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THE COUNT OF MONTE-CRISTO.
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"Yes; you see, I am as exact as you are. But you are dripping, my dear fellow; you must change your clothes, as Calypso said to Telemachus. Come, I have a habitation prepared for you, soon forget fatigue and cold."

Morrel on the Yacht.

Monte-Cristo perceived that the young man had turned round; indeed, Morrel saw with surprise that the men who had brought him had left without being paid, or uttering a word. Already the sound of their oars might be heard as they returned to the yacht.;

"Oh, yes," said the count, "you are looking for the sailors."