Volume I Part 78 (2/2)

”Madame Fanfaro,” said the colonist, ”followed me to the desert”

”This is Firejaws, the king of athletes And now it is the turn of Bobi+chel, the clown”

”It looks to ht-rope walker and acrobat before?”

”Yes, count, and I aood”

Monte-Cristo gazed interestedly at the speaker and his wife Fanfaro, as we have before observed, was a fine-looking man, and Madame Irene looked like a marquise

”Monsieur Fanfaro,” said Monte-Cristo at table one day, ”I do not knoho you are, but I drink to your health and that of all the other members of the colony May God always protect you and yours!”

”Oh, Monsieur Fanfaro,” exclaimed Madame Caraman, ”won't you tell us your history? I am curious to know it”

”What does Irene say to the proposition?” asked Fanfaro tenderly

”Oh, I a

”Good, then I shall begin,” said Fanfaro

And while Spero slept Fanfaro began to relate the story of his life As it is long, we shall narrate it in Part II of ”The Son of Monte-Cristo”

”THE SON OF MONTE-CRISTO” (END OF PART ONE)