THE COUNT OF MONTE-CRISTO.
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"Do you think you are engaged with a pygmy like yourself?" said Bertuccio, in so calm a tone, and with so steadfast a look that Andrea was moved to the very soul. "Do you think you have to do with galley-slaves, or simple dupes in the world? Benedetto, you are fallen
The Prison Van.
into terrible hands; they are ready to open for you—make use of them! Do not play with the thunderbolt they have laid aside for a moment, but which they can take up again instantly, if you attempt to intercept their movements."
