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At
this
signal
four
soldiers
of
the
Serasker
Koorshid
suddenly
appeared
,
and
Selim
fell
,
pierced
by
five
blows
.
Each
man
had
stabbed
him
separately
,
and
,
intoxicated
by
their
crime
,
though
still
pale
with
fear
,
they
sought
all
over
the
cavern
to
discover
if
there
was
any
fear
of
fire
,
after
which
they
amused
themselves
by
rolling
on
the
bags
of
gold
.
At
this
moment
my
mother
seized
me
in
her
arms
,
and
hurrying
noiselessly
along
numerous
turnings
and
windings
known
only
to
ourselves
,
she
arrived
at
a
private
staircase
of
the
kiosk
,
where
was
a
scene
of
frightful
tumult
and
confusion
.
The
lower
rooms
were
entirely
filled
with
Koorshid
's
troops
;
that
is
to
say
,
with
our
enemies
.
Just
as
my
mother
was
on
the
point
of
pushing
open
a
small
door
,
we
heard
the
voice
of
the
pasha
sounding
in
a
loud
and
threatening
tone
.
My
mother
applied
her
eye
to
the
crack
between
the
boards
;
I
luckily
found
a
small
opening
which
afforded
me
a
view
of
the
apartment
and
what
was
passing
within
.
'
What
do
you
want
?
'
said
my
father
to
some
people
who
were
holding
a
paper
inscribed
with
characters
of
gold
.
'
What
we
want
,
'
replied
one
,
'
is
to
communicate
to
you
the
will
of
his
highness
.
Do
you
see
this
firman
?
'
--
'
I
do
,
'
said
my
father
.
'
Well
,
read
it
;
he
demands
your
head
.
'
"
My
father
answered
with
a
loud
laugh
,
which
was
more
frightful
than
even
threats
would
have
been
,
and
he
had
not
ceased
when
two
reports
of
a
pistol
were
heard
;
he
had
fired
them
himself
,
and
had
killed
two
men
.
The
Palikares
,
who
were
prostrated
at
my
father
's
feet
,
now
sprang
up
and
fired
,
and
the
room
was
filled
with
fire
and
smoke
.
At
the
same
instant
the
firing
began
on
the
other
side
,
and
the
balls
penetrated
the
boards
all
round
us
.
Oh
,
how
noble
did
the
grand
vizier
my
father
look
at
that
moment
,
in
the
midst
of
the
flying
bullets
,
his
scimitar
in
his
hand
,
and
his
face
blackened
with
the
powder
of
his
enemies
!
and
how
he
terrified
them
,
even
then
,
and
made
them
fly
before
him
!
'
Selim
,
Selim
!
'
cried
he
,
'
guardian
of
the
fire
,
do
your
duty
!
'
--
'
Selim
is
dead
,
'
replied
a
voice
which
seemed
to
come
from
the
depths
of
the
earth
,
'
and
you
are
lost
,
Ali
!
'
At
the
same
moment
an
explosion
was
heard
,
and
the
flooring
of
the
room
in
which
my
father
was
sitting
was
suddenly
torn
up
and
shivered
to
atoms
--
the
troops
were
firing
from
underneath
.
Three
or
four
Palikares
fell
with
their
bodies
literally
ploughed
with
wounds
.
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"
My
father
howled
aloud
,
plunged
his
fingers
into
the
holes
which
the
balls
had
made
,
and
tore
up
one
of
the
planks
entire
.
But
immediately
through
this
opening
twenty
more
shots
were
fired
,
and
the
flame
,
rushing
up
like
fire
from
the
crater
of
a
volcano
,
soon
reached
the
tapestry
,
which
it
quickly
devoured
.
In
the
midst
of
all
this
frightful
tumult
and
these
terrific
cries
,
two
reports
,
fearfully
distinct
,
followed
by
two
shrieks
more
heartrending
than
all
,
froze
me
with
terror
.
These
two
shots
had
mortally
wounded
my
father
,
and
it
was
he
who
had
given
utterance
to
these
frightful
cries
.
However
,
he
remained
standing
,
clinging
to
a
window
.
My
mother
tried
to
force
the
door
,
that
she
might
go
and
die
with
him
,
but
it
was
fastened
on
the
inside
.
All
around
him
were
lying
the
Palikares
,
writhing
in
convulsive
agonies
,
while
two
or
three
who
were
only
slightly
wounded
were
trying
to
escape
by
springing
from
the
windows
.
At
this
crisis
the
whole
flooring
suddenly
gave
way
,
my
father
fell
on
one
knee
,
and
at
the
same
moment
twenty
hands
were
thrust
forth
,
armed
with
sabres
,
pistols
,
and
poniards
--
twenty
blows
were
instantaneously
directed
against
one
man
,
and
my
father
disappeared
in
a
whirlwind
of
fire
and
smoke
kindled
by
these
demons
,
and
which
seemed
like
hell
itself
opening
beneath
his
feet
.
I
felt
myself
fall
to
the
ground
,
my
mother
had
fainted
.
"
Haidee
's
arms
fell
by
her
side
,
and
she
uttered
a
deep
groan
,
at
the
same
time
looking
towards
the
count
as
if
to
ask
if
he
were
satisfied
with
her
obedience
to
his
commands
.
Monte
Cristo
arose
and
approached
her
,
took
her
hand
,
and
said
to
her
in
Romaic
,
"
Calm
yourself
,
my
dear
child
,
and
take
courage
in
remembering
that
there
is
a
God
who
will
punish
traitors
.
"
"
It
is
a
frightful
story
,
count
,
"
said
Albert
,
terrified
at
the
paleness
of
Haidee
's
countenance
,
"
and
I
reproach
myself
now
for
having
been
so
cruel
and
thoughtless
in
my
request
.
"
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"
Oh
,
it
is
nothing
,
"
said
Monte
Cristo
.
Then
,
patting
the
young
girl
on
the
head
,
he
continued
,
"
Haidee
is
very
courageous
,
and
she
sometimes
even
finds
consolation
in
the
recital
of
her
misfortunes
.
"
"
Because
,
my
lord
,
"
said
Haidee
eagerly
,
"
my
miseries
recall
to
me
the
remembrance
of
your
goodness
.
"