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The
delighted
builder
then
offered
his
services
in
providing
a
suitable
crew
for
the
little
vessel
,
but
this
Dantes
declined
with
many
thanks
,
saying
he
was
accustomed
to
cruise
about
quite
alone
,
and
his
principal
pleasure
consisted
in
managing
his
yacht
himself
;
the
only
thing
the
builder
could
oblige
him
in
would
be
to
contrive
a
sort
of
secret
closet
in
the
cabin
at
his
bed
's
head
,
the
closet
to
contain
three
divisions
,
so
constructed
as
to
be
concealed
from
all
but
himself
.
The
builder
cheerfully
undertook
the
commission
,
and
promised
to
have
these
secret
places
completed
by
the
next
day
,
Dantes
furnishing
the
dimensions
and
plan
in
accordance
with
which
they
were
to
be
constructed
.
The
following
day
Dantes
sailed
with
his
yacht
from
Genoa
,
under
the
inspection
of
an
immense
crowd
drawn
together
by
curiosity
to
see
the
rich
Spanish
nobleman
who
preferred
managing
his
own
yacht
.
But
their
wonder
was
soon
changed
to
admiration
at
seeing
the
perfect
skill
with
which
Dantes
handled
the
helm
.
The
boat
,
indeed
,
seemed
to
be
animated
with
almost
human
intelligence
,
so
promptly
did
it
obey
the
slightest
touch
;
and
Dantes
required
but
a
short
trial
of
his
beautiful
craft
to
acknowledge
that
the
Genoese
had
not
without
reason
attained
their
high
reputation
in
the
art
of
shipbuilding
.
The
spectators
followed
the
little
vessel
with
their
eyes
as
long
as
it
remained
visible
;
they
then
turned
their
conjectures
upon
her
probable
destination
.
Some
insisted
she
was
making
for
Corsica
,
others
the
Island
of
Elba
;
bets
were
offered
to
any
amount
that
she
was
bound
for
Spain
;
while
Africa
was
positively
reported
by
many
persons
as
her
intended
course
;
but
no
one
thought
of
Monte
Cristo
.
Yet
thither
it
was
that
Dantes
guided
his
vessel
,
and
at
Monte
Cristo
he
arrived
at
the
close
of
the
second
day
;
his
boat
had
proved
herself
a
first-class
sailer
,
and
had
come
the
distance
from
Genoa
in
thirty-five
hours
.
Dantes
had
carefully
noted
the
general
appearance
of
the
shore
,
and
,
instead
of
landing
at
the
usual
place
,
he
dropped
anchor
in
the
little
creek
.
The
island
was
utterly
deserted
,
and
bore
no
evidence
of
having
been
visited
since
he
went
away
;
his
treasure
was
just
as
he
had
left
it
.
Early
on
the
following
morning
he
commenced
the
removal
of
his
riches
,
and
ere
nightfall
the
whole
of
his
immense
wealth
was
safely
deposited
in
the
compartments
of
the
secret
locker
.
A
week
passed
by
.
Dantes
employed
it
in
manoeuvring
his
yacht
round
the
island
,
studying
it
as
a
skilful
horseman
would
the
animal
he
destined
for
some
important
service
,
till
at
the
end
of
that
time
he
was
perfectly
conversant
with
its
good
and
bad
qualities
.
The
former
Dantes
proposed
to
augment
,
the
latter
to
remedy
.
Upon
the
eighth
day
he
discerned
a
small
vessel
under
full
sail
approaching
Monte
Cristo
.
As
it
drew
near
,
he
recognized
it
as
the
boat
he
had
given
to
Jacopo
.
He
immediately
signalled
it
.
His
signal
was
returned
,
and
in
two
hours
afterwards
the
new-comer
lay
at
anchor
beside
the
yacht
.
A
mournful
answer
awaited
each
of
Edmond
's
eager
inquiries
as
to
the
information
Jacopo
had
obtained
.
Old
Dantes
was
dead
,
and
Mercedes
had
disappeared
.
Dantes
listened
to
these
melancholy
tidings
with
outward
calmness
;
but
,
leaping
lightly
ashore
,
he
signified
his
desire
to
be
quite
alone
.
In
a
couple
of
hours
he
returned
.
Two
of
the
men
from
Jacopo
's
boat
came
on
board
the
yacht
to
assist
in
navigating
it
,
and
he
gave
orders
that
she
should
be
steered
direct
to
Marseilles
.
For
his
father
's
death
he
was
in
some
manner
prepared
;
but
he
knew
not
how
to
account
for
the
mysterious
disappearance
of
Mercedes
.
Without
divulging
his
secret
,
Dantes
could
not
give
sufficiently
clear
instructions
to
an
agent
.
There
were
,
besides
,
other
particulars
he
was
desirous
of
ascertaining
,
and
those
were
of
a
nature
he
alone
could
investigate
in
a
manner
satisfactory
to
himself
.
His
looking-glass
had
assured
him
,
during
his
stay
at
Leghorn
,
that
he
ran
no
risk
of
recognition
;
moreover
,
he
had
now
the
means
of
adopting
any
disguise
he
thought
proper
.
One
fine
morning
,
then
,
his
yacht
,
followed
by
the
little
fishing-boat
,
boldly
entered
the
port
of
Marseilles
,
and
anchored
exactly
opposite
the
spot
from
whence
,
on
the
never-to-beforgotten
night
of
his
departure
for
the
Chateau
d'If
,
he
had
been
put
on
board
the
boat
destined
to
convey
him
thither
.
Still
Dantes
could
not
view
without
a
shudder
the
approach
of
a
gendarme
who
accompanied
the
officers
deputed
to
demand
his
bill
of
health
ere
the
yacht
was
permitted
to
hold
communication
with
the
shore
;
but
with
that
perfect
self-possession
he
had
acquired
during
his
acquaintance
with
Faria
,
Dantes
coolly
presented
an
English
passport
he
had
obtained
from
Leghorn
,
and
as
this
gave
him
a
standing
which
a
French
passport
would
not
have
afforded
,
he
was
informed
that
there
existed
no
obstacle
to
his
immediate
debarkation
.
The
first
person
to
attract
the
attention
of
Dantes
,
as
he
landed
on
the
Canebiere
,
was
one
of
the
crew
belonging
to
the
Pharaon
.
Edmond
welcomed
the
meeting
with
this
fellow
--
who
had
been
one
of
his
own
sailors
--
as
a
sure
means
of
testing
the
extent
of
the
change
which
time
had
worked
in
his
own
appearance
.
Going
straight
towards
him
,
he
propounded
a
variety
of
questions
on
different
subjects
,
carefully
watching
the
man
's
countenance
as
he
did
so
;
but
not
a
word
or
look
implied
that
he
had
the
slightest
idea
of
ever
having
seen
before
the
person
with
whom
he
was
then
conversing
.
Giving
the
sailor
a
piece
of
money
in
return
for
his
civility
,
Dantes
proceeded
onwards
;
but
ere
he
had
gone
many
steps
he
heard
the
man
loudly
calling
him
to
stop
.
Dantes
instantly
turned
to
meet
him
.
"
I
beg
your
pardon
,
sir
,
"
said
the
honest
fellow
,
in
almost
breathless
haste
,
"
but
I
believe
you
made
a
mistake
;
you
intended
to
give
me
a
two-franc
piece
,
and
see
,
you
gave
me
a
double
Napoleon
.
"
"
Thank
you
,
my
good
friend
.
