Volume I Part 71 (1/2)
Medje turned deathly pale as she heard these words
She stretched her arms toward the south and mournfully said:
”Little papa is down there, in the sultana's dungeon”
”Do you mean Captain Joliette, whom you call little papa?” asked Monte-Cristo
”Yes”
”And the sultana is Uargla, the irl shi+vered as she replied:
”Yes, Uargla There he suffers and there, too, he will be killed”
Monte-Cristo waved back those around, and then asked her in a whisper:
”Why did you come here?”
”To look for you”
”For me? Do you know me?”
”No”
”Somebody has told you my name?”
”No”
”Explain yourself , but let these o away”
”Follow me,” said the count
The count ordered Coucou to take charge of the dead lion, and of Bertuccio's body, which would be buried in the nized two pale six-cornered stars in dead gold color on her cheeks This filled hihed the Jackal, ”he was a good comrade”
”And a faithful soul,” added Monte-Cristo
Spero ca his arly asked:
”Papa, why could I not accoht with a lion”
”You were not afraid? Why should I have been?”