Dantès Overhears Jailers’ Mockery
Seized with an indescribable desire to know what is happening in his friend’s dungeon, Dantès returns through the subterraneous gallery and arrives in time to hear the turnkey call for help. Other turnkeys arrive, followed by soldiers and the governor. Dantès hears the creaking of the bed as they move the corpse and the governor order water thrown on the dead man’s face. When the prisoner does not recover, a doctor is sent for. After the governor departs, words of pity mingled with brutal laughter fall on Dantès’ listening ears: one voice wishes the “madman” good luck in seeking his treasure; another mocks that his millions will not pay for his shroud; a third jests that shrouds at the Château d’If are inexpensive; and a fourth quips that, as a churchman, he might receive the honors of the sack.
Official Examination of Faria’s Corpse
Dantès loses none of the words, though he comprehends little of their meaning. When the voices cease, he suspects they may have left a turnkey to watch the dead and so remains mute and motionless in the gallery. After an hour, he hears the governor return, followed by the doctor and other attendants. A moment of silence indicates that the doctor is examining the body, and the official inquiries begin.
第十九章 The Third Attack
Chapter 19. The Third Attack Following Abbé Faria’s death, prison officials arrive to certify and handle the body, subjecting it to legal formalities while Dantès hides nearby and witnesses the proceedings in horror. Once the officials depart, Dantès emerges from the tunnel into the empty chamber.
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