The Spada Treasure
Dantès rushes through the caverns in a frenzy, leaping onto rocks to gaze at the sea and his solitude with this incomprehensible fortune. He oscillates between wild joy and disbelief, running among the rocks, then returning to the grotto to verify the treasure’s reality. Finally, he kneels and clasps his hands in silent prayer. When he regains composure, he begins counting: there are a thousand gold ingots weighing two to three pounds each, twenty-five thousand crowns bearing the effigies of Alexander VI and his predecessors, and ten double handfuls of pearls, diamonds, and gems, many mounted by famous craftsmen and valuable beyond their intrinsic worth. He estimates the complement is not even half empty.
Guarding the Cave
As darkness approaches, Dantès fears being surprised in the cavern and leaves with his gun. He eats a piece of biscuit, drinks rum, and lies down to sleep across the mouth of the cave. It becomes a night of alternating joy and terror, reminiscent of previous emotional upheavals he has experienced—experiences that have prepared him for this moment when his destiny will be forever transformed.
第二十五章 The Unknown
Following fourteen years of wrongful imprisonment, Edmond Dantès has returned to Monte Cristo island and discovered an immense treasure left by the Abbé Faria. After concealing the wealth and waiting for the smugglers’ return, Dantès sets in motion a careful plan to reclaim his place among humanity while pursuing his dual purposes: to reward those who aided him and to exact retribution upon those who wronged him.
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