Volume I Part 35 (2/2)
Immediately thereafter he felt that his order had been obeyed--the heavy silk became taut
”Pull up,” a voice now cried fro and powerful, but he had to exert himself terribly to pull up the heavy load and lift it over the rim of the well
”Thank Heaven,” the words reached his ear, ”for the present we are saved Ah, ould my poor Aurora say if she knew this?”
Aurora! This nalad surprise, he exclaimed:
”Bartolomeo--is it you?”
”Why, of course; but hom have I the honor--It is as dark here as in a sack”
”I aio Aslitta”
”Heaven be praised that I have found you I was looking for you”
”Indeed? Where, in truth, do you come from?”
”Oh, that would take us too far to-day I fell into the clutches of that cursed San Pietro and escaped froot his deserts”
”Is he dead?”
”Oh, no That sort of verh life, but he's locked up for the present, and therefore we must hurry up to clear out”
”I'm with you, only tell me how and in which way, and, besides, I would like to kno you obtained that Croatian uniform”
”Oh, that was a rare joke! It was San Pietro's uniform which I took from him I will tell you the particulars later on--or do you ood patriot”
”Thanks for this word I come, besides, direct from the torture-chamber
After I had escaped fro in a da I reached a descending staircase; I sloalked on and only stopped when I felt the roped ahead, and soon my shoes were filled ater It shortly afterward rose to ain rise to ht The steps were at an end and I stood in a capacious vault, as I could perceive by the light of a ht, and then I heard your question whether anybody was down there I answered for luck--whether I was captured or drowned in the gradually rising water would, in the end, a”
”But ere you arrested?”
”Later on you shall hear all”
”Can you not at least tell me whether Luciola has been saved?”
”Yes, she is in safety in the Count of Monte-Cristo's house”
”Heaven be praised! Now I can die calmly,” whispered Aslitta