 'Tl-rc gcrttle lttrllt \\'olt't

tcll me his t-rrturc. Btrt hc \\'rlnts t() s|citk t()')'()tt.''Whrrt tbcs this Icrs()lt look likcl''lle's rrl.out fifty. t{c h,rs black hrtir rturl l.lack si.lc-ul'riskcrs.

Hc's n'crtrit-rg l hluc coat rrutl lr l-rirt u'ith rt l.rolt.l brinr.''lt's hinrl' thought Villef..rrt.At thlrt ni()ll)ent, thc tttat-r ctttnc it-lttl tllc rotlt.Il.'Fatl-rcrl'srri.l Villcfirrt. Hc turnctl to thc scrvimt.'(lol'he

sir irl.Noirticr *'rtitctl until thc strvrllrt \\'lls ()tlt,,i thc r()()lll.

Thcrr l-rc tLrnrc(l to his sot'r.'Clcrlrr.l, \'()u ilrclt't vcry fIg215c'11 111

scc nle, hc slrr.l.'Frrthcr,'siii.l Villctirr-t.'l rtnr Ilcrrsccl t() sec \'()Ll. Iltrt I'rti a

lrttlc surpriscrl. I crtnrc to Pitris to srtvc 1'ott.''Yorr crtt.ttc t() slve mcl' saitl Notrticr. 'Tcll nre n'hr'.''H;n'c 1',rrr he ar.l ..ri thc B,rtrirprirtist cltrb in thc Rtrc Saint-

J,r.,1tt.'r l',r.kt'.1 Villt'1,'rr.'Ycs,'rcplierl Noirtier,'tl'rc clLrl. is itr lt hottsc rtt llttlllhcr

fi t rv - th rcc.''(lcr-rclrtl Qrrcsr-rcl \\'clrt thcrc rcccntly,' sairl Villctirrt. 'I Ie

lett his lror,rsc rrt nrr.rc o'clock in thc evclring, rrr-r.l his l...r.lvr,r'iis t..rrrn.l in thc Rivcr Se it.tc tl'rc r.rcrt ,-lay. IIe l'rrr.1 l''ccr-i

llr.rfllcrc(l . \',rrr'rc in tlrurgcr, fittl-rer. Thc kirtg's rlgcltts llrcIot,king firr srr1.t1',o11r'rs o| Ilot-trtprtrtc.'

'.A.rr,,l ri l-ro tol,-l 1ou this st()r\'l' rrsketl Noirtit'r.'Thc kirrg,' re 1-,lie .l Villcfort.'Thcn I'll tcll vorr rrt'tothe t'stot')',' srri.l Noirticr.'l think tl'rirt I knor.r,'it alrcntlv,'sai.l Villcfirrt.'ls it the

neus rrlrorrt Nrr1.1rlr',lt.rll kr-rcrr it l'tctirrc \()u rlirl. Threc.lrrvsag,,, i kncu'tl-rlrt lirnrtIiltte \\';r\ returlrirrg t,r Flartcc. I lcftlrllrrtcillc irnnrcrlirrtclv illr(l crlr)rc to Prtris.'

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'H,,u' .1i.l Vorr krrori' irl...rut tlrs thrcc,-la1.s,rr,,l' srritlNoirticr'. 'Thrcc .lir1's llgo, NrrpoIc1y1r l'rrrtln't cou'rc rrsh,,rc.'

'l reir.l l lettcr that hrr.l courc tronr Ell'r:r. It u'irs rr.l.lressc.lto 11111. I firLrrrtl it in tlrc fockct ol Rorruprrrtc's llicsscngcr.I:rrtl'rcr, if an;or-rc e lse l'rir.l tirrrntl it, \'rru ri'otrl.l l.c .lea.l n,rri.\i,Lr u'otrkl lrirvc l.ecrr cxccr.rtetl.'

Noirticr lrrughr.l. 'ExecLrrctl I I tltxr't l'tclie i c thrrtl Whcrels this Ictter norr'l'

'l l.trrnc..l it,' srritl Vrllefi.,rt. 'lt u ris rr rliln,,cr.,rtr, Ie ttcr.''lt u'ls,-lrutger,,rrs firr [.oth rrf trs,'srritl Noirtier.'l]Lrt I feirr.

ttothint: ri'hiIc 1'orr lrrc trrking cure ot nic.''l'r'e tlone lllo?'e tlliur trrke clrrc ,,i r',ru, 1'rrtlrer,' reIlicrl

\"iIlcti,rt.'l'r'c srrvetl \(,ltf litr'. (le rrr.rrrlQrrcsncl riirs:r s].ecilrlrlgcl-rt tirr the king. Qrrcsncl's tlcrttlt rirrs lt()t iut rtce i.lertr. He\\'irs n)rlr(lel'r.1. Tltc king ltirrrsclf sttrtl that tlre gencriri ri'rrsrtt rr r.lcre.l.'

Monsieur Noirtier

'The king!' said Noirtier. 'Doesn't Louis know that thereare no murders in politics? In politics there are no men' thereare only ideas. ln politics, we don't kill a man.'We removesomething that is in our way. !7e thought that Quesnel was a

loyal Bonapartist. We invited him to the club and told himour plans. When he'd heard and understood everything, he

told us that he was loyal to the king! He promised to say

nothing about what he had heard. But we didn't believe him.We let him go free, but he didn't return home. \Uhat does

that mean? Quesnel had an accident, that's all.''Be careful, father,' said Villefort. 'Napoleon's return is

important for your plans. But Napoleon will not get far. He'llbe followed and caught like a wild animal.'

'Oh, no, my son,' said Noirtier. 'Napoleon is on his way toGrenoble at this moment. On lOth or 1Zth March, he will be

at Lyons. And on 20th or 25th March, he will be here, inParis.'

'He has only a few men with him,' said Villefort. 'Thearmy will stop him.'

'The army is loyal to Napoleon,' said Noirtier. 'The army

will bring him to Paris. The people of Grenoble will be huppy

to give their town to him. Everyone in Lyons will welcomeour emperor. G6rard, I knew that you had arrived in Paris

half an hour after you came into the city. You told nobodywhere you were staying, but I found you.'

'The king's agents may be stupid,'said Villefort. 'But theyknow what you look like. They know that a man with blackhair, black whiskers and a blue coat went to Quesnel's house.

And they may catch the man with the blue coat soon.''Then that man must make a few changes,'said Noirtier.

He pulled off his blue coat and went to a table in the cornerof the room. He took his son's razorta from the table and

shaved off his whiskers. Then he cut his hair. He picked up

his son's brown coat and put it on.

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'Do you think that the police will recognize me nowl''No, father.''Will you see the king again, G6rard?' asked Noirtier.'Perhaps,' said Villefort.'Then give Louis this message. "You're wrong about the

people of France. Bonaparte is coming. He'll be welcomed.The people want Napoleon to be their emperor again. Gonow, and leave France to its real master. He will not hurtyou." Tell King Louis this, Gdrard. Or, tell him nothing. Tellno one why you've come to Paris. Return quickly to Marseille.Goodbye, my son.'

Noirtier left the room. Villeforr went ro rhe window andwatched his father disappear round the corner of the street.Then he burned his father's coat and hat. An hour later,Villefort began his journey home ro Marseille.

The Hundred Da^ts

oirtier's words were true. Napoleon returned to Paris on20th March and the people of France welcomed him.

King Louis XVIII tried ro srop rhis happening, but he had toleave his country. And so Napoleon became Emperor ofFrance - for one hundred days.

Although Villefort had been loyal to the king, Noirtiertold Napoleon good things about his son. Villefort kept hisposition in Marseille, but he could not marry Ren6e de Saint-M6ran. While Napoleon was Emperor, Villefort neededBonapartist friends to help him. The family of Saint-M6ranwere loyal supporters of Louis XVIII. But if Louis rerurned inthe future, then Villefort would need Marquis de Saint-

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M6ran again. lf this happened, Villefort would marry Ren6e

de Saint-M6ran. The marriage would improve his career.

One morning, Morrel the shipowner' came to see

Villefort.'Sir,' said Morrel. 'You remember that I visited you six

weeks ago - before Emperor Napoleon returned to France. I

spoke to you about a young man who was the first officer on

my ship, thePhnraon His name was Edmond Dantbs. Dantds

was arrested because he carried a letter from Napoleon onElba. In February, that was a crime. But it would not be acrime today. At that time, you served the king, and couldn'thelp Dantbs. Today you serve Napoleon. So I'm here to ask

you this: What has happened to Edmond DantEs?'

'Dantbs,' said Villefort, slowly. 'Edmond Dantbs.' Heopened a large book and turned the pages. At last he looked

up at Morrel. 'Are you sure that you have the right name, sir?'

'Yes,' said Morrel. 'l've known Dantds for ten years. Don'tyou remember? I asked you to help him. You spoke to me

coldly. You said, "I'll find out if he is a traitor' or not." You

were a loyal supporter of the kingl You didn't want to helpBonapartists at that time.'

'Sir,' said Villefort. 'l did support King Louis then. I

believed that the people wanted him to rule France. \7henNapoleon returned, I saw how his people loved him and

hated Louis XVIII. I believe that the true king is the person

who is loved by his people.''That's right!'said Morrel. 'And so Edmond -''lUait!' said Villefort, turning the pages of his book. 'Here

is his name - DantEs - a sailor who was going to marry a

young Catalan girl. I remember now. Dantds was accused oftreason - a serious crime. I made my report to Paris. He was

taken away a week later.''Where has he gone?'asked Morrel.'Oh, he was taken to Fenestrelle prison, on the Sainte

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Marguerite islands. He'll return one day.''But why isn't he here now?' asked Morrel. 'Napoleon's

officials should let him go free.''You must write to the Minister of Prisons,' said Villefort.'But the minister receives hundreds of letters every day,'

said Morrel. 'He only answers three or four.''That is true,' said Villefort. 'But he'll answer a letter that

is signed by you and me.l'll deliver it.'Villefort signed Morrel's letter. Then he said, 'l'll send this

for you.'But Villefort did not send the letter ro Paris - he kept it.

He hoped that one day, Louis would be king again.Twice during the One Hundred Days, Morrel came to ask

about Dantds. And twice, Villefort promised that he wouldhelp Dantds and then he sent Morrel away.

On 18th June, 1815, afrer one hundred days had passed,Louis became king again. Morrel did not visit Villefort again.Soon after Louis rerurned to France, Villefort married Ren6eSaint-M6ran and they wenr ro live in Toulouse.

Three months after Edmond's arrest, old Louis Dantdsbecame ill and dled. Danglars went to Madrid. He did notwant to be a sailor any more. Fernand and Caderoussebecame soldiers in the army. Merc6dBs walked through thestreets of Les Catalans and wept. She did not wanr to livewithout Dantds. She often stood and looked at the sea.Sometimes she thoughr about killing herself. She thoughtabout jumping into the sea. But she did not.

Edmond Dantds remained in his dungeon at the Chdteaud'lf.

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z Thl young man's face was very pale and he had a thickblack beard on his face. Dantbr on[y saw daylight fo.

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hours each day. The light came through a very sirafl window,which was high in one wall. He jumped up ro meer theinspecror, but the soldiers pushed him away.

'V7hat do you wanr?' the inspector asked Dantds.DantEs tried to speak calmly. ,l don't wanr them to think

that I'm mad or dangerous,'he thought.

-'Sir, why am I here?'he asked. ,What is my crime? I want

a fair trial in court.''\iUhen were you arrested, prisoner Number 341' asked

the inspector.'The 28th February, 1815 - at Z.3O in the afternoon,'said

Dantbs.'Today is the 30th July, 1816,' said the inspector. ,you've

only been here for sevenreen monrhs.' He tumid towards thegovernor and said, 'You must show me this prisoner,s papers.'

'Sir,' said Dantds. 'l know that you can't free -". Butplease help me to ger a fair trial. please, give me some hope.'

'l can't give you hoqe,'said the inspeitor. ,l can only findout about your arrest. Who arrested vou?'

'The Prosecutor of Marseille - Monsieur Villefort.,'Villefort left Marseille,'said the inspector. ,He now lives

in Toulouse. Did he have any reason tobe your enemy?,'No, he was very kind to me,'said Dantbs.'Then can I believe what he writes about you?'asked the

inspector.'Yes, sir,' said Dantbs.

flt".t the inspector looked at Dantbs' papers. He alsoread Villeforr's report about prison", Nu-b", 34,

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f t was now 1816. A year had passed since Louis XVIII had

I returned to Paris. An inspector of prisonst6 came to visitthe ChAteau d'lf. He met the prison's governor and thenwent to speak with several prisoners. Each prisoner said thatthe food was terrible and that they wanted to be free.

'Prisoners always say the same things,' the inspector toldthe governor. 'They all say, "l'm innocent. I want to be free."

Are there any other prisoners to visit?''Only the dangerous and mad prisoners,' replied the

governor. 'They are in the dungeons.'The governor, the inspector and two soldiers went down

the dark stairs to the dungeons. The cells were cold, wet and

dirty. They smelled terrible. The men stopped in front of asmall wooden door with the number thirty'four written on it.

'\ilVho's in here?' said the inspector, holding his hand overhis nose.

'Prisoner Number 34 - a very dangerous man,' said thegovernor. 'When he arrived, he tried to kill the jailer.'

'That's true,'said the jailer.'He must be mad!'said the inspector.'He'll be mad in another year,' said the jailer. 'He's almost

mad now.''There's another cell, about twenty metres away,' said the

governor. 'The prisoner in thac cell is a mad priest. He's been

here since i811. He went mad in 1813.'

'l'll speak to both of them,' said the inspector.Dantds was sitting on the floor in the corner of his cell.

The only furniture was a small bed, a chair and a woodentable. On the table there was a jug of water and a plate.

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the stones in the wall of his cell. If he dug our the cemenr5?which was around the stones, he could remove them. But heneeded tools. What could he use? Then he had an idea.

He picked up his water jug from the table and dropped iton the stone floor. The jug broke into several pieces. Dantdstook two or three of the sharpest pieces and hid them in hisbed. When the jailer came again, Dantbs spoke to him.

'I dropped the warer jug when I was drinking.'The jailer was angry. 'Be more careful,' he said. He

brought Dantbs anorher jug, but he did not rake away rhebroken pieces.

After the jailer left, Dantbs began to work on rhe wall. Abroken piece of the jug was a good tool. He began to work onthe wall behind his bed. Near the floor of the cell. thecement between rhe stones was old and soft. DantEs could digout the cement easily. After many hours, Dantds had dugout the cement from a few of the smaller stones. These stoneswere now loose. Soon he would be able to pull them out ofthe wall.

Dantds worked for three days. But then he came to a vervlarge stone that would not move. He could not move it withhis fingers, and the sharp pieces of the jug had broken. Heneeded anorher tool. Dantds sat and thought. At last, hehad an idea. The jailer always brought food in a metal potand put some of it onto Dantbs' plate. That evening, Dantdsput his plate on the floor close to the door. When the iailercame into the cell, he stepped on the plate and broke it.Now Dantds could not have any food.

'Please, will you leave the pot?' said Dantds. 'You cantake it away when you bring my breakfast.'

'All right,'said the jailer. He did not wanr ro come backwith another plate.

Dantds ate his food. Then he used the handle of the pot todig out the cement around the large stone. After an hour, the

After he had read this, the inspector wrote the words:

Jh t-{+lvrn'.

Weeks, months and years passed. Dantbs was now twenty-

five years old. He was very thin and very dirty' His clothes

were torn and his hair and beard were long' He had hoped

and prayed to be free. But this did not happen'

Cirr"'d"y he looked at his supper. There were a few pieces

of bad meai and the small piece of dry bread on his plate' He

was already extremely hungry. But he did not eat'

'From today,'he said, 'l'll throw my food out of the window'

If I don't eat, i'11 die. Then my terrible life here will end''

But one evening, Dantbs heard a noise in the wall of his

cell. rNocr. KNocK. KNocK. He heard the knocking sound

for nearly three hours, then it stopped' What had made this

sound? Several hours later, the knocking began again' It was

nearer now. Suddenly the jailer came into the cell and gave

Dantbs his breakfast. Dantbs quickly began to talk' He spoke

louder and louder. He was afraid that the jailer would hear

the knocking in rhe wall. But after a minute, the jailer left.

He thought ihat Dantbs was mad. The noise continued and itbecame louder.

'lt's another prisoner,' thought DantBs' 'Is he trying to

make a tunnel sothat he can escape? Or is someone working

in the next cell?'He picked up his plate and knocked it against the wall'

lmmediately, the sound in the wall stopped' DantBs waited'

'lf the knocking starts again, it will be a workman,' he

thought. 'But if "

piiro.r". is making the noise, my knock willfrighien him. He;ll wait until everyone is asleep before he

hits the wall of his cell again.'There was silence. The noise did not begin again'

Three days later, Dantbs heard sounds again' Was

someone digging a tunnel? He had to help! Dantds looked at

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stone came out of the wall. Now there was a large holebehind Dantds' bed. Hour after hour, Dantbs continued hiswork. He was digging further into the thick wall. He was

slowly making a tunnel. He worked until early the nextmorning. Before the jailer brought his breakfast, Dantbs putrhe stone back into the wall and put his bed in front of it.

'Did you bring me another plate?' Dantbs asked the jailer.

'No,' the jailer replied. 'You break everything. You can

keep the pot. I'll put your food into it.'Dantds said a prayer, and thanked God for his good luck.

Now he could use the handle of the pot to dig his tunnel.When the jailer had gone, Dantds began to work on his

tunnel again. He worked all day. Soon the hole was bigenough for a man to climb inside it. Dantds listened forsounds from the next cell. But there was silence. Perhaps

the prisoner in the next cell did not trust him.After he ate his supper, DantEs worked for two or three

hours. Suddenly he came to a thick piece of wood.'Dear God!' cried Dantds. 'Don't let me die here! Must I

lose all hope?''Who talks of God and losing hope at the same timel'

said a voice. It seemed to come from under the ground.'An unhappy prisoner,' replied Dantds.'What is your name?'said the voice.'Edmond DantBs.''How long have you been here, Edmond Dantds?''Since the 28th February, 1815,'said Dantds.'lVhat was your crime?''l did something which helped Napoleon to return to

France,' said Dantbs. 'I carried a message from him when he

was exiled to the island of Elba in 1814.''He was exiled?' said the man's voice.'Yes,' replied Dantds. 'Didn't you know?''l've been here since i811,' said the prisoner. 'Where

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have you been digging, Danrds? Where is your runnel?''lt's near the floor of my cell,' replied Dantds.'How do you hide the hole in the wall of your cell?''l put a large stone in the enrrance of the hole. Then I put

my bed in front of it,' said Dantds.'V7hat's outside the door of your cell?' asked the prisoner.'A passage which leads to a courtyard,' DantEs said.'Oh!' cried the prisoner.'!?hat's wrong?' asked Dantds.'l - I've dug my tunnel in the wrong direcrion!' said the

prisoner. 'I've made a mistake of nearly five metres. I thoughtthat your wall was the outside wall of rhe prison.'

'But then the end of your tunnel would have been abovethe sea,'said Dantds.

'l was going to jump into the sea and swim to one of theislands near here,' replied the prisoner

'Can you swim as far as the islands?'asked Dantbs.'God will give me the strength,'the prisoner replied.'\fho are you?'asked Dantbs.'l'm Prisoner Number 77,' said the voice. 'How old are

you?'

'l was nineteen when I was arrested. I'm almost twenty-sixnow.t

'We'll talk again soon,' said Number 27 .'Wait until I callyou.'

Dantbs climbed back along his tunnel and into his cell.He was a happy man. He was nor alone, he had a friend!

Next moming, Dantds heard three knocks on rhe wa[I. Hequickly moved his bed and went down onto his knees. He puthis head down near the floor of rhe cell.

'ls that you, Number 27?'Dantds said. 'l'm here.''Has your jailer brought your breakfast this morning?'

asked the prisoner.'Yes,'said DantBs. 'He won't return until this evening.'

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'Then I cirn u,ork,' said NLrmber 27.After irl-,.rut an hoLrr, part of the floor un.ler l)ar-rtis fcll

ilway. He tnovecl back qLrickly whcn slnirll st()nes irucl eirrtl-tclisappe:rre.l into the I'role. TLrer-r thc hcad, shoulclers, arnrsancl hocly of il man appeirrecl in tl're floor of l):rntds' cell.

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Th. tllrtll wh,, clirrrheJ rtI int() l)rrntes'I ,'1.1. Hc ltrrJ l,,nq grel hrtrr, a tlrirr tlrcc

ar-rtl grey hear.l. Hc thanke.l L)antEs for hislooketl at the hole behincl Dar-rtds'becl.

'You rernove.l the stones,'he strid. 'Br-rt

cell was srlall andan.l a long, brownwelcorre. Thcn hc

you tlidn't have theright tools to 1-rclp you.'

'No,' srricl [)antds. He u'as sr-rrprised. 'Whilt tools rlr youhavc ?'

'l took pieces of n-retal fiom my bcd and tlilrle tnany tools,'saicl thc ol.i rran. 'l dug fifteen ()r sixteen lretres ttt gct 1'rcrc.

I thoLrght tl'iirt I was goir-rg to tl-ic ontsiclc wa11 ..rf the prison. I

rvas going to jurnp into the sea.''\Uho are you?' asked Dantds. 'Whirt is yolrr nurncJ''l'rn a prriest,'strid the ol.l rlirn.'My narne is Fariil. I czrure

to the ChAteau d'lf ir-r 1811. Bcforc tl-iirt, I wirs in tl'ie fbrtressof Fenestrelle for thrcc yeals.'

'W1-ry irre you l-iere, sirl''ln 1807,' saitl Fariir, 'l spoks against thc govcrnments

who rulecl the regions of Italy. I t1'ro,.rg1-it thirt one king shoul.lrLrle all of Italy. Br-rt powcrful mcn heirrrl zrbout rny poiiticalopir-iior-rs an.l I w:rs pr-rt in prisot'r. My plirr-rs faile'tlt'. Ancl nou,rr-ry tr-rnneI irasn't beerr successfirl.'

Then the hettcl, shtntltlcrs, a'n.s antl brxh tf ct nran altl>ccu,etl inthe JTrxn o/ I)arrrD.s' ce ll.

f-tt.'i:r:,

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Tl-rer-r Frrrilr l.cglrn to tlrlk trl.oLrt s()llle ()f thc 1.ris.tlt'l'\ \\'l)()

lr, t.l csc ltl.e.l l-l'( )lll Frcrrc ll l't-t sot'ts'

'Ot-rlrl ,t tcti l'ri:otlet-: e:crt1'g11'' hc tt'1'l I)rrrlti's''5trt'tlcllic. llrl;11(',1 li,r.*i'rt .rtr.tlts t() cscir'L'. ()thers \\'ilitetl ti)r il

lr,ck1: ch,,rtcc", ittttl tlletl trsctl it' l-ct's \\'ilit ft'r "t, ltrckv

ehlrncc, l)lrrttcs. N()\\', c()ll)e llll!l 5ee lrrl t'ell''l)lrr-rtcs tirllt.,n.ctl Frlrtrr thlottgh tl'rc ttrtlrlel' Itl t'llc cr)l'ller

,'f thc Pt-icst's ccll thcr.e \\.ils illt ..,1.1 f i|el.lrrcc. Frrrirr liftc.l ,r

st()llc \\hicll ri'rts it-t ft-orlt ot'thc tireltlrrcc' Soltlc ttletitl rttltl

u.t,,rtlcr.r totrls ri'crc ll.l(.lcn in tl-ris sccrct l.lacc. Tlle rc rt crc

Irl:tr scvcrlrl l-..,,rkr. Tlle 1.ltgc. of cltcll l',',l'k rvct'c ct'r'crc''l

ri iti'r l.rLrn.lrt'.ls ,,t lir.rc. ,ri titrr' \\'()l'rls'.l hrr.l lire thor-rsrintl l.,rt,ks in rtr\ lil.rlrrV itl R,rrrtc,'Frlrirt

tol,.l l)rrrtti's.'Non'l sltt'11.1 tttrttlv ltt'ttrs rctllctrlltcritlg tl)()sc

l.,r,rks. An.l ln'rite rtl.ottt ttlt thoLrgllts, rllltl ilb()tlt lli\ [ite' I

u,ritc tltcrl it-r the'.sc l.,r,,ks.'Thc ,,l,.l nrrrrr looketl tltrri n rrt tltc tirrr \\'()l-!ls llt tltc |;1'gs

rrf thc strtrtll lrooks.'RLt t ltou .l itl Votr \\'rite rl()\\'ll \'()tlr tllrrLtulltsl'rrskc'-l

i)rrr-rtis. 'Wc'rc Il-isone rs. Wc'rc not rrll,r$c,-l ttr hrtVc |e lls, itlk

rllltl pitIt'r.''S()l)lt' till)c: tl-rcl gir c tls fish tor ottr sLlIpcr.' slritl Frtrllr' 'l

kee p th(' 1"'ltcs t.)f tlle tish lrrtl I nrrrkt' pt' lls ir()lll tlrcnr' '\r.rtlI niakc I)rlIcl'fr()lli Iiccts oi ttiV sl'rit-ts l trlkc l"lrtck soot frottr

thc olrl tir:c1.1'rcc ltutl sottic ri'itle thrtt thc j:rilcr hrirrus nle' I

nrix tl.rcttt togctllcr trrltl rlirrkc rr-rk.'

'\i,tr're rl vcrv clevcr tttrttl, Fltrirt'' srlitl l)rlrltis''N,.rn,l.lertsc tell nlc \'()tlr 5t()1'\'" srri,.l tlrc ttl'l trlrtlt'l)untcs toltl Fariir c\ rr)'thing thlt lllrtl 1lll1.1.t'11c(.1 ()ll tllc

ship, /)hr,.rr,ir. Ar-r.l hc t.l,-l Ir.r itl..ttt liis ri'e ,-1,.1r'rg ,.lrr1 .

lOnlr ()lte lt)i.ut in thc crcN rllrllt't like ntc,'l're srri.l.'His

nilnre \\'rls l)lrtrglitts. Ilc s-irs tllc crlrgotltllstcr ()ll tltc I'httttiott",wlrs lurYotrc ri itlr t.lirtr .lrrring \.,.,rrr llrst cttrtVrrslrtiorl $'itl-r

Oirptrrin l-cclire I' rtske.l Firril.

FLtt ttr

'\1r, \\'c n cre lrlr',rrc in tlrc e lrItlit-r's clrl,in,' srritl l)rrnli's.'llLrt ri rritl I rrnre nrl.cr n..,rvl \(/hcr-r Cl1.1,1itr l-e e lire glvc nrc

tlrt'|11glic1 ttr'\.1irr-:hrrll Ii'rtrrrntl, l)rrnglrrr'. \\'elrt Iil\t tlrceltl.itr tl,rorl'

'l)i.l votr trrkc rurvl.orll' n'ith )'oil to thc islrrrrtl ,.rf Ell.rrl''Nol.o.lr',' rr i.l l);rntis.'llcrtrirn.l took thc prrcket iulrl thclr he g,rvc vtrrr rr lettt'r,'

.rrirl Frtr-iir.'ls thrrt rightl''\'es,'srri.l l)rrnti's.'l hrr.l the lctter rrr rtrv hlrr.r.l nhen I

|t tut-r'lt'tl t,' Iltt' Itlt,it,i,,tt.''Str l)lrrrglru-s l.1'1rlr1lrl1 :rrri the lcttcr,'srritl Frrrirr.'\'cs. Thrrt's trtrt',' [)rrntes |e1.]iq.l.'\irrr n cre rrt't'cstctl l.cclrtrre of ltttotlte r le ttcr,' slritl Frrrilr.

'l),r vorr renrcr))her ril'rlrt rt srri.l l''l rcnrcnrl.cr everV n',,r-,.1,' srri.l l)antcs.'Thc Ir'()secut()r

.lr,,rie.l it to nre. lt srri.l: "Tlris lcttcr-is tr,,rrr rr fi-icntl of tlrckinc. E.lnr..,rrtl [)ru-rtes, thc tirst,rtticcr ot the shi1. pf1,,r,,,,t,,

'tg()ilrg t().lclive l rl [t' ttcr tLr frie ntls ,,f N,r1.,,lc,,rr rrr Prrris. \irrrn ill finrl l)l'oof of tl'ris crinre u'he n YLrtr rlfrcst L)iurtcs. ()r,

l)r'()()i ciln l.c tirtrntl irt ltts trtlrcr-'s l1i.r11qg." '

' I)csc ril.,c L)rrn glrrrs' l'rrrntlri ritr nc,' srrirl Frrlirr.'l)lnglrrrs nril(lc str()1rg r)rill'k: lrntl lre ri rtrtc tlr.ricklr. I Ic

rrrc.l rr lot trf ink,'srri.l l)rrnti's. 'llrrt ... lrtrt tht' hrrn.l\\'r'iting irr

tlrc lcttcr ir,uri Ell.l u'irs ri'cirk. Tlte n.,.,rrls ncrc [.1r,-llr'\\'rittcn.''Thc ri'rite r ot thc lcttcr .lisgrriscrl his ri'rit insl' srrrtl Fllil.'.Antl r',.,rr thirrk l)rurglrrr: ri rotc thc lrttt'r'l' ilskc(l [)rllltIs.'\'es, I.l,r,'lrrrsri'err.l Flrrilr.'l)i.l itlr\'()lrc \\'iurt t() 5t()| \()ur

rrrrrrrnge to i\1e lci'rli: I''Thcrc \\'rr5 rl )()ullg (lrrtrrlrrrr rih.., l,rvc.l hcr,'rel., lrc.l

l)rrntis.'His nrunc ri',rs Fenrrrn.l.''[)i,-l l)rrngIrrrs kn,.'n. Fcrnrrn.l ]''\'csl I srl\\'tlrcn) tosethcr';rt thc clrt('crrlle.l Lrr RIservc,'

srritl [)lrrtis.'Thct rierr in the cirtt'on tlre cvcr-rirrg l]ct()re lnvn e .l..ling. Thcre ri'lrs rr thirtl 1.rr's()n ri rtlr tlre rn l nrrur l)lu)lerl

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Caderousse. And wait! I remember now! There was a penand some paper on the table in the caf6. I was arrestedbecause of a false letter. Did Caderousse, Danglars andFernand know about it? I think that they did. But why was Isent to prison without a trial?'

'That question is more difficult to answer,'said Faria. Hethought for a moment or two. 'Did you tell the Prosecutor ofMarseille your whole story?'

'Yes, I did,' said Dantbs. 'He read the letter from Elba andhe was very upset about my bad luck.'

'Your bad luck?'said Faria.'Yes,' replied DantEs. 'The prosecutor burned the letter.

He said that he wanted to help me. The letter was the onlyproof against me. That is what he said.'

'What name and address was on the letter?''MonsieurNoirtier, 13 Rue Coq-H6ron, Paris.''Noirtier,' said Faria. 'l knew a person with that name.

What was the prosecutor's name?''Villefort,' said DantEs.Faria laughed loudly. 'Did Prosecutor Villefort tell you

never to speak the name Noirtier again?''Yes, he made me promise.''That's because Noirtier was his father!' said Faria. 'The

prosecutor's real name was Noirtier de Villefort. Danglars,Caderousse, Fernand - and then Villefort - they all betrayedyou.t

Dantbs went back through the tunnel to his own cell. Hesar and thought about his life. He did not want to kill himselfnow. He wanted to live. He wanted to escape and takerevenge6o on his enemies.

Faria promised that he would teach DantEs everythingthat he knew. And Dantds promised to help the old man todig a new tunnel.

Faria

Two years passed. Dantds learned many things from Faria.The old priest taught the young man Spanish, English,German and Italian. They talked about philosophy, science,mathematics, poetry and politics. They also began to dig a

new tunnel. But the work ended suddenly when Faria becameill.

'l know what is wrong,' said Faria. 'I have brain-fever.I've had the illness before. There's medicine in a small bottleunder my bed. When I stop moving and I'm cold like a deadman, open my mouth. Then you must pour eight or ten dropsof the medicine inro ...'

The old man could not finish his sentence. His bodybegan to shake. His face became red and he cried out. Hemoved his arms and legs about wildly. Faria moved and criedout for two hours, then he became still and cold.

Dantds opened the old man's mourh and poured ten dropsof the medicine into it. Then he waited.

The cell became dark. Night fell. At last, Faria sat up. Hecould not speak, but he pointed ro rhe door and his plate.Dantds understood. He musr leave Faria's cell immediately.The jailer was coming with their food.

DantEs crawled back along the tunnel to his own cell.As soon as the jailer left the food, Dantbs went back throughthe tunnel to Faria. The old man was able to speak now.

'l'll never leave Chdteau d'lf, Edmond,'he said. 'l can'twalk, and I won't be able to swim.'

'\(/e can wait until you're strong again,' said Dantds.'My dear friend,' said Faria. 'You're young and strong.

Don't wait for me.''l won't leave you while you are alive,'said Dantds.The next morning, Faria was a little better. When the

priest saw Dantds, he gave him a piece of half-burned paperwith writing on it.

'This paper tells where my treasure is hidden,' he said.

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'From this .liry, ,'n-rc half of thc trcitsurc bekrngs to yotr.''Your trcrlsure I' saicl [)ar-rtis.'Ycs. I'll tcll you irbout it,' srriti the olrl tuan. 'l was oncc a

sccrctilry ar-rrl I live.l in Rome. My ern;,loyer was (larclir-rirl

Spa.1a. He u'rrs ir pricst an.l he \\'ils the last uretnl-,er of an oltlRornirrr family. Thc cilr.lir-rirl wirs r-rot ir rich tnitu himse lf, butl-ris irnrill'udle ()ncc rich. Ir-r tl-re fiftcenth century, tl-ic Spadits

l-rad to hiclc tl-ieir ricl-res l.rccausc of a crr-rel anrl alrbiti()Llsnrirn callerl (lcsarc Borgiir. Borgia ar-r.l his firther, Po1-rc

Alexirncler Vl, u,ere the most l.orverful uren it-t Rontc. Ancltl-icv u'ur-rtctl t,r cr',ntr,rl all of Italy. Borgia tnr,rrtlcre.i pcol',le so

tl'rirt l-rc cotrl,-l takc tl-reir rnouel' and pr.l1-,err1'. Borgia kncr.r'

that tl-rc Spatla fnmily u'crc rich. So l-rc invitcd the heacl oftl-re firrnill', (-'or-rnt Cesirre Sptr.la, to tlinncr. C}runt Spn.l"kr-rc'"v rhat Borgia'uvirs going to kill l-rim. A f-erv ln()nths bcforc,Borgiir hircl nrurtlerc.l t'ur'..r cardinills so thrrt hc coul.l havctl-ie ir nronel aud prr.r1-,ert1'.

'Bcforc (iount Sparla we nt t() Borgia's housc,' saiel Farin,'he rvrote a lctter to 1-ris ncphcu', Gui.lo. Thc lettcr told(ir-ritlo u'hcrc the S1'rirtlirs' riches wcre hitlclen. Br.rt whcrr l'rc

irrriverl irt Ilorgia's Irriacc, Count Spatla sitr.r' l-ris ncpheu'tirlking u,ith Borgiir. Cui.lo r.r,trs irlso a gLlest ut thc tlinr-rcr.Ibrsiir gavc Or.rido ancl (lount Spada firotl lntl wiuc thatcorrtainctl |trison. Botl'r n-re rr .lic.l that e venirrg.'

'What hirppenctl to thc lettcr an.l tl-rc moncyl' :rskc.ll)antt\s.

'No onc cvcr krunrl thc lettcr rlr thc Spa.las' richcs,' siritlFrrria. 'Borgil took irll of the firnrill"s paper\ autl pro1.rc11rcs.

flc scarcl-re.1 for urirrrl' ul()nths, lrtrt l-re ncvcr fi,untl thc lettcrlllrd tl)c treilsr.lre.

'\'cirrs l.irssc.l,' Fariu rvcnt orr.'Sottte Sl.,,.lrrr l',ecrtt.rtc

soklicrs, othcrs l.ccirnte birukers or prricsts. Sonrc Spatlirs hatilu()nc), l.ut nr,,st of them \\'e re p()()r. Thc last mcmhcr of tl-rcfirnill' Car.liniil S1'rlda - \\':rs ln)' cml,Lryer. Hc nlso lookc.l

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firr thc Sp:rrlirs' treasilre. Flc searcl-rcd alurost until thc da1'

that l-rc,-licd. Rut he ncvcr fotrnrl it. Whcn hc.lictl, allof l-ris

pilpcrs irnrl sotttc l'n()lrcy crulrc t() ll'rc.'Or-r 25th l)cceml-,cr. 1807, two r,r'ccks irfter the Cirr.linal's

tlcath, I lvrrs rca.ling the papers firr the thor.rsantltl'r tiure,'suid Firria. 'l fcll aslccp. Wl'rcr-r I n'oke it rvirs .lark. I took ir

cundle iu one han.l irrr,-l firr-rr-rtl an oltl l,iccc of pa1-,cr. I wantcclr() light tl're canrlle, so I put thc pilpcr ir-rto the firc. I r,vas goingt() carr)'a flamc to thc cirn.llc. Suddcr-rly, ] siru'u'riting ()n thcpirpell Tl-rc u,or.ls u'cre r.vrittcn ir-r speciirl ir-rk, and thc heiltfiom thc fire had rnaclc the rvorcls al.pcnrl I quickly pullctl thepafer ()ut of tl'rc fire, but somc of it u'irs burne.l. It's tl-rc paper'thilt yor.l holcl ir-r youl h:rntl, Erlmorrrl.'

'But half thc u'ortls ()n each linc irrc rnissing,' saicl l)irr-rtbs.Firriir srnilccl, tl-rer-r he girvc L)iurte\s another piccc of papsl

n,ith rvritir-rg on it.'Thcsc, I l-'clievc, irrc thc nrissing \\,ortls,'hc saicl. 'Pr-rt thc tu'o 1-rigs95 togetl-rcr anrl rcircl it.'

l)ar-rtis hcld rhe trvo 1'ricc95 togcther antl reatl thcse u'ortls:

Ga4raoa',d lnrdtnal6enfrvqtio qnd look fi1,.6r noncy arrt fryrry S{oO Eorga

r,t ant s nl! pmpwt\, novt e,4 uil, jw eLs Ao ! 6* he w tll noL 1et

m1 Erutn'e. I have

i,rrsbo. Gu;dr knouvs ttag l.Liily!4 oL,x/ce Qo ashore wly.t'elhu]-it q tl,r|lc l-retL I

;r.d,Ao^ iV'rn * sureL ptrrq- AJttr ry Ml ot , I wsnb ry nephew,6ui'h Spto, to

nwe d)rnng nronoJ, SoVanAjwdrs.ih ,*rorunislJ)cn onth rrlan) of llonlc

vVatireasl uniilyo,r,see n iivu oJ rircts. Utt W,tWsr,rt^tbaro*.a",d(;,ri'yw(,r,".brqncc of iwo caares.ltwLruunie i: in the corgr oflJtt g.conA cave.t1,1.LrqhR + fwo Cal/ej.')'fu- Lreast|g i: rn the corur of tht g.conA cave.,,]unr tusare sp^,ro ;;p',i:r.__ ____l

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62 6l

Escape!

'A month after I found the old piece of paper, I was arrested,'

Faria said.'Did you write the words on this second piece of paper?'

asked Dantbs.'l did,'said Faria.'I've thought and worked on these words

for many years. If we escape together from here, half thistreasure is yours. I give it to you. If I die here, and you escape

alone, all the treasure is yours.''But the treasure belongs to you,' said Dantds. 'l'm not a

member of your family.''I am a priest,' said Faria. 'Priests cannot marry and have

children. You are like a son to me now, Edmond.'

11

Escape!

'No!' said Faria. 'lf the jailer finds you here, you'll neverleave the prison. Go back to your own cell. If you do escape,go to Monte Cristo. Find the rreasure!'

Dantds held the old man's hand.'Goodbye - goodbye!' said Faria. 'Monre Cristo - don't

forget Monte Cristo!'The old man's head fell back and his mouth opened.

Dantds quickly poured ten drops of the medicine into Faria'smouth. He waited. Ten minutes passed - then half an hour.Faria did not move. DantBs poured the rest of the medicineinto Faria's mouth. The old man's body began to shake andhe gave a shoft, sharp cry. He sat up in the bed and then fellback suddenly. He was dead.

Dantbs stayed with Faria until the morning. When heheard the jailer coming with the breakfasts, he rerurned tohis own cell. First, the jailer came with Dantbs' breakfast.Then he went to Faria's cell. Dantds listened ar the entranceto his tunnel. He heard the jailer go into Faria's cell. Then heheard him call for help.

'He's found Faria's body,'Dantds thought.Other men ran to Faria's cell. Then soldiers arrived. Finally,

the governor came to the old man's cell. DantEs listened.'The priest is dead,' said the governor. 'Put him into a

sack6t. \07e'll remove him this evening at ten or eleveno'clock. Leave him now, and lock his cell.'

Dantds heard the men leave. After a moment, he crawledthrough the tunnel to Faria's cell. He saw the sack withFaria's body in it. Then he went and sat on the bed, nexr tohis dear friend.

'lf I could die, I would be with my old friend again,' hesaid. 'But I will nor die now! I wanr to live and find happinessagain. Perhaps I'11 find Merc6dds. There are people whobetrayed me and I want revenge! But what shall I do? Onlydead people leave ChAteau d'lf.'

Escape!

fime passed. Faria did not know the island of MonteI Cristo, but Dantbs had often sailed past it. He told Faria

about it. Monte Cristo was near an island called Pianosa,

which was between Corsica and Elba. They talked aboutplaces where the treasure might be hidden.

One night, Dantbs woke up suddenly. Someone was

calling him. He hurried through the tunnel to Faria's cell.The old man was sitting on the floor and holding the

side of his bed.'My dear friend,'he whispered to DantBs. 'l am dying.''l saved you once,' said Dantds. 'l can save you again.''Well, you can try,' said Faria. 'But if I don't get better,

pour allthe medicine into my mouth this time.'Dantds picked Faria up and put him on his bed. Then he

went to the door of the cell to call for help.

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E.scrrlrc 1

As hc saitl this, [)ar-rtis ha.l irn itlca. First, hc wcr-rt to tl-refireplircc irntl took Fariir's tools antl a kr-rife fr,rm the hidingl-rli'rcc. Next, l-re ()penc(l the sirck ancl relnovctl Faria's botly.Tl-rcn l-re took thc bo.ly to his own cell, ancl 1-rut it or-r his bed.Hc covcrccl Firria's bodv u'ith a blilnkcr anci turrrecl his l-reaclt()\\'arrls the li ull.

'Wl-rcn thc jailer brings rny supper,' l)antbs thought, 'l-rc'11

see Firria's botly. But hc u'on'r sce his firce. Hc'll think tharI'rn slccprir-rg or-r rl-re bcrl.'

Dar-rtds rcttrrnetl ro Faria's cell quickly. Hc took Frrria'sueedlc irnt'l sorne thrcad''r. Thcn he got insit{e thc sack anclscu'e.l it r-rp frttm the ir-rsitle.

This was [)irr-ite\s ['rlirn. Aficr rl-ie jailcrs hatl l-rurict] l-rini,I)antis ',r'trr-rl.l u'ait. Whcn tl're jirilers hutl left the gravcl,irrtl,hc 'u'.rrltl c.t ()pen the sack. Hc u,.ul.l p.sh Llp tl-rc s.ft carthitttd cscap,e. Hc hoprcrl that hc w:rs str()ng cr16ugh ttl cligthrotrgh tl're eartl'r qLricklv. If l-re cor-rltl n()t gct to rhe irir, I-re

u'oultl .lic.[)antis liry ir-r thc srrck an.l u'iritcrl. Aftcr urirny horrrs, l-re

hear.l s,rnc()nc ()pen thc ccll .lror. Tir.o rner-r pickccl up 1|-.,.srrck an.l cirrrictl hinr otrt of tl-ic ccll.

'Hc's a thir-r olcl rnirn, hut hc's l-rurr.'y,' saitl onc jailer.Afier a fcu' nrinutcs, l)antls f'clt thc coltl r-rigl-rt irir. Tl'rei.

'uvere orrtsitlc tl-rc prisor-rl Thc jailcrs put thc sack tlorvn ()lt thegr() Ll ll (l .

'Wherc irru Il'thotrshr Dar-rtis.'ls this thc grirvcr,artl I''Lift tl-re laur1,,'sairl the first man.'l cirn't sce clcurl1,. I

can't fincl - al'r, hcre it isl'l)arrtis telt the jirilcrs put s()llterhirrg hcar'1' ncxr t() rhc

sack. Thcn thc1, tierl s()ute r()lc lrour-itl his tect.'Hltvc 1'otr tictl thc ro1-re tightll'to tl'rc st()ltcl':tskc.l tl-re

scc()n(l lnitlt.'Ye t,' r.'1.liq',1 thc tir.l rrr;trr.Thcn thcy picketl up thc sirck irr-r.l u'alkc.l abour fiitt,

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66 Then ha gor irr.side rAe sacl< untl.seu,ccl ir up l'ttnn rhe irrslcle .

Thr Jcrrnt-Anr['lre

llte trcs. l)itrrtis hear.l tl-rc scir crirshir-tg agitiust r,rcks l.clou' thc

fi)rtress.'Thc llcirthcr is l.lt,-I,'sai.1 thc first lnall.'lt's ttt'rt a llicc

r-right for it su'it'ul'Thc sccrou.l urau liitrghe.i. 'Wcll, he u't,t-t't lrc tryit-tg ttr

s\\'irn,' hc srritl. 'Ot'rcl Trvttl Thrcct'At tl-rirt nl()lnent, [)itt-ttc\s fe lt hinrself flyirrg tl-iror"rgl-r tl-rc

irir. Therr hc $'irs falling ... frillirrg. His 1.od) $'rts 1'r-r11c.l tl..,tvt-t

lr1'thc l-icirvy st()nc thitt \\'ils ticrl to l-ris fect. Sfl-.\SHl Hc hitthc icc-coltl water. He gltvc ir lotttl cry iln,.l thc wirter closc.l

,.rver l-ris l-rcirtl.

L)antis l-rir,-l bcet'r thront't iuto tl-rc sea. His grilvc \\'as tl()t

ir-r tl-re cartl-r. It u'i'ts itt tl-rc lvitter. Tlle .sec \\'as the gravcvilrrl ()1

tl-ic Chitcatr .l'lf.

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The Jeune-Am61ie

J\rrr-rtus h.rr.l t,, gct ttp to the sLrrfitcc tlf thc \\'lltcr. Hc tlitrst

I--,1 1-t,,,. irir. He cLlt ()|ctl thc srrck, but thc hcavy stouc

ftrllc.l hitl .loii'u, ,-lec1'c1 ilntl tlccpcr. L)itrrtis ptlshcrl thcknife don'r-r to 1-ris tcct illtrl cLlt thc ropc. Fintrllv, tl-rc stot-rc fcll,r*'ir1'an.l his icet rvcrc frcc. Hc kickctl l-ris lcgs. He tntrst gtr

trIl Hc tlitl not \\'itllt t() tlrou'nl Ilc su'am tll) rrlltil his l-rcir''l

crulre ()ut of the \\'itttr. Hc tttttk ir l.ig l'rrelttll of air. Thct-r l-rc

s\\'anr ulrrlcl'thc u'atcr ttgitit-l. Hc,.li.l ll()t \\'rillt thc soltliers ir-r

thc firrtre ss to see hrtn.When his l-reall cartlc ()Llt of tl-rc n'ittcr firr tl-rc scctll-lti tittrc'

[):intds rv'rs tiftv mctrcs irortr tl-rc r,,ckv sh,,re. Hc listcnc.l. Hc

tlitl not hcirr shouts fr,,rtt thc lrisot-t. N,,..rtle l-ra.l scct.r l'rint

e sc illc.

Thc Jctrrre-AnrIlic

Hc [.,cgarr ro su'im lrn'rr1'fronr tl'rc islantl. Soorr, he coLrl.lno longcr scc tl-re f()rtrcss.

Tl're sky l.ecane li{rhtcr. In u fcu, l-rours tl-rc sr.rn u.oul.lrise . Rairr l''cgirn t. firll rrn.l rr col.l * intl l-regarr t. lrl.*,. f)antc\ss* ltm firr rrr-r.thcr hour. Sirtl.lenll. tl-rc sk1' be cirmc darker. Atthc srrrnc ur()lncnt, hc f'clt ir sharl., pain in his knce . He put his]rttttl clow't-t iutrl fclt shitrl.r r6ck.. Hc Iittl reircl-retl tl-re sh6rc pirrn islrrnd.

'This nrtrst l-,e Til-,,rulcn,' thouultt l)ar-rtds. Hc kneu' tl-rittthis smilll isl^ntl w.s ..ly a fe*' kil..retrcs fi'.rn chliteirrr,.1'lf. He pullcd l'rirnsclf ,rur of rhc \varer and r.r':rlked a fc,,r,llictrcs or-rto thc shore . Tl'rcrr hc lay tlr.lu'n trrrrl sle1..,t.

After arr h.rrr, Dir.tc\s u'irs rv.kcrr h1' the s.urr.l tlf tl-rr-rrr.lcr.Thcrc ,ul,irs l tcrrible st()nu abovc him. Ligl-rtning f-lashctl,tl-rc u'intl l.lerv, and rai. fe ll heir'ily. Dirr-rtis .1.rcnetl l-risnr()uth ancl .lrrrnk the rrrin-u'ater. It u'as .lelicir.,us.

Hc turncrl tou'irrcls tl-rc sca ilnrl l,r..rkc.i irt tl-rc sky and tl-rc\\'rlvcs. Thcre r.r,rrs iu-rothcr flash of lightrring - antl l)antds san,. fishi.g h.irt. It r'r'irs cl.sc t. tl-rc islirr-rti. Sud.lc.ly, a hLrscnitvc threu'thc hoirt against tl-rc rocks of tl're sl'rorc. There nirs,lotrtl crash an.l the r.i'ootlcn lroirt beglrr-r to hreak. l)iurtis nrr-rtl.*'r'r to tl-rc r.cks. Thc

''rcn ir"r thc h.at fell irrt. the scir.

Thcv sir*' l)lr.tis arrtl sh.rrtccl, hut hc c.ukl n.t hclp tl'rc'r.All thc urcn (lr()\\'nccl.

At last, the ri'inel stofpcd hltxving itnri thc seir l.ecitntccllnr. Whcn thc slrn rtlsc, l)antis sirrv 1]jgcc5 of rl-re fishirrgl)()ilt anrl a rcd fishenlrrln's hat in thc watcr. Hc lookc.lIr r\\'ll rrls e lr ll t e lr U .['lf

'lrr tu'o or rhrce hours, tl-re jailcr u'il1 fintl p()()r Faria's1..,,1)'i. ur1'ccll,'he rl'r,rLrght.'T1-rcr-r cvcrlrone ir-r thc firrtrcss*'ill bcgir-r t. scirrch frrr.rc. Tl'ie1"ll sc.rch thc sc. ar.u.tl If.Anrl tl'rey''ll tcll tl"re p()licc ir-r Miirscille ubour ur1. cscirpc.'

A fcu' l'nil)utcs lirtcr, l)rrnte\s sari' the sails of lr sl-rir.,. Hc\\'iltcherl it conrc tou'urrls Tiboulcn. Strd.lerrlv, [)rrrrtt,* hir.i

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Tlrc .f e Lrnc-Am[lie

an i.lca. Hc jurlpcd inttr thc sca, lifictl the retl hirr our t,f tl-rc\\'rrtcr, anrl p111 it on l-ris i'rc:rrl. Thcrr l-re hel.l a litrgc piecc ttfrv.locl that hir.l ct,mc from thc fishing boat. Hc l."got't to su'irnton'ards thc sailir-rg sl-rip. Whcrr he u'irs ncar thc ship, [)antc\stook off rl'rc red hat an.l liftcd it up in the air.

'Hel;,1 Helpl' hc shoutcrl.The saikrrs on thc ship sau' thc retl hat in [)irr-rtis' hirncl

and tl'rey hcirrtl l-iis shouts. Tr.r'o sitilors !l()t il)t() it sllalI hoitt,Iowcrecl it frorn tl-rc sl'rip, anrl begar-r t() r()w towirrt]s hirn.

I)antis hegan to su'im trlu'arcls tl-rc srnall l'roirt, hut he 'uvas

vcr), tired. Hc coultl n()t swiur irrrl' further. His hcael u'entrrutlcr thc surfacc of tl're water. Hc wirs gtling to tlrown.Surl.lcnly l-rc felt s()lr1e()ne put thcir hancls un.ler his arms. Afcu'secontls litter, thc saikrrs hacl pullctl him u;, or.rt of thc setr.

[)irr-rtEs lay in thc bottom of ti're bozrt. His hcad fell back, hisc1'cs ckrsc,-l and hc hcarcl nothins l'n()rc. He l-rirtl faintctl.

Wl-rcr-r l-re opencrl his cycs agirill, [)irnte\s u'as ahoirrtl theship. lt was siriling away frorn the ChAtcaLr d'lf. Sourconepourctl s()lnc rLun into his lnouth antl the str()ltg .lrirrk n'riicle

him t-eel bctter.A tlark, l-rcavy uran cillnc to spcirk to Dantis.'YoLr'rc on the ship, Je rnre -Anrille ,' hc siritl. 'l irrn Caltrrir-r

Brrldi. Who ure )r()u7'l)antds tlid not wunt t() tell thc captain his I'rirrnc, or

u'hcrc hc had cotnc from. ']-l'rr a sailor.' hc rrns'uvcrccl. Hesfokc in Itirlian. 'My I'rone is on Malta. I-l u'irs on a sl'rip thatsank in il stonn last r-rigl-rt. I w:rs luckv. I fcll into thc scit antlhcl.l or-rt..r ir piece of u'ootl. The caf tirin of my ship ar-rcl thercst of thc creu' clr,ru'netl. Thar-rk y'orr tirr sirving mc.'

'Look! What's huppening irt thc (lhAteatr tl'lfl' saitl onc ofthc sirilors. Hc u'as 1-rointir-rg to thc n()rth.

l)antis lookecl up. He srrn' a small u'hite cloutl abovc thechitcilr-r. A fc'"r' seconcls lirtcr, hc hcartl ir loutl cxplosion.

'A prisr.,ncr hrs cscal.c..l frout rhc (lhitcLru cl'lf,'sui.l

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70 '\i ttr.' re t nr the 'l an Ouptuin

The Treasure

Dantds. 'The soldiers are firing the fortress's cannon.'The captain looked quickly at DantEs. Dantds was very

thin and his face was pale. His hair and his beard were longand all his clothes were old and torn.

'Perhaps this man escaped from the prison,' thought Baldi.'l don't care. If he's a good sailor, he'll be useful to us.'

'Maltese,'he said to Dantbs, 'do you know the Mediterraneanwell? Do you know the best places to anchor a ship?'

'Yes,'Dantds replied. 'l've been sailing on this sea since Iwas a young boy.'

The captain turned to one of the crew. 'Jacopo,' he said.

'Give this man a shirt and a pair of trousers.'

Jacopo went away and came back with one of his ownshirts and a pair of trousers. He gave them to Dantbs.

'Thank you,' said Dantds. '!?hat is the date?'

Jacopo was surprised. 'Why do you ask me this? Have you

forgotten?''l-l hurt my head when my ship sank,' said Dantbs. 'l

can't remember very much at all.''lt's 28th February, 1879,'said Jacopo. 'Come with me,

Maltese. l'11get you some food.'Fourteen years had passed since DantEs had been arrested

and taken to the ChAteau d'lf. He was now thirty-three years

old.

The Treasure

Th. crew of rhe Jeune-Amdlie werc smugglers' At first,I Captain Baldi suspected that Dantbs was a customs officer.

But very soon, Baldi was happy with'the Maltese'. Everyone on

I3

The Treasure

the Jeune-Am6.Iie liked Dantds, and Jacopo the Corsican,became his good friend. The captain saw that Danrds was agood sailor. He found out that Dantds knew many smallislands where the smugglers could hide their ship. After this,Baldi asked no more quesrions and he paid Dantds well.

For two months, theJeune-Amdlie sailedalong the coasts ofthe countries around the Mediterranean. At last. thev reachedLeghom, in ltaly.

Dantds went ashore to find a barbet'r. He asked the man tocut his long hair and shave his beard. When rhe barber hadremoved all of DantBs'beard with a sharp razor, Dantbs lookedin a mirror. He was surprised when he saw his face. He was thinand there were many more lines around his sad eyes.

'My family and friends won'r recognize me,' he thought. 'ldon't recognize myself.'

Next he bought new clothes - a pair of white trousers, ashirt with blue and white stripes, and a hat.

A few days later, the Jeune-Amdlie left Leghorn and sailedsouth. The ship was carrying a cargo of cigars, sherry andwine. The smugglers were going to take these things ro asecret place on the coast of Corsica. Another ship was goingto smuggle the cargo to France.

The next moming, Captain Baldi saw Dantds standing onthe deck of the Jeune-Amdlie. The ship was passing the smallisland of Monte Cristo. Dantbs was staring across the sea atthe island. Every night for three monrhs, Dantds haddreamed about the treasure on Monte Crisro.

'l could jump off the ship and swim ro Monte Cristo inhalf an hour,' he thought. 'But what would the crew say?What would Captain Baldi thinkl The smugglers suspecrthat I have a secret. I don't want them to follow me. No, Imust wait. I'll return to the island alone.'

Dantds had waited fourreen years for his freedom andnow he was free. He could wait another six months or a vear

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Thc Trea.sure

lirr his treirsurc. Rr.rt u'irs tl-rcrc rcrtllr- anlr treirsLlrcl Or u'as itonly poor Faria's dreirtnl Of colrrsc, thcrc u,rt.s Spadit's letter.I)antis remcml.,ere.l every u'.rrd ,rf it.

Tii'tr rnonths pirssc.l an.l the Jaune-Anille ret,-rrnc.l t..r

Lcghon-r. C)r'ie cr,'enir-rg, Oilptair-i Baldi took l)antds to irn it-rt-r

in the torvn. l)irntEs l-racl visitcrl tl-rc ir-rn lrr:rnv years before.Hc kncu'that smugglers \vent there.

Baltli tl-rought that L)antds 'uvor-rlc'l soon lear.'e the Jeane -

Amdlie. But he wantcd Dantis to stay an.l l.ect,rne a srnuggler.He toltl l)irr-rtds his plan. ThcJerzne-Arnihc wirs soit-rs to ueeta Turkish ship rvhich cirrriecl ir cirrg() of TLrrkish carpcts Lrnd

c lotl-r fronr Kilshrnir.Tl're ftvo cirptirins ncc.lctl il sccrct plilce to meet. They

lr'ere gtting to rn()\ie the cirrgo fronr thc TLrrkish ship to theJeune-Arnilie . The smr.rgglers t'licl not \\,ant the cLrstornsofTicers to sec tl-ris.

'We'11 use the islarrd of Monte Cristo,' sai.l Baltli to thcTurkish captilin. 'No custorns officcrs r.vill find us thcre. Takey()Lrr crlrg() to the island nr-rrl u'e'll collcct it 1atcr.'

l)ar-rtis \virs vcry cxcitcrl. This lr,irs his lucky chancel No'ui'

hc could get to the island antl fincl Filria's trcirsLlrc.Se vcral ,-1ays latcr, thc Jcurrc-Amillc reirchecl Monte Cristo.

At ten o'cltlck that night, the crer.r,clroppccl thc ship's anchorrrn.l the Jeuna-Amilie stoppctl ncar thc shorc. Dantis krr,veretl

a borrt ()\'cr thc sitle of t1-re ship an.l rr',u'c.l tor.r,itrrls tl're islirncl.The Jeunc-Anihe's creu' rvorke.l all tl-iroLrgh tl-rc night.

They pickeil up the cnrg,r rvhich ha.l hccn lcft by t1-rc Turkisl'rsrlugglers. Ther-r thcl' loadcrl it or-ito thc Jcunc-Arnillc. lr-i

the momir-rg, cvcry()nc rcstctl ()n thc soft santl of the shorc.But l)antis .1i.l not rcst. Hc toltl the snrugglers thirt he r.i'as

g()ing to shoot one of the wild goats that livetl on thc islar-rd.

'We'll have ir go,rtl tlcirl of {.roat t'ucat 'uvhct-t I rctr-trn,' hcsiritl. Thcn hc took u sun an.l u'alke.l un'it\, frorn the shore.

The Trertsrrre

Jact,1-,1, callccl out, 'l'11 cotnc u,ith you.'Half ln hor,rr later, Dantc\s kille.l a sn'rall goat.'Takc it hirck to tl-ic others,'he tolcl Jircopo.'They can

cook it. Wi'ren thc meilt is cookcrl, fire a gun ar-rcl I'11 return.'Jilcol-'o wer-it birck to thc shore with thc gont antl Dar-rtbs

walked furthcr acr()ss thc islantl. He clirnhecl r-rp to thc top ofa high rock ancl krokcrl down nr the shore. Thc srrugglersrvere busy by the firc.

D:rntds rencrnberetl Cor-rnt Sptrcla's lcttcr antl the ."r'orcls

tl-rat Firria l-i:rcl written. (lr.r a.shorc where there is olittle creek.Wtrlk east until \oLt see a line tf rr.,c/<.s. Lift the tw,entieth rock tuvJ

fhtd the entrance of tw,ct cat,es. The ffeosure is in the conter of thesecond caye.

DantEs begirn to walk acr()ss thc islancl. Aftcr rnore thirnan hour, l-re for-rnd a pilth betrveen nvtt wirlls of rock. He u'cntrlown the path ancl onto thc shore. As hc lvalkecl besitle theseir, Dantc\s looketl at thc rocks irhovc the shore. Hc besan tocount therr. C)nc, two, three ... Each rock hatl smirll rnilrks()n thel-n. Hatl a rnirn rnaclc these rnirrksl RLrt the twcntiethrock hlrrl n.' 111;11[s,111 i1.

'Perhap,s I'r'c nncle :r mistake,' Dirntis tl-ror-rght. 'Tl-rcre isn() crlvc here, only a vcry largc rock. Perl'raps I'm going in tl'rcwrong clirectior-r. I'll go back ancl stirrr again.'

Hc walked back past the rocks an,,l irlong rhe piitl-i. Whcr-rthe srnugglcrs saw l)ilntds, the captair-r calle.i to 1'rirn.

'Mirltesel' he shouted. 'Thc rnent is cookecl I'T1-re men w:rtchecl L)irrrtis con'ring ckrwn to the sl'rorc.

They s:rw l-rim jumpir-ig frorn rock ro rock. SLrtltlcnly, his firorslip'pecl ()n thc eclge of ir rock, ancl hc fell.

The men r:ln t() help him. When thcy rcacl-recl l)ilnte\s, hewas lying on thc grouncl. Thcy triecl to lift hinr, but l)irntiscried or-rt.

'Stopl' l're shoutetl. 'l've ir-ijr-rretl ny hackl I c:u'r't m()\'e .

Leavc rnel Go and cat vour mcirl. Let me rcst.'

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The Tlc,rsrrre

Lrrter, thc snrugglers trictl to ttrovc l)rttrtls rrgriin. Ortcern..rrc, hc cric(l ()ut. His ircc n'rts palc.

'Pcrl'ra1.,s )'()Ll'\'e hr,,ke n s.ru'tc of vottr ril-ts,' sai,-l Rirl.li.'Wc'll stilt'l.rcrc until this evcniug. Wc cutr tr)'t() nr()\'c v()Ll

thcn.''No, 1'tru rlr.rst rctr.lnl to tl're Je:L

.:tc-Anilie ,' siricl l)itr-rte\s.'Yorr nrr-rst scll thc cirrg(). (lor-rtinuc your jourucy. Lcave mcs..rrnc l.rcirtl lrn.l runt. At-r.l leavc mc s()ltle sr.llrpr.,sqlgl"j filr urt'gr.rn, an.l ir pickaxc. I'lI get bctter soou, I'ttt strrc. Mirke;tsurall fire firr me l-rcrc. I can shoot il g()irt ltu.l cook thc tneirton thc firc. And l cirn rrsc thc pickaxc to btriltl lt shcltcr.'

'VcrV u'cll,' srri.l thc cir|tain. 'Wc'll bc au'ilv for a r,r'cck.

Wc'll c,rrne l.,iick fi.,r ),()u ilr scvcn tlirl's.'

Jac,11,,, $'anted t() stilv u'ith I)antls.'Yotr'rc ,r g..r..,.l frier-r.l t() lllc, Jircopo,' said [)irntis. 'But

V()Lr nr.rst go rvith tl-re otl-re rs.''Vcrv u'cll, Mitltesc,' srri.1 the Corsiciru. '(irorl ltrck.'An l'r..rr.rr lute r, the Jew'te-Anrchc siri[e.l rtrvay ft'otl Mtlntc

(jrist..r. Whcrr 1-rc c..rul.l lt()t sec the sl-rip's srtils, l)irutis stotttlrr1''. Thcrc u,ls nothing wr()ng ri'ith him. Flc had no injLtries.I{e snrilcd, fickcti trp 111" gun allrl thc Iick;11c, att.l rittt t()\\'ards

tl-rc his rock. Wl'rcn l-re rerrcl-rc.l it, hc u'alke.l irll aror-rnrl ir.'ll,rn'.litl Spa.lrr lift this rock rvitl.rout ar-rv hclpl'hc siri.l ttr

hinrsclf. '()f coursc! Hc .li.ln't lilr ir, hc plshed it dttu'tt hcrcl'l)lntds l,roketl ilt thc {rountl irr,,ttu.l tl'rc rock. Thcrr he

Lrse.l ltis pickirxc to tlig ir stuall h,rlc l.csi,-lc the rock. Ncxt, hc

Iourctl s()nrc gLlnpou,rlcr it-tto tl-rc l-role. Ile tore rtff ir ltlr-rg

Piccc oi cloth fronr I'ris shirt arrtl p111 ,rtte entl of it ir-rttt thcgunpon'tlcr. He nrir.lc a fllmc irn.l l-rclcl it lgainst rhc cloth.Tl'rc ficgs of niatcri:tl bcgltn to l.urtr. I)antis ritn f}otl thc lrigr..lck irnrl stootl hcl-riu.l ir surirllcr onc. Aftcr it feu' sccottrls, thctlirme rqrchc.l thc gurl|o11 .'1g.. It erpl,,.1e.l u'ith ir l..rutl l.ltug.

[)rrnt]s sil\\'thilt thc lrig rock hatl tttovctl a icu'urctrcs. It\\'ils lr()\\'lr.ir.rg..rn s,rnte soft earth rurrl stlirll st..rucs at the ctlgc

Tire Tlc,rsrrrc

of a slol-'e. [)irr-rtis pushcd irgrrinst t1'rc rock n'ith all hisstrcngth. Aftcr a nr()l'nclrt ()r tw(), thc rock mr.rvc.l irnrl l.cgar-r

to roll ,-lori'n the skrpc. Tl-rc rock rollc.l lastcr irnrl irrstcr trntilir fell into the scrr.

Thcrc n as a tlat, srluilre stolic u hcre thc rock h:r.l [.cei'rlf ing. Ir-r thc stor-rc, thcrc u'us a largc nictirl ring. [)irrrtc\sprrlletl ()n thc ring ar-rtl slorvll' lifte.l rrp, thc stonc. It n'rrs atloorl Bclou'thc tlotlr, thcre lvcrc s()l'nc stcps thirt n'cnt tlorvnrutrrier tlre grtltrutl. He hir,-l for-rn.l thc ciives]

Dar-rtls u'crrt tlor.r'r-r tl-rc steps ir-rto thc first cirvc. Thc rrir intlte cirvc lr':rs cool ar-rrl plcasru'rt, an.l .1,r1'light camc tl-rrotrgl-r a

l'rolc irr tl-re roof. Hc krokc.l rt)Llntl thc cavc, l.,trt it ri'lrs cnlirt)'.Ther-r hc relrclnbcrcd thc wortls in rl-re lettcr: The rlcc.surc i.s

in rhc corno' o/the.secorul ccle . Where \\'as thc sccon,-l cavclHc kr-rockctl ()n the lvirlls of thc cuvc u'ith the pickirxc. In

or-re place, thc sountl u'irs.lif-fercnt. Dantds hit thc u'all irgirir-r.

BLrt this timc, hc usctj tl-re sharf entl of tl-rc pickirxc. Hc hittl'rc rvirll har,-l ancl the rock fcll :m'irv. Rchirrcl it, therc ri'crcs()me scluitrc uhitc stoncs. I)irntis renrr.rr-e.l tl'rcsc tlrricklt'rrr-rtls()()n thcrc ',','irs a I-rig holc. Wl'rcr-r I-rr clinrl-,cd through thehole tt, the secontl cuvc, hc sir$ thtrt rt wirs cm1.t1.

'lcrhaps the trcirsure is hurictl irr the c()rner, ullrlcr thct-loor,' he thoLrsht.

He u'alkctl ilcr()ss to thc c()nrcr of thc cilve , illr(l begrrrr totlig. Aftcr a fcu'n'rir-rrrtcs, he hir.l rcurr.,r-ctl ntirnv utetrcs ()f

cirrth iurd st()lrcs. Srrddcrrly, his pickirxe l'iit sorrcthir-rg. Hc.lLrg tlecl.er. It ri'as ir n'oo.lcn cl-rcstl l)irntis .lug the c,rrthil\\:il)' ulrtil l'rc coul,-l sec 'rll ol thc chcst. Or-r tl're top of it,thcre ii'us lt srlLlarc of silve r rr'itl-r rr licturc oi a su'orrl. Firriahit.l t,.,lrl L)itntis tl'nt tl'ris \\'as thc urlr-k of tl-ic Sl.rrlrrs.

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Hc latrghc.l ;rrrrl rlrirrcccl r,rtrrr.l thc ciri'e. Thcn hc tcll or-rto hisknccs rrnrl thirrrkc.l (lo.l.

Tl-rc r-icxt tlll', I)rrr-rtis l.eg',r-i to think nr,rre crrlmll'. Hcfilletl his f()ckcts ri'itl-r crrins rrrr.l ;cri'cls. Then hc ftrr thecl.rcst l.rrck ir-rto thc holc in tl'rc floor. Ile covcrcrl thc holeu ith some errrth irntl st()lrcs irr.rrl u'lrlkctl i.;rck thr,rugl'l thccrlvcs. Hc shut tltc stor-rc tloor irt thc t()f of thc ste1.,s. Thcr-r hcc()\'erc(l thc tloor n'ith earth an.l stoncs irrrtl hc flrrr-rtctl sontcsnlrll l.rrsl-rcs in tl.rc clrrth. Ncxt, he t()()k lr l.rrrnch 1r()rn ll trccirntl crrrcfirIll rcnr,rvc.l rrlI his firotruirrks.

Six rlirys lrrtcr, thc Jewte-Artilic rctLrntcrl to lVlor-rtc (lristo.J1tc..,1..., iul(l thrce other nrcr-r r,,ric.l ir longborrt to the shorc.[)rrntis toltl thc smusslcrs tl-rat I're fclt nrtrcl-r hcttcr.

Whcr-r thc Jcrore -,{rnJlic re irchc.l Lcgh,,n'i, l)rrrrtis \\'cllr r()

ir jcu'cllcr's sl'rtt1.,. flc s,rl.1 firur of tl-re sturrllcst jcwcls frortr thctrcrtsrlre chcst. Thc jcn'cllcr llirve l)rrntis t\\'ellt)., thorrsrrntlfrirr-rcs firr thc jcri'cls rrr.rtl Ire askc.l r.r,, rluesti()lr\.

Thc ncxt tlirr', [)lrrris l.,,rLrght a lroat rrrr.l ri,cnt to sp('11Ii 11y

Jrtc,,1.,,. l)irntis rrrrtl Jrrcol.ro lra.l l.cc,,nrc g,ro.l iricn.ls. [)rrntisIikc.l thc (lorsic;rn antl hc ncctle,-l his hclp. Brrt l-rc tlitl nor tcllthe snrrrtgle r rtl.or.rt tltc tre lrsure . Hc grrve thc lro:tt ttr Jircol.rtrirt.rtl rrskccl hiur to siril it t,t lvlirrscille. Thcn hc glrvc Jrrcr11.,,s,rnrc u,r[.] coir-rs.

'Trlkc this l'tl()ttcl to p;11 1t crcrt','hc srritl. J'rc,,1.,, \\'rls 'cr's tt l'1.r r i 51.'.1 .

'Nlt Lrnclc hrrt.l ic.l irntl lcit nrc a lot ()t m()lrc\','sai(l[)lr-rti's.'l rion't llrvc to riork ls lr strilor lrnV rr)..trc.'

Thcrt hc tol.l JrtcLrl.o tltrrt lte knctv lt,,n t() gct il l()t lli()rclll()lte\'. J,tc,,1.,, ri'its itttcrcstcrl i1 this i.lcrr. Hc ltet'cctl ttr srriltltr'lr,r,rt l,' N1;u.. tll.'.

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The Treasure

DantBs wenr to Captain Baldi and told him that he wasleaving the Jeune-Am€.Iie.He gave presenrs ro the captain andthe crew and said goodbye. Then he went ro buy a yacht.This little boar was small and fast, and Dantbs could sail italone.

DantBs sailed first to Genoa, and then to rhe island ofMonte Cristo. When he reached Monte Cristo, DantEs wentashore and walked all around the island. There was no onethere. He was alone. That night, he slept for only a fewhours. He was very excited.

At sunrise, DantBs began to remove the treasure. Heworked all through the day. By the evening, all the treasurewas hidden in his yacht.

For seven days, Dantds watched the sea. He sailed slowlyaround the island. On the eighth day, he saw rhe sails ofJacopo's boat. Soon, he was anchored beside it.

Jacopo told him the sad news rhar he had heard inMarseille. Old Louis Dantbs was dead, and Merc6dds haddisappeared

On a fine day, a few weeks later, Dantds arrived in the port ofMarseille.

'l can't use the name Edmond DantBs any more,' hethought. 'People will be looking for Edmond Danttss - theprisoner who escaped from Chdteau d'lf. I want ro sray a freeman. A lucky chance and dear Faria have made me a richman. Perhaps I can starr a new life with a new name. I shallbecome, "The Count of Monte Crisro!"'He smiled. ,l like it.'he said.

Now it was time to find his enemies and take revense.

P oints for U nder standing

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1 What are these things: mast, aport, starboard, anchor, deck, sail,

oars, cabin, cargo?

2 Who are these people and how are they connected to the Pharaon:

Edmond Dantds, Danglars, Lecldre, Mercddds, Morrel?

2

Good and bad news is given in this chapter. (a) What is the news?

(b) \7ho tells it? (c) Who hears it?

3

Why has DantEs been arrested? \fhat is he accused of?

\fhich things in this chapter might improve or ruin Villefort'scareerl Give reasons.

5

How does DantEs try to buy his freedom? What happens nextl

6

Duc de Blacas, Dandr6, Villefort, Marshall Bertrand and General

Quesnel. Have these people served their employers well orbadlyl Give reasons.

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I Who comes to the hotel in Paris? \7hy?2 Who went to 53, Rue Saint-Jacques? Why?3 Who is coming to Lyons on lOth or l2th March? t0Uhyl

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How does Villefort trick Morrel?

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How does Prisoner Number 34 meet Prisoner Number 27?

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I Why is Faria in Chdteau d'lf l2 \7hat does he tell Dantds? \fhy does he tell him this?

11

How does Dantds escape from the fortress?

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What does Dantds tell the men on rheleune-Amdlie when they pullhim from the sea? Do you think that they believe his story?Why? Why not?

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I \fhy are these things imporranr in this chapter? (a) the goat(b) the twentieth rock (c) the gunpowder (d) the yacht.

Z How do you think that DantEs will take his revenge?

Glossary

innkeeper (page 4)an inn is a place where travellers can rest or eat a meal. The ownerof the inn isaninnkeeper.secretary (page 4)Dumas arranged meetings, wrote letters and prepared documentsfor the duke.d.ebts (page 4)debts are amounts of money that you owe. If you cannot repay themoney, you are in debt. The people to whom you owe money arecreditors.love affair (page 4)a sexual relationship. Two people who love each other very muchare louers. The word is also used for two people who have a sexualrelationship.XVI (page 5)Roman numbers which are the symbols for the number'sixteen'. X= 10, V = 5, I = 1. Louis XVI was the'sixteenth'king of Francewith the name Louis.rule (page 5)officially conrrol a country or an area. A person who officiallycontrols a country or an area is aruler.trial (page 5)a person who breaks a law is mrested by the police. The policetake the person to a police station and ask questions. Ifthe policefind out that the person did break a law, they accuse the person ofcommitting a crime. The person is taken to a law court and officialsofthe court (lawyers and the judge) ask rhe person quesrions. Thisis a trial \7hen all the information is given correctly and the courtdecides carefully, this is a fair trail. If a court decides that theperson did commit the crime, the person is gaihy. The person is acriminal. If a court decides that the person did not commit thecrime, the person is innocent.tteason - accuse someone of treason (page 5)someone who has done something which makes trouble for theirown country is a traitor. A traitor's crime is called treason. Ifsomeone tells another person that they are a traitor, they areaccusing that person of *eason.

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executeil - to be executed (page 5)be killed because you have broken an important law.career (page 6)a job that you are trained to do. If you want your career to be moresuccessful, you want to improve Jour career. If your job is harmed orends because you have done something wrong, your career isruined,supporterc (page 6)people who help someone because they believe that person's ideas.

They sapport that person.employed - to employ (page 6)pay someone to work for you. You are that person's employer.special police agents (page 6)police officers who do secret work.o.bdicated - to abdicate (page 6)if a ruler abdicotes, he or she gives up their power to rule a country.c@tgunctster (page 8)the goods that a ship carries are called cargo. The cargomaster looksafter the cargo. He makes sure that the cargo is loaled onto the shipcorrectly. And he gives orders for the cargo to be wrloaded.prosecutor (page 8)an important French official in the nineteenth century. Prosecutors

asked criminals questions and sometimes sent them to prison.adviser (page 8)a person who helps someone decide what to do.port (page 11)an area of water near a city, where ships stop. There are buildingsaround aport. Alwrbow is a smaller place where small ships stop. AEtay is the hard ground beside the water in a port or a harbour.Cargo, or passengers, are moved on or off ships from a quay. NorE:Porr is also the word for the left side of a ship. Srarboard is theright side of a ship. (See the picture on page 9.)rowed - to row (page 1l )pull a small boat through the water using two long poles called oars.

The oars are attached to the sides ofthe boat.brainfeuer (page 12)an illness of the brain.bufied him at sea - tu bwy someone at sea (page 12)when someone dies, their body is buried. lt is usually put into theground in a place called a graorcyard. Ifa person dies when they are

on a ship and it is far from land, their body is put into the water.The person isbwied at sea.

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ahoaril (page l2)in or on a ship. If a person invites someone to'come aboard' he isinviring that person ro come onto his ship. The shore is land whichis on the edge of a lake, river, or the sea. \07hen someone goes tothe land from a ship, they are going ashore.arr'gry expression (page 12)the way that a person's face shows their feelings is their expression.Your expression shows if you are happy, sad, angry, in love, worried,etc.honest (page 12)an honest person tells the truth and does not steal things.confident (page 1Z)not feel nervous or frightened.cr.stoms fficers (page 13)government officials who make sure that tax (extra money) is paidfor goods that are brought into a country. Anyone who bringsgoods into a country and does not pay tax is a smugglcr.Les Catalans (page 15)the village had this name because the people who lived there hadcome from Catalonia, a north-eastern region of Spain.tailor (page 17)a person who makes and repairs clothes.adrnhers (page 17)people who like the way that someone looks, works, or behaves.suspect (page 22)if you think that something is wrong, but you are not sure, you aresrupicious. You suspecr a person of doing something wrong. Thatperson is a saspect. If you think that something is strange, youmight look at it saspiciously. If a thing seems strange to you, and youare worried about it, that thing can be described as suspicioru. Butif you say, 'That woman is suspicious', you mean 'She suspectssomebody or something'. You do not mean 'l suspect her', Yourworries about something or someone are called suspicions.NorE:The verb is pronounced suspect. The adverb is pronouncedsuspiciously. The noun is pronounced suspect.proof (page23)things that show how someone did something wrong.

ieahus (page 28)if someone has something that you want, or does something thatyou want to do, you are jealous. Jealousy is this feeling of sadness andanger.

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betrayed - to betroy (paee 28)do or say something that harms someone, or makes danger forthem.drink to the heakh of someone (page 28)wish someone well and then drink some wine.

35 strong political opinions (page 30)strong thoughts about how rulers or governments should do theirwork.

36 respect - to haue respect (page 30)Iike someone and think that they do their work well.

37 recognize (page 30)know something or someone and remember where you have seen it,or them, before.

38 Smyrnc (page 30)the old name for lzmir in Turkey.

39 make me a promise - to make a promise (page 31 )say very strongly that you will do something when someone asks

you.40 fortress (page 3l)

a strong building with walls that are made of stone.4l courtyard (page 35)

a place with walls, or other buildings, around it.42 isilers (page 35)

people who work in prisons and guard the prisoners.43 gwernor (page 35)

the chief official in a prison.44 dangeon (page 36)

a dark room that is under the ground beneath a castle.45 provinces (page 37)

parts of a country.46 trust (page 37)

believe that someone is truthful, kind and helpful.47 plot (page 38)

someone who has made a plat against you, has a plan to harm you.48 sene (page 38)

work for an employer, or your country.49 arr$itious (page 39)

someone who wants to be successful, rich, or famous ts anbitious.50 bouting - to bow (page 39)

bend your head and the top part ofyour body towards someone.

5l lvyal (page 42)a loyal person wants to work, or help their friends, even in difficulttlmes.

52 side.whiskers (page 43)long hair that men grow on the sides of their faces. Side-u.rhiskerswere a popular fashion for men at this time.

53 mednl (page 43)a prize which is given to a person who has done something brave orgood. Medals can be made from gold, silver, or bronze metat.

54 razor (page 46)a kind of very sharp knife. Razors are used to shaue - completelyremove the hair - which grows on men's faces.

55 twmel (page 50)a passage under the ground.

56 inspector of prisons (page 50)a person who checks prisons and the prisoners in them.

57 cement (page 53)grey powder that is mixed with water. Bricks or stones in a wall arefixed together with cement.

58 failed - to fail (page 56)not succeed.

59 luclcy chance (page 58)a time when you have good luck.

60 revenge - to take revenge on someone (page 60)do something bad to someone because they have hurt you, or madeyou very unhappy.

6l sack (page 65)a large bag made from rough material.

62 needle anil some threa.d (page 66)aneedle is small, very thin tool which is used to join two pieces ofcloth together. There is a hole at one end, and a sharp point at theother end. A thread - a very long, very thin cord - is pulled throughthe two pieces of cloth with a needle. r0Uhen you do this, you aresewingup the two pieces of cloth.

63 barber (page 73)a person who is paid to cut men's hair or shave their faces.

64 gu,npowder (page76)a black powder that makes an explosion when it burns.

DiccionuJ extrrcts olaptedfrom theMrcmillm English Dictiorory @ Blnomsbwl Publishin1PLC2002 and @ A 8 C BIrck Publishers Ltd 2005

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Exercises

Vocabulary: meanings of words from the storyPut the words and phrases in the box next to the correct meanings.

revenge trial arrest cargo governor starboardfianc6e experience confident loyal quay

anchor admire customs cxpression arnbitiousdungeon tunnel debt accuse proseclrtor

treason innocent trust tailor

the 1.r,,ccss rrf ex;rurinirrg rr

cLrtrrt of lrtu

t() sily thirt s()u)c()ltc has .l,rttc srrtrrcthiug $'rOt-ru

or hirs comnrittcrl rl crinrt:

thc chicf official of rr p1151111

a.lirrk, Lrrr.icrgr,rrrn.l rtrorn ir-r il castlc or prisorr

l tccling ,ri c,rnfitlcncc irr sonrcorrc u ho 1'otr

hclicvc trr lrc horrcst, trrir rrnJ rclill.lc

.letert-nit-rcrl to he strcccssfrrl, rich, tunrorrs, ctc

trrithfirl a fecling of tltrfl' rrn.l l,rvc that mirkcs

\'()u supp()rt s()me ()l1c or somcf hing

sourcthiug thirt )()Lr tlo to hut-t s()1lrc()nc

l.eclrtrsc they h:rvc hurt t,rLr

lt har.l surt:rce ncxt t() the sel or river u'helrlr()ilts cr11 st()p

tlr, rrllrt-lr;rrr.l ri.l, ,'l ,r rlrrl'

the n'omirrr to u'hom ir mun is cngirgccl; thc\\'()rlrillr il Iirrticul'11- rrrlrn $ iII nrirrrt

.l pcrs()n u,hosc job is to nrrrke clothcs

the look ()t-t s()lllc()ltc's hcr: tl-r:rt shon's shrttthcir tl'rorrghts or tcclings arc

things thirt irrc l.cing scnt l)\' ship, pl21-yq',

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knLru,Lerlgc an.l skill gainctl through timc sfcr-rtin ir jol. ()r ilctivit),

a fe cling oi l.cing al.lc fo tlo somcthing ri cll

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a g()\'cmnrcnt .lcplrrtme nt th:rt coIle cts t.lxcs ()lr

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il11 illll()unI Oi morrcl thttt 1'()tr ()\\'c t() st)lnr't)ne

to huvc tcclings ,li grcat rcspect ti)r s()nrc()ne ()r

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imp()rtiurt otiicial in Marscrllcs

the crinre of l-relpir-rg vrrLrr cotrntry's cncmics ttrrlcstrot' ytttr r crltrntry's g()\'L'nttlic 11t

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Writing: rewrite sentences

Rewrite the sentences using the words and phrases in the previousexercise to replace the underlined words.

Example: The captain dropped a heaw object in the waterto stop the ship.

You write: The captain droppedonchn tn stap tlw ship.

I Did you say that the goods vou are carrving on the ship are safelDid vou sav

2 His father repaid the money that he owed to Caderousse.His father

3 Danglars thought that Dantds did not have enough knowledgeand skill to be captain.Danglars

4 He was not nervous or worried.He was

5 The government tax officials are about to come onboard.

6 Many men look at Merc6dds and want to marry her.Manv men

7 Danglars wrote a letter to the important official in Marseilles.Danglars

8 'Edmond Dantds, I have come to take you to the police station,'said the officer.'Edmond Dantds.

9 Dantbs is accused of helping the enemies of the government.Dantds

l0 I am sure that DantEs is not guiltv.Iam

I I He was not taken to a court of law and allowed to speak.He was

12 The chief official of the prison is asleep.

The

13 I believe in this man.

I

l4 Villefort is determined to be successful,

Villefort

l5 Quesnel was not faithful to Napoleon.

Quesnel

16 A prisonerwas digging a@.A prisoner

17 Dantds wanted to escape and hurt the people who were his

enemies.Dantds

l8 'Mercddds isn't my lover - she is the woman I'm going to

![a!]nl'' said DantEs.

l9 Caderousse made and repaired clothes.

20 Morrel stood on the side of the harbour where the boat was

about to dock.

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Vocabulary: anagrams

The letters of each word are mixed up. Write the words correctly.The first one is an example.

Example: GENEVER something bad which you want toreaer.ge do to a person who has hurt you

I SFORTERS a strong, well-protected buildingthat is used for defence or as a orison

2 NANCON a large and powerful gun, used in thepast to shoot metal balls

ROBURAH an area of water near the land whereit is safe for boats to stay

4 EXIPACK a tool used for breaking roads and

other hard surfaces

5 LEGLINETINT good at thinking clearly and quickly

6 SONETH does not tell lies and cheat people

7 GOYAVE a long trip, especially by boat or inspace

8 INCHA a series of metal rings connected toeach other, used for fastening,pulling and lifring things

9 REPROME a man who rules an emprre

l0 GRAMARIE the relationship between two peoplewho are husband and wife: also a

wedding celebration

11 SINDAL a piece of land that is completelysurrounded bv water

t2 ROTIRAT someone who is not loyal to his owncountry or government and helps his

country's enemies

IJ CUPESTS someone who the police believe may

have committed a crime

r4 RERACE a job or series ofjobs, especiallyprofessional positions, which you

spend most of your life doing

l) URNI to destroy something

t6 RAJILE someone whose job is to guard

people in prison

I7 PUSTROP to help a person or organization tobe successful; to uphold an idea

l8 PRENTMATED a sectron ln a government,

organization, or business that deals

with one type of work

19 GARREICA a vehicle with wheels that is pulledby horses and carries people

z0 CUTEXEE to kill someone as a punishment fora crime

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Grammar: syntaxPut the words into the correct order to make sentences.

Example: DantEs each few hours only saw daylight for a day.You write: Dantis orJy saw daylight for a few lwws eoch day .

I In an old fireplace of the corner there was one priest's cell.

2 Dantds promised that he would teach Faria everything he thatknew.

3 The special ink were wrirten in words, and the fire from the heatmade the words appear!

4 They might be hidden places where about the treasure talked.

5 DantEs heard the rocks crashing against the fortress below sea.

6 Someone made some him better rum and his feel mouth oouredthe drink into srrong.

7 Lft two the rock entrance and find the twentierh of caves.

8 Faria made dear me A luckv man and have a rich chance

Vocabulary Choice: words which are related in meaning

Which word is most closely related? Look at the example andcircle the word which is most closely related to the word in bold.

Example:pofuhr national @ tree

Vocabulary: opposite meaningsLook at the example and circle the word which is nearest to theopposite meaning of the word in bold.

Example:leave

company

go exit quit

al money real faithful

z harm lee uphold body hurt

3 militarv civilian armv shios trade

4 rule marker board plate govern

5 power authoritv cannon fortress Dnson

6 harbour kev starboard port train

7 fever nolse calm owner illness

8 order serial dirt flower command

9 voyage lournev carnage vehicle wagon

10 packet book papers cup souD

honest cheat warm true faithful

2 angry mad annoyed hot calm

3 rich wealthy prosperous heavy poor

4 polite civil respectful admired rude

5 enemy rival friend foe ally

6 drunk full empty sober bottle

7 proud arrogant rude high modest

8 soecial Darticular ordinary distinctive unlque

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