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?”