The yabsp;moved rapidly on, though there did not appear to be suffit wind to ruffle the curls on the head of a young girl.
Standing on the prow was a tall man, of a dark plexion, who saw with dilating eyes that they were approag a dark mass of land in the shape of a e, whibsp;ro from the midst of the waves like the hat of a Catalan.
"Is that Monte Cristo?" asked the traveller, to who orders the yabsp;was for the time submitted, in a melancholy voice.
“Yes, your excellency," said the captain, "we have reached it.”“We have reached it!" repeated the traveller in an at of indescribable sadness.
Then he added, in a low tone, "Yes; that is the haven.” And then he again plunged into a train of thought, the character of whibsp;was better revealed by a sad smile, than it would have been by tears.
A few minutes afterwards a flash of light, whibsp;was extinguished instantly, was en on the land, and the sound of firearms reached the yacht.
“Your excellency," said the captain, "that was the land signal, will you answer yourlf?"“What signal?" The captain pointed towards the island, up the side of whibsp;asded a volume of smoke, increasing as it ro.
The yabsp;moved rapidly on, though there did not appear to be suffit wind to ruffle the curls on the head of a young girl.
Standing on the prow was a tall man, of a dark plexion, who saw with dilating eyes that they were approag a dark mass of land in the shape of a e, whibsp;ro from the midst of the waves like the hat of a Catalan.
"Is that Monte Cristo?" asked the traveller, to who orders the yabsp;was for the time submitted, in a melancholy voice.
“Yes, your excellency," said the captain, "we have reached it.”“We have reached it!" repeated the traveller in an at of indescribable sadness.
Then he added, in a low tone, "Yes; that is the haven.” And then he again plunged into a train of thought, the character of whibsp;was better revealed by a sad smile, than it would have been by tears.
A few minutes afterwards a flash of light, whibsp;was extinguished instantly, was en on the land, and the sound of firearms reached the yacht.
“Your excellency," said the captain, "that was the land signal, will you answer yourlf?"“What signal?" The captain pointed towards the island, up the side of whibsp;asded a volume of smoke, increasing as it ro.