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基督山伯爵-The Count of Monte Cristo(英文版)-第22部分

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    nth;andtheonehundredthousandfrancsdueonthe15thofthenext

    nthtodeboville;rrelhad;inreality;nohopebutthe

    retuofthepharaon;ofavessel

    eti;andhhadalreadyarrived

    inharborbutthisvesselefroalcutta;

    hadbeeninforafortnight;whileno
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    intelligencehadbeenreceivedof

    thepharaon

    such

    deboville;thenfidentialson&french

    ofro;presentedhielfatrrelseanuelreceivedhithis

    youngnedbytheappearanceofeverynee;foreverynew

    faceghtbethatofaneeinanxietytoquestionthe

    headofthehousetheyoungn;ployerthepain

    ofthisintervieer;butthestrangerdeclared

    thathehadnothingtosaytoeanuel;andthathisbusinesswas

    nuelsighed;andsuonedclescles

    appeared;andtheyoungnbadehiduorrels

    apartntclesonthe

    staircasetheytabeautifulgirlofsixteenorseventeen;wholooked

    hanxietyatthestranger

    ”rrelisinhisrooishenot;deisellejulie”saidthe

    cashier

    ”yes;ithinkso;atleast;”saidtheyounggirlhesitatingly”goand

    see;an”

    ”ite;deiselle;”retuedthe

    englishn”rreldoesnotknoynthisanhas

    onlytoannounson&french

    ofro;yourfatherdoesbusiness”

    theyounggirltuedpaleandntinuedtodescend;hestranger

    andclesntinuedtountthestaircasesheenteredtheoffice

    nuelheaidofakeyhepossessed;

    openedadoorintheerofalandingplaceonthesendstaircase;

    nduber;openedasenddoor;h

    he;andafterhavinglefttheclerkofthehouseof

    thoon&frenthatheuldenter

    theenglishnentered;andfoundrrelseatedatatable;tuingover

    thefordablelusofhisledger;ainedthelistofhis

    liabilitiesatthesightofthestranger;rrelclosedtheledger;

    arose;andofferedaseattothestranger;and

    seated;resudhisoeenyearshadchangedthehy

    rchant;hirtysixthyearattheopeningofthishistory;

    eandsorrow

    hadplougheddeepfurroand

    perating;eandwandering;asifhefearedbeing

    foreparticularthoughtorpersonthe

    englishnlookedathingled

    onsieur;”saidrrel;reased

    bythisexanation;”youe”

    ”yes;nsieur;youareaie”

    ”thehouseofthoon&frene”

    ”hehastoldyourightlythehouseofthoon&frenchhad300;000or

    400;000franonthinfrance;and;knorict

    punctuality;havellectedallthebillsbearingyoursignature;and

    ;andtoeloytheney

    otherorrelsigheddeeply;andpassedhishandoverhisforehead;

    hperspiration

    ”sothen;sir;”saidrrel;”youholdbillsofne”

    ”yes;andforansiderablesu”

    ”ount”askedrrelhavoicehestrovetorender

    fir

    ”hereis;”saidtheenglishn;takingaquantityofpapersfrois

    podeboville;

    theinspectorofprisons;totheyaredueyouacknowledge;of

    urse;thatyouotohi

    ”yes;heplayhandsatfourandahalfpercentnearly

    fiveyearsago”

    ”opay”

    ”halfthe15thofthisnth;halfthe15thofnext”

    ”justso;andnoly;theyareall

    signedbyyou;andassignedtoourhousebytheholders”

    ”iregnizethe”saidrrel;hought

    that;forthefirsttiinhislife;heohonorhis

    oure”isthisall”

    ”no;ihavefortheendofthenththesebillshhavebeen

    assignedtousbythehouseofpascal;andthehouseofuerof

    rseilles;auntingtonearly55;000francs;inall;287;500

    francs”itisiossibletodescribeorrelsufferedduring

    thisenuration”tyseventhousandfivehundred

    francs;”repeatedhe

    ”yes;sir;”repliedtheenglishn”i;”ntinuedhe;after

    antssilence;”ncealfroou;thatyand

    exaontareuniversallyacknothe

    reportiseetyour

    liabilities”atthisalstbrutalspeechrreltueddeathly

    pale”sir;”saidhe;”uptothistianditisnoorethan

    fourandt

    father;selfnducteditforfiveandthirtyyearsnever

    hasanythingbearingthesignatureofrrel&sonbeendishonored”

    ”iknoan”butasanofhonorshould

    ansefairly;shallyoupaythesee

    punan;h

    reassurancethanhehadhithertoshoionsfranklyput;”

    saidhe;”astraightforwardanswershouldbegivenyes;ishallpay;

    if;asihope;vesselarrivessafely;foritsarrivalwillagain

    procurethecrediterousaccidents;ofhihavebeen

    thevictihavedeprived;butifthepharaonshouldbelost;and

    thislastresouranseyesfilledhtears

    ”heother;”ifthislastresourcefailyou”

    ”orrel;”itisacruelthingtobeforcedtosay;but;

    alreadyusedtosfortune;isthabituateselftoshaifeari

    shallbeforent”

    ”haveyounofriendsiledufully

    ”inbusiness;sir;”saidhe;”onehasnofriends;onlyrrespondents”

    ”itistrue;”rredtheenglishn;”thenyouhavebutonehope”

    ”butone”

    ”thelast”

    ”thelast”

    ”sothatifthisfail”

    ”iauined;pletelyruined”

    ”asiyingintoport”

    ”iknoan;yfallenfortunes;

    passesapartofhistiinabelvidereatthetopofthehouse;in

    hopesofbeingthefirsttoannouned

    ofthearrivalofthisship”

    ”anditisnotyours”

    ”no;sheisabordeauxvessel;lagironde;sheesfrondiaalso;

    butsheisnotne”

    ”perhapsshehasspokentothepharaon;andbringsyousotidingsof

    her”

    ”shallitellyouplainlyohing;
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    siridreadalstaschto

    reyvesselastoreinindoubtuncertainty

    isstillhope”theninaloorreladded;”thisdelayisnot

    naturalthepharaonleftcalcuttathe5thfebruary;sheoughttohave

    beenhereanthago”

    ”an”eaningofthat

    noise”

    ”oh;oh”criedrrel;tuingpale;”isit”aloudnoisewas

    heardonthestairsofpeoplevinghastily;andhalfstifledsobs

    rrelroseandadvanand

    hesankintoaorrel

    trelingineveryli;thestrangergazingathianairof

    profoundpitythenoisehadceased;butitseedthatrrelexpected

    sothingsothinghadoethingst

    follorangerfanciedheheardfootstepsonthestairs;andthat

    thefootsteps;hoseofseveralpersons;stoppedatthedoor

    akeyedinthelockofthefirstdoor;andthecreakingof

    hingeswasaudible

    ”thereareonlyturred

    rrel;”clesandjulie”atthisinstantthesenddooropened;

    andtheyounggirl;hereyesbathedorrelrose

    trelingly;supportinghielfbythearfthechairhewouldhave

    spoken;buthisvoicefailedhi”oh;father”saidshe;claspingher

    hands;”forgiveyourchildforbeingthebearerofeviltidings”

    rrelagainchangedlorjuliethres

    ”oh;father;father”rredshe;”urage”

    ”thepharaonhasgonedoorrelinahoarsevoicethe

    younggirldidnotspeak;butshedeanaffirtivesignhherhead

    asshelayonherfathersbreast

    ”andthecreorrel

    ”saved;”saidthegirl;”savedbythecrehevesselthathasjust

    enteredtheharbor”rrelraisedhistoheavenhan

    expressionofresignationandsubligratitude”thanks;god;”said

    he;”atleastthoustrikestbutalone”atearistenedtheeyeof

    thephlegticenglishn

    ”ein;ein;”saidrrel;”foripresuyouareallatthe

    door”

    sorrelenteredweeping

    bitterlyeanuelfolloberhe

    roughfacesofsevenoreighthalfnakedsailorsatthesightofthese

    ntheenglishnstartedandadvancedastep;thenrestrainedhielf;

    andretiredintothefarthestandstobsent

    darrelsatdoookoneofhishandsinhers;

    juliestilllaynuelstoodinthe

    berandseedtoforhelinkbetorrels

    falyandthesailorsatthedoor

    ”hoorrel

    ”draan;”andtellusallaboutit”

    anoldsean;bronzedbythetropicalsun;advanced;the

    reinsofatarpaulinbetrrel;”said

    he;asifhehadjustquittedrseillesthepreviousevening;andhad

    justretuedfroixortoulon

    ”goodday;penelon;”retuedrrel;sling

    throughhistears;”hecaptain”

    ”thebutplease

    god;ituch;andyouinafewdaysallaliveand

    hearty”

    ”ory;penelon”

    penelonrolledhisquidinhischeek;placedhishandbeforehis

    uth;tuedhishead;andsentalongjetoftobacjuiceintothe

    anteself;andbegan;”yousee;

    rrel;”saidhe;”eandcape

    boyador;sailinghafairbreeze;southsouthafteraweeks

    calardesuptoiishould

    tellyouandsays;penelon;ing

    upoverthereiselfdoi

    think;captainhinkthattheyarerisingfasterthantheyhave

    anybusinesstodo;andthattheybesoblackiftheydidnt

    anschiefthatsopiniontoo;saidthecaptain;andill

    takeprecautionsacrdinglyuchcanvasavast;

    there;allhandstakeinthestuddingslsandstoheflyingjibit

    e;thesquallhevesselbegantoheelah;said

    thecaptain;uchcanvasset;allhandslower

    theinslfivenutesafter;itesailedunder

    zzentopslsandtogallntsailshecaptain;

    akesyoushakeyourheadillthinkyouve

    gottoochonithinkyoureright;answeredhe;weshallhavea

    galeagalerethanthat;pest;oridontknow

    inglikethedustatntredon;

    luckilythecaptainunderstoodhisbusinesstakeinthe

    topsls;criedthecaptain;letgothebohebrace;lower

    thetogallntsails;hauloutthereeftacklesontheyards”

    ”thatan;”i

    shouldhavetakenfourreefsinthetopsailsandfurledthespanker”

    hisfirsonorous;andunexpeadeeveryonestartpenelon

    puthishandoverhiseyes;andthenstaredatthenhus

    criticizedthenoeuvresofhiscaptain”terthanthat;

    sir;”saidtheoldsailorrespectfully;”uptorun

    beforetheteest;tennutesafterruckourtopslsandscudded

    underbarepoles”

    ”thevesselan

    ”eh;ithatthatdidthebusiness;afterpitchingheavilyfor

    thecaptain;ithinkwe

    aresinking;givethehelandgodo

    thehelanddescended;therehreefeetoferall

    handstothepusishouted;butitedthe

    repedtherecainah;saidi;afterfourhourswork;

    sinceussink;oncethats

    theexaleyouset;penelon;criesthecaptain;verya

    nuteheebackhabraceofpistols

    ianp;said

    he”

    ”an

    ”theresnothinggivesyousochurageasgoodreasons;”ntinued

    thesailor;”andduringthattitheed;andtheseagone

    douch;onlythesanhour;

    butstillitrosetch;butintwelve

    hoursthatkestakesfive

    e;saidthecaptain;rrel

    willha
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    venothingtoreproachush;riedtosavetheship;

    letusnoylads;asquickasyoucan

    norrel;asailorisattachedto

    hisship;butstillretohislife;sotobetold

    toreso;thattheshipedto

    say;getalongsaveyourselvesheboat;andall

    eightofusgotintoitthecaptaindescendedlast;orrather;he

    didnotdescend;heroundthe

    intotheboat;andthenijuedafterhiit

    e;forjustasijuedthedeckbursthanoiselikethe

    broadsideofanofinutesaftershepitchedforhen

    theotherhengoodbytothepharaonas

    forus;hreedayshoutanythingtoeatordrink;sothatwe

    begantothinkofdrasherest;la

    gironde;adesignalsofdistress;sheperceivedus;deforus;and

    tookusallonboardtherenorrel;thatstheruth;on

    thehonorofasailor;isnotittrue;youfellohere”ageneral

    rrofapprobationshohatthenarratorhadfaithfullydetailed

    theirsfortunesandsufferings

    ”orrel;”iknoherebut

    destinyithehatthisshouldhappen;blessedbehis

    naoyou”

    ”oh;dontletustalkofthat;rrel”

    ”yes;butalkofit”

    ”onths;”saidpenelon

    ”cles;paytoeachofthesegoodfellows;”said

    rrel”atanotherti;”addedhe;”ishouldhavesaid;givethe

    besides;tesarechanged;

    andthelittleneythatreinstoisnotown”

    penelontuedtohispanions;andexchangedafe

    ”asforthat;rrel;”saidhe;againtuinghisquid;”asfor

    that”

    ”asfor”

    ”theney”

    ”well”

    ”fiftyfrancspresent;

    andthatfortherest”

    ”thanks;friends;thanks”criedrrelgratefully;”takeittake

    it;andifyouployer;enterhisservice;youare

    freetodoso”theselastonthe

    seanpenelonnearlysunatelyherevered

    ”rrel”saidheinaloe;”yousendusaway;youare

    thenangryhus”

    ”no;no;”saidrrel;”iaotangry;quitethentrary;andido

    notsendyouaoreships;andthereforeidonot

    anysailors”

    ”noreships”retuedpenelon;”e;well

    foryou”

    ”ihavenoneytobuildshipsh;penelon;”saidthepoorowner

    ufully;”soicannotacceptyourkindoffer”

    ”noreneythenyoustnotpayus;hepharaon;

    underbarepoles”

    ”enough;enough”ostoverpoe;ipray

    you;eetagaininahappiertieanuel;go;and

    seethatordersareexecuted”

    ”atleast;rrel”askedpenelon

    ”yes;ihopeso;atleastnoadeasigntocles;

    first;theseanfolloandeanuelbroughtuptherear”now;”

    saidtheoe;iospeakh

    thisgentlen”andheglancedtoson&french;

    ainedtionlessintheerduringthisscene;inhhe

    hadtakennopart;exceptthefeentionedtheten

    lookedatthispersonheyhadentirelyforgotten;and

    retired;but;asshelefttheapartnt;juliegavethestrangera

    supplicatingglance;toilethatanindifferent

    spectatoroseeonhisstefeaturesthe

    tenorrel;sinkingintoachair;

    ”youhaveheardall;andihavenothingfurthertotellyou”

    ”isee;”retuedtheenglishn;”thatafreshandunritedsfortune

    hisoveredyou;andthisonlyincreasesdesiretoserveyou”

    ”oh;sir”criedrrel

    ”letsee;”ntinuedthestranger;”ianeofyourlargest

    creditors”

    ”yourbills;atleast;arethefirstthatwillfalldue”

    ”doyouetopay”

    ”adelayyhonor;andnsequentlylife”

    ”hoonths;”

    saidhe

    ”ihree;”repliedthestranger

    ”but;”askedrrel;”son&frenchnsent”

    ”oh;itakeeverythingonselftodayisthe5thofjune”

    ”yes”

    ”he5thof

    septeeratelevenoclockthehandoftheclockpointedtoeleven;i

    shalletoreceivetheney”

    ”ishallexpeorrel;”andiwillpayyouorishall

    bedead”theselastteredinsoloohatthe

    strangeruldnothearthethebillsheoldones

    destroyed;andthepoorshiposelfonths

    beforehiolleanreceivedhisthanks

    peorrel;overinghibr 》

    tothestaircasethestranger

    tjulieonthestairs;shepretendedtobedescending;butinreality

    she”oh;sir”saidshe;claspingherhands

    ”deiselle;”saidthestranger;”onedayyouter

    signedsinbadthesailordoexactlytheletterbidsyou;however

    strangeityappear”

    ”yes;sir;”retuedjulie

    ”doyouprose”

    ”isoyouiwill”

    ”itisadeisellentinuetobethegood;sgirl

    youareatpresent;andihavegreathopesthatheavenwillrewardyou

    bygivingyoueanuelforahusband”

    julieuttere**intcry;blushedlikearose;andleanedagainstthe

    balusterthestrangerinuedtodescendin

    theurthefoundpenelon;harouleauofahundredfrancsin

    eitherhand;seedunabletokeuphisndtoretainthe”e

    e;friend;”saidtheenglishn;”iospeaktoyou”

    ber

    theextensionprovidedforbytheagentofthoon&french;atthe

    ntorrelexpecteditleast;othepoorshipownerso

    deostdaredtobelievethat

    fatethesa

    dayhetoldhisnuel;andhisdaughterallthathadoccurred;

    andarayofhope;ifnotoftranquillity;retuedtothefaly

    unfortunately;hoentshthehouse

    oftho
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    on&french;selvessonsideratetowards

    hiand;ashehadsaid;inbusinesshehadrrespondents;andnot

    friendsatterover;heuldbynoansacunt

    forthisgenerousnduson&frenchto;

    anduldonlyattributeittososuchselfisharguntasthis:”we

    hadbetterhelpanhose

    300;000franonthsthanhastenhisruin;and

    getonlysixoreightperoneybackagain”unfortunately;

    orrelsrrespondentsdidnot

    takethisvieeevencatoantrarydecisionthe

    billssignedbyrreledathisofficehscrupulous

    exaan;were

    paidbyclesainedinhis

    abered;

    thatifhehadtorepayonthe15ththe50;000frandeboville;

    andonthe30ththe32;500francsofbills;forhe

    debtduetotheinspeegranted;hestbea

    ruinedn

    theopinionofallthercialnhat;underthereverses

    possibleforhio

    reinsolventgreat;therefore;entthe

    endofthenth;hecancelledallhisobligationshhisusual

    punctualitystillnfidenceinds;andthe

    generalopinionpleteruinoftheunfortunateshipowner

    hadbeenpostponedonlyuntiltheendofthenththenthpassed;

    andrreldeextraordinaryeffortstogetinallhisresources

    forrlyhispaper;atanydate;akenhnfidence;andwaseven

    inrequestrrelnoriedtonegotiatebillsatniydaysonly;and

    noneofthebanksorrelhadso

    fundsinginon;he

    foundhielfinanditiontoethisengagentsheendof

    julyson&frenchhadnotbeenagainseenat

    rseilles;thedayafter;ortorrel;hehad

    disappeared;andasinthatcityhehadhadnointerursebuththe

    yor;theinsperrel;hisdepartureleftno

    traceexceptintheriesofthesethreepersonsastothesailors

    ofthepharaon;theysthavefoundsnugberthselsehey

    alsohaddisappeared

    pal

    hedelayedpresentinghielfatrrels;buttheowner;hearingof

    hisarrival;thepenelons

    re;andtriedto

    nsolehihebroughthilsotheauntofhisain

    gaurdhadnotdaredtoapplyforashedescendedthestaircase;

    rreltpenelon;;de

    gooduseofhisney;forheployer;

    theedchearrassed;dreotheer

    ofthelandingplace;passedhisquidfronecheektotheother;

    staredstupidlyhhisgreateyes;andonlyacknohesqueeze

    ofthehandbyaslightpressurein

    returrelattributedpenelonsearrassnttotheeleganceofhis

    attire;itthegoodfellogoosuchanexpense

    onhisoeother

    vessel;andthushisbashfulnessarosefrohefactofhisnothaving;

    ifaysoexpressourselves;ouingforthepharaonlonger

    perhapshehadetotellcaptaingaurdofhisgoodluck;andto

    offerhiloyntfroisneaster”hyfelloorrel;

    asheayyoueasterloveyouasilovedyou;andbe

    refortunatethanihavebeen”

    augustrolledbyinunorreltorenew

    hiscreditorrevivetheoldonthe20thofaugustit

    rseillesthathehadlefttoailach;andthenitwassaid

    thatthebillsonth;andthat

    rrelhadgoneanuel;andhiscashier

    cles;toetthecreditorsbut;ntrarytoallexpectation;when

    the31stofaugustca;thehouseopenedasusual;andclesappeared

    behindthegratingoftheunter;exanedallbillspresentedh

    theusualscrutiny;and;froirsttolast;paidallhtheusual

    preein;reover;trrelhadfully

    anticipated;anduallyasthebillshe

    shipoprehensible;andthen;h

    thetenacitypeculiartoprophetsofbadnehefailureoff

    untiltheendofsepteeronthe1st;rrelretued;heed

    byhisfalyeanxiety;forfrohisjoueytoparis

    theyhopedgreatthingsrrelhadthoughtofdanglars;

    ienselyriorrelinforr

    days;sinithatdanglarsenteredtheserviceof

    thespanishbanker;hehadlaidthefoundationsofhisvast

    ontthatdanglarssix

    toeightllionsoffrancs;andhadunlitedcreditdanglars;then;

    hispocket;uldsaverrel;hehadbutto

    passhisorrelorrelhadlongthought

    ofdanglars;buthadkeptasoinstinctivetive;andhad

    delayedaslongaspossibleavailinghielfofthislastresourceand

    rrelecrushedbythehuliationofa

    refusalyet;onhisarrival;rreldidnotutteraplaint;or

    sayoneharshbracedhiser;pressed

    eanuelshandth;andthengoingtohisprivateroobr 》

    onthesendfloorhadsentforcles”then;”saidthetento

    eanuel;”weareindeedruined”

    itongthethatjulieshould

    es;toetothebr 》

    asspeedilyaspossiblethepoorenfeltinstinctivelythatthey

    requiredalltheirstrengthtosupporttheblopendedbesides;

    xilianrrel;thoughhardlyty;hadgreatinfluence

    overhisfatherheinded;uprightyoungnattheti

    herhadnodesiretochoosefor

    hibuthadnsultedyoungxilianstastehehadatoncedeclared

    foralitarylife;andhadinnsequencestudiedhard;passed

    brilliantlythroughthepolytechnicschool;andleftitas

    sublieutenantofthe53dofthelineforayearhehadheldthisrank;
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    andexpeentxilian

    rreledforhisrigidobservance;notonlyoftheobligations

    iosedonasoldier;butalsoofthedutiesofan;andhethus

    gainedthenaof”thestoic”anyofthose

    thisepithetrepeateditbecausetheyhadheardit;anddid

    not
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