Volume I Part 23 (1/2)
”Yes,” nodded Ali
”Dead?”
”No,” shaking his head
”But he is not able to ain when he saas understood
”Haydee,” said the count, turning to his wife, ”I look upon it as a good sign that God has permitted me at this o with Ali to save the poor fellow”
”I shall accoly; ”let ,” said Monte-Cristo, in whose eye a tear glistened, and they both followed Ali, who hurried toward the beach
As they passed by the entrance to the grotto, Haydee noticed that Bertuccio wasa hole in the rock with his pickaxe
”What is Bertuccio doing?” asked Haydee, curiously
”You shall find out later on,” replied the count, and, turning to Bertuccio, he asked in a low voice:
”Is the work nearly finished?”
”Al n, all will be over”
”Very well, Bertuccio, and now follow us”
The Corsican looked wonderingly at the count, and, taking his pick in his hand, walked behind When they had reached the rear part of the little island, Ali paused and pointed to a rock which projected into the sea
Monte-Cristo's eyes followed the Nubian's direction, and he recognized a huth upon a rock The face was turned aside, and a dark pool of blood indicated a wound The e With a bound Monte-Cristo had reached the side of thearrass plot and carefully laid hiet some rum Do not lose a minute, it is a question of life and death”
The Nubian departed, and Monte-Cristo laid his hand upon the woundedmore freely, ”and with God's help ill save him”
Suddenly a terrible cry was heard behind hily exclaimed:
”Oh, sir, it is the wretch, the nize hi the blood from his face he exclaimed in horror:
”Really, it is Benedetto!”
”Back, sir,” cried Bertuccio in a rage, as he swung his pickaxe, ”I will crush the viper's skull”
The pick cleaved through the air, but before it descended on Benedetto's head, the count had grasped it, and with a powerful movement hurled it into the sea
”Bertuccio,” he said coldly, ”what right have you to play the judge in er overcame me Benedetto burned assunta, et her money; he only lived from robbery and murder”