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基督山伯爵-The Count of Monte Cristo(英文版)-第18部分
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andcutthestrongestolivetreeheuldfind;strippedoffits
branches;inserteditinthehole;anduseditasaleverbuttherock
lyovedbyanyonen;were
heherculeshielfdantessaustattackthe
hohiseyesaround;andsahehofullofpoh
hisfriendjapohadlefthihesled;theinfealinventionwould
servehiorthispurposehtheaidofhispickaxe;dantes;after
thennerofalaborsavingpioneer;duganebetheupperrock
andtheohatsupportedit;filleditadeatch
byrollinghishandkerchiefinsaltpetrehelighteditandretiredthe
explosionsoonfolloitsbasebythe
terrificforceofthepoheloopieces;thousands
ofinseed;and
ahugesnake;liketheguardiandenofthetreasure;rolledhielf
alongindarkeningils;anddisappeared
dantesapproachedtheupperrock;houtanysupport;leaned
toheseatheintrepidtreasureseeker;and;
seleostsusceptibletoattack;
placedhisleverinoneofthecrevices;andstrainedeverynerveto
vethesstherock;alreadyshakenbytheexplosion;tottered
onitsbasedantesredoubledhisefforts;heseedlikeoneofthe
ancienttitans;ountainstohurlagainstthefather
ofthegodstheropointtopoint;
andfinallydisappearedintheocean
onthespotithadoccupiedircularspace;exposinganironring
letintoasquareflagstonedantesutteredacryofjoyandsurprise;
neverhadafirstattetbeencrooreperfectsuccesshe
bled;andhisheartbeat
soviolently;andhissightbe;thatheopause
thisfeelinglastedbutforantedndinsertedhisleverinthe
ringandexertedallhisstrength;theflagstoneyielded;anddisclosed
stepsthatdescendeduntiltheyintheobscurityofa
subterraneousgrottoanyoneelsehacryof
joydantestuedpale;hesitated;andreflected”e;”saidheto
hielf;”beaniaustnotbecast
dohedisverythatihavebeendeceived;then;wouldbe
theuseofallihavesufferedtheheartbreakserhavingbeen
elatedbyflatteringhopes;itseesallitsillusionsdestroyedfaria
hasdreadthis;thecardinalspadaburiednotreasurehere;perhapshe
nevercahere;orifhedid;caesarborgia;theintrepidadventurer;
thestealthyandindefatigableplunderer;hasfollo;disvered
histraces;pursuedthesihavedone;raisedthestone;and
dese;hasleftnothing”hereinedtionlessand
pensive;hiseyesfixedontheglooaperturethathis
feet
”nohatiexpectnothing;nohatinolongerentertaintheslightest
hopes;theendofthisadventurebeessilyatterofcuriosity”
andhereinedagaintionlessandthoughtful
”yes;yes;thisisanadventurehyaplaceinthevariedcareerof
thatroyalbanditthisfabulouseventfordbutalinkinalongchain
ofrvelsyes;borgiahasbeenhere;atorchinonehand;aswordin
theother;andhintypaces;atthefootofthisrock;perhaps
tasterdescended;as
iabouttodescend;dispellingthedarknessbeforehisaweinspiring
progress”
”buthefateoftheguardshuspossessedhissecret”
askeddantesofhielf
”thefate;”repliedhe;sling;”ofthose”
”yet;hadhee;”thoughtdantes;”hehetreasure;
andborgia;hepareditalytoanartichoke;hheulddevour
leafbyleaf;kneetoeitinreplacing
thisrockiwillgodown”
thenhedesurringthatlastwordof
hunphilosophy;”perhaps”butinsteadofthedarkness;andthethick
andphiticatspherehehadexpectedtofind;dantessaand
bluishlight;erelybythe
aperturehehadjustford;butbytheintersticesandcrevicesof
therockhout;andthroughhheuld
distinguishtheblueskyandtheheevergreenoaks;
andthetendrilsofthecreepersthatgretherocksafterhaving
stoodafeinutesinthecave;theatsphereofher
thanda;danteseye;habituatedasitodarkness;uld
pierotestanglesofthecave;e
thatsparkledlikediands”alas;”saidednd;sling;”theseare
thetreasuresthecardinalhasleft;andthegoodabbe;seeingina
dreaheseglitteringioushopes”
buthecalledtondthehe”in
thefarthestangleofthesendopening;”saidthecardinalswillhe
hadonlyfoundthefirstgrotto;hehadnooseekthesend
dantesntinuedhissearust
peratedeeperintotheisland;heexanedthestones;andsounded
onepartoftheaskedfor
preonthadullsound
thatdreofdantesforeheadlargedropsofperspirationatlast
itseedtohihatonepartoftheorehollowand
deeperecho;heeagerlyadvanced;andhthequicknessofperception
thatnoonebutaprisonerpossesses;sahatthere;inall
probability;theopeningstbe
hoe;and;in
ordertoavoidfruitlesstoil;hesoundedalltheotherhhis
pickaxe;strucktheearthhthebuttofhisgun;andfindingnothing
thatappearedsuspicious;retuedtothatpartofthee
issuedthensolingsoundhehadbeforeheardheagainstruckit;and
hgreaterforcethenasingularthingoccurredashestruckthe
ilarto
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thatusedinthegroundworkof
arabesquesbrokeoff;andfelltothegroundinflakes;exposingalarge
estonetheapertureoftherockhadbeenclosedhstones;then
thisstuitategranitedantes
struckeween
theintersticesitustdigbutbysostrangeplayof
etion;inproportionastheproofsthatfaria;hadnotbeen
deceivedbecastronger;sodidhisheartgiveway;andafeelingof
disuragentstoleoverhithislastproof;insteadofgivinghibr 》
freshstrength;deprivedhifit;thepickaxedescended;orrather
fell;heplaceditontheground;passedhishandoverhisbrow;and
reuntedthestairs;allegingtohielf;asanexcuse;adesireto
beassuredthatnoone;butinrealitybecausehefelt
thatheed
toveritallfishingboats
studdedthebosoftheblueocean
danteshadtastednothing;buthethoughtnotofhungeratsucha
nt;hehastilys;andagainenteredthe
cavethepickaxethathadseedsoheavy;herin
hisgrasp;heseizedit;andattackedtheerseveralblowshe
pererelyplaced
oneupontheother;andveredhstuc;heinsertedthepointof
hispickaxe;andusingthehandleasalever;hjoysoonsahe
stouasifonhinges;andfallathisfeethehadnothingre
todonohtheirontoothofthepickaxetodrahestones
toonebyonetheaperturelylargefor
hioenter;butbying;heuldstillclingtohope;andretard
thecertaintyofdeceptionatlast;afterreneation;dantes
enteredthesendgrottothesendgrottooregloo
thanthefirst;theairthatuldonlyenterbytheneed
openinghadthephiticslldantestofindinthe
outercaveheedinordertoalloodisplacethefoul
atsphere;andthenonattheleftoftheopeningwasadarkand
deepanglebuttodanteseyethereedaround
thissendgrotto;itpty
thetreasure;ifitexisted;ehad
atlengtharrived;toved;anddantesfatewould
bedecidedheadvancedtoningallhis
resolution;attackedthegroundhthepickaxeatthefifthorsixth
blohepickaxestruckagainstanironsubstanceneverdidfuneral
knell;neverdidalarell;produceagreatereffectonthehearer
haddantesfoundnothingheuldnothavebeereghastlypale
heagainstrue
resistanesound”itisacasketofh
iron;”thoughtheatthisntashadohe
opening;dantesseizedhisgun;sprangthroughtheopening;andunted
thestairaouthofthecave;andwas
feedingatalittledistancethiscasion
tosecurehisdinner;butdantesfearedlestthereportofhisgun
shouldattractattention
hethoughtant;cutabranchofaresinoustree;lighteditatthe
fireatugglershadpreparedtheirbreakfast;anddescended
hthistorchheoseeeverythingheapproachedtheholehe
haddug;andnohtheaidofthetorch;sahathispickaxehadin
realitystruckagainstironandedhistorchintheground
andresudhislaborinaninstantaspacethreefeetlongbyt
broadesuldseeanoakenffer;boundhcut
steel;intheddleofthelidhesae;h
softhespa**lyviz;asword;
pale;onanovalshield;likealltheitalianarrialbearings;and
suruntedbyacardinalshat;danteseasilyregnizedthefariahad
sooftendraforhithere:thetreasure
pty
casketinaninstanthehadclearedeveryobstacleaway;andhesaw
successivelythelock;placedbethetwohandles
ateachend;allcarvedasthingsthatepoch;
renderedthenesttalspreciousdantesseizedthehandles;and
strovetolifttheffer;itpossiblehesoughttoopenit;lock
andpadlockedunwilling
tosurrendertheirtrustdantesinsertedthesharpendofthepickaxe
bethefferandthelid;andpressinghallhisforceonthe
handle;burstopenthefasteningsthehingesyieldedintheirtuand
fell;stillholdingintheirgraspfragntsofthehechest
wasopen
edndhvertigo;heckedhisgunandlaiditbeside
hihethenaysee
intheresplendentnightoftheiroaginationrestarsthanare
visibleinthefit;thenhereopenedtheandstoodtionless
azentthreepartntsdividedthefferinthefirst;
blazedpilesofgoldenin;inthesend;wererangedbarsof
unpolishedgold;hingattractivesavetheirvalue;
inthethird;edndgraspedhandfulsofdiands;pearls;andrubies;
heyfellononeanother;soundedlikehailagainstglass
afterhavingtouched;felt;exanedthesetreasures;edndrushed
throughthecaveslikeanseizedhfrenzy;heleapedonarock;
froeseahehthese
untless;theseunheardoftreasuresbuta
dreabr 》
hehehadnotstrength
enough;foraninstantheleanedhisheadinhishandsasiftoprevent
hissensesfroeavinghiandthenrusheddlyabouttherocksof
ntecristo;terrifyingthesandscaringtheseafoh
hisures;thenheretued;and;stillunableto
believetheevidenceofhissenses;rushedintothegrotto;andfound
hielfbeforethisneofgoldandjeehefellon
hisknees;and;claspinghishandsnvulsively;utteredaprayer
intelligibletogodalonehesoonbecacalrandrehappy;for
onlynoselfto
ounthisfortunetherehousandingotsofgold;each
tothreepounds;thenhepileduptyfivethousand
crooney;andbearingthe
effigiesofalexanderviandhispredecessors;andhesa
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hatthe
plentptyandheasuredtendoublehandfulsof
pearls;diands;andotherge;nyofountedbythest
fausen;heirintrinsichdantes
sahelightgraduallydisappear;andfearingtobesurprisedinthe
all
quantityofruordhissupper;andhesnatchedafewhourssleep;
lyingovertheuthofthecave
itanofstupendous
etionshadalreadyexperiencedte
chapter25theunknown
day;forpatientlyedhopen
eyes;againdaedhissearch
againhecliedtherockyheighthehadascendedthepreviousevening;
andstrainedhisvieocatcheverypeculiarityofthelandscape;
butiteheraysofthe
ingsunrof
evedescendingintothegrotto;heliftedthestone;filledhispockets
s;puttheboxtogetherasurelyasheuld;
sprinkledfreshsandoverthespotfroadbeentaken;and
thencarefullytroddo
appearance;then;quittingthegrotto;hereplacedthestone;heaping
onitbrokenssesofroentsofcrulinggranite;
fillingtheintersticeshearth;intolyinserted
rapidlygroyrtleandfloho;
thencarefullyeringtheseneations;hescrupulouslyeffaced
everytraceoffootsteps;leavingtheapproachtothecaveas
savagelookinganduntroddenashehadfounditthisdone;he
iatientlyapanionstoonte
cristoforthepurposeofost
incalculablerichesthathadthusfallenintohispossessionsatisfied
notthecravingsofhisheart;ong
nkind;andtoassutherank;poeharealways
acrdedtohthatfirstandgreatestofalltheforceshinthe
graspofn
onthesixthday;thesgglersretuedfrodistancedantes
regnizedtherigandhandlingoftheyoungalia;anddragging
hielfethis
panionshanassurancethat;althoughnsiderablybetterthan
;hestillsufferedacutelyfroislateaccident
hetheninquiredhoheyhadfaredintheirtriptothisquestionthe
sgglersrepliedthat;althoughsuccessfulinlandingtheircargoin
safety;theyhadscarcelydonesoheyreceivedintelligencethata
guardshiphadjustquittedtheportoftoulonandrowdingall
sailtothisobligedtheokeallthespeedtheyuldto
evadetheene;enttheabsenceofdantes;whose
superiorskillinthenagentofavesselso
teriallyinfa
eon;andenabledtheodoublethecapeof
rsica;andsoeludeallfurtherpursuituponthehe
triphadbeensufficientlysuccessfultosatisfyallnceed;while
thecreicularlyjapo;expressedgreatregretsthatdantes
hadnotbeenanequalsharerselvesintheprofits;h
auntedtonolessasuhanfiftypiastreseach
edndpreservedthestadrableselfnd;notsufferingthe
faintestindiiletoescapehittheenurationofall
thebenefitsheoquittheisland;
butastheyoungaliahadrelyetonte
abarkedthatsaevening;andproceededhthecaptainto
leghoarrivedatlegho;herepairedtothehouseofajew;adealer
inpreallestdiands
forfivethousandfrancseachdanteshalffearedthatsuchvaluable
jeselfghtexcite
suspiequestions
nceingabargainbyofatleast
eightypercent
thefolloespresentedjapohanentirelynewvessel;
acpanyingthegiftbyadonationofonehundredpiastres;thathe
ghtprovidehielfhasuitablecreherrequisitesforhis
outfit;uponnditionthathearseillesforthe
purposeofinquiringafteranoldnnadlouisdantes;residing
inthealleesdeillan;andalsoayoungancalledrcedes;an
inhabitantofthecatalanvillagejapouldscarcelybelievehis
sensesatreceivingthisgnificentpresent;eshastenedto
aerelybeenasailorfronda
desiretospitehisfaly;aschneyashe
likedtospend;butthatonhisarrivalatleghohehadeinto
possessionofalargefortune;lefthiyanuncle;whosesoleheir
hee
probabilitytothisstatentthatitneveronceoccurredtojapoto
doubtitsaccuracytheterorondhadengagedtoserveon
boardtheyoungaliahavingexpired;dantestookleaveofthecaptain;
torein
asoneofthecrehavingbeentoldthehistoryofthelegacy;he
portunehiurtherthefollooingjaposetsail
forrseilles;dantestojoinhittheislandof
ntecristo
havingseenjapofairlyoutoftheharbor;dantesproceededtoke
hisfinaladieusonboardtheyoungalia;distributingsoliberala
gratuityanghercrethegoodwishesofall;
andexpressionsofrdialinterestinallthatnceedhitothe
indastohis
futureplansthendantesdepartedforgenoaatthentofhis
arrivalasllyachtrialinthebay;thisyachthadbeen
builtbyorderofanenglishn;hatthegenoese
exediterraneanin
thenstructionoffastsailingvessels;wasdesirousofpossessinga
specinoftheirskill;thepriceagreeduponbetan
andthegenoesebuilderythousandfrancsdantes;struckh
thebeautyandcapabilityofthelittlevessel;appliedtoitsoo
transferittohiofferingsixtythousandfrancs;uponnditionthat
heshouldbeallodiatepossessiontheproposaloo
advantageoustoberefused;theresoasthepersonforthe
yachtendedhadgoneuponatourthroughszerla
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nd;andwas
notexpectedbackinlessthanthreeonth;bye
thebuilderreckoneduponbeingabletopleteanotherabargainwas
thereforestruckdantesledtheoheyachttothedwellingof
ajeinutestoasllbackparlor;
andupontheirretuthejeof
sixtythousandfrancsinbrightgoldpieces
thedelightedbuilderthenofferedhisservicesinprovidingasuitable
creanythanks;
sayingheedtocruiseaboutquitealone;andhisprincipal
pleasurensistedinnaginghisyachthielf;theonlythingthe
builderuldobligehinontriveasortofsecretcloset
inthecabinathisbedshead;theclosettontainthreedivisions;
sonstruallbuthielfthebuilder
ission;andprosedtohavethesesecret
placespletedbythenextday;dantesfuishingthedinsionsand
planinacrdancehheyobenstructed
thefollogenoa;underthe
inspensecroogetherbycuriositytoseethe
riananaginghisobuttheir
irationatseeingtheperfectskillh
theboat;indeed;seedtobeanited
osthunintelligenptlydiditobeytheslightest
touch;anddantesrequiredbutashorttrialofhisbeautifulcraftto
acknohatthegenoesehadnothoutreasonattainedtheir
highreputationintheartofshipbuildingthespectatorsfollohe
littlevesselainedvisible;theythen
tuedtheijeeinsisted
sheakingforrsica;otherstheislandofelbbetswereoffered
toanyauntthatsheively
reportedbynypersonsasherintendedurse;butnoohoughtof
ntecristoyetthitherithatdantesguidedhisvessel;andat
ntecristohearrivedatthecloseofthesendday;hisboathad
provedherselfafirstclasssailer;andhadethedistancefrobr 》
genoainthirtyfivehoursdanteshadcarefullynotedthegeneral
appearanceoftheshore;and;insteadoflandingattheusualplace;he
droppedanchorinthelittlecreektheislandterlydeserted;and
borenoevidenceofhavingbeenvisitedsinceheareasure
oinghenced
therevalofhisriches;anderenightfallthense
partntsofthesecretlocker
aployeditinnoeuvringhisyachtroundthe
island;studyingitasaskilfulhorsenalhedestined
forsoiortantserviehewas
perfectlynversanterdantes
proposedtoaugnt;thelattertoredy
upontheeighthdayhedisceedasllvesselunderfullsail
approachingntecristoasitdreastheboat
hehadgiventojapoheiediatelysignalledithissignalwas
retued;andinterlayatanchorbeside
theyachtaufulansondseagerinquiries
astotheinfortionjapohadobtainedolddanteswasdead;and
relancholytidings
ness;but;leapinglightlyashore;hesignifiedhis
desiretobequitealoneinaupleofhoursheretuedthe
nfroaposboatcaonboardtheyachttoassistinnavigating
it;andhegaveordersthatsheshouldbesteereddirecttorseilles
forhisfathersdeathheennerprepared;buthekne
hoysteriousdisappearanercedes
houtdivulginghissecret;dantesuldnotgivesufficientlyclear
instructionstoanagentthereherparticularshe
aining;andthoseurehealoneuld
investigateinannersatisfaselfhislookingglass
hadassuredhiduringhisstayatlegho;thatherannoriskof
regnition;reover;hehadnoeansofadoptinganydisguise
hethoughtproperonefineing;then;hisyacht;follohe
littlefishingboat;boldlyenteredtheportofrseilles;andanchored
exahenevertobeforgotten
nightofhisdepartureforthechateaudif;hehadbeenputonboard
theboatdestinedtonveyhihitherstilldantesuldnotview
epaniedthe
offiandhisbillofhealtheretheyachtwas
perttedtoholdnicationhtheshore;buththatperfect
selfpossessionhehadacquiredduringhisacquaintancehfaria;
dantesollypresentedanenglishpassporthehadobtainedfrobr 》
legho;andasthisgavehistandingwould
nothaveafforded;heedthatthereexistednoobstacletohis
iediatedebarkation
thefirstpersontoattracttheattentionofdantes;ashelandedonthe
canebiere;onded
theetinghthisfellohohadbeenoneofhisownsailorsasa
sureansoftestingtheextentofthechangeehadworkedin
hiso;hepropoundedavariety
ofquestionsondifferentsubjects;carefullyans
untenanceashedidso;butnotapliedthathehadthe
slightestideaofeverhavingseenbeforethepersonhewas
thennversinggivingthesailorapieoneyinretuforhis
civility;dantesproceededonanystepshe
heardthenloudlycallinghiostopdantesinstantlytuedto
ethi”ibegyourpardon;sir;”saidthehonestfelloost
breathlesshaste;”butibelieveyoudeastake;youintendedto
giveateadoublenapoleon”
”thankyou;goodfriendiseethatihavedeatriflingstake;
asyousay;butbyyigiveyouanother
doublenapoleon;thatyouydrinktohealth;andbeabletoask
yoursstestojoinyou”
soextrehesurpriseofthesailor;thathewasunableeven
tothankednd;inuedtogazeafterin
speeent”sonabobfrondia;”nt
dantes;anonhisephetrodoppressedhis
heartotion;hisfirstandstindeliblerellections
here;notatree;not
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astreet;thathepassedbutseedfilled
eriesandthusheproceededonillh
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