The Count of Monte Cristo

On the 24th of February, 1815, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master, the Pharaon from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples. … “Darling,” replied Valentine, “has not the count just told us that all human wisdom is summed up in two words: ‘Wait and hope (Fac et spera)!’”

开篇码头报到与终章「Wait and hope」把背叛—囚禁—复仇—放手收成一条完整弧，长篇复仇工程收束干净，故情节 94。

“Dantès?” cried the man in the skiff. “What’s the matter? and why have you such an air of sadness aboard?” “A great misfortune, M. Morrel,” replied the young man, “a great misfortune, for me especially! Off Civita Vecchia we lost our brave Captain Leclere.”

青年 Dantès 与船东 Morrel 的对答立刻立住忠诚、野心与即将破碎的命运网，后文面具与对手群由此展开，故人物 90。

coat of mail which protected my breast! Yet perhaps if I had found you humble and penitent, I might have prevented Benedetto from killing you; but I found you proud and blood-thirsty, and I left you in the hands of God.

中后段巴黎复仇机括靠身份戏与对峙推进，但沙龙/副线拉长间隔，节奏有稀释，故节奏 79。

hashish—the purest and most unadulterated hashish of Alexandria,—the hashish of Abou-Gor, the celebrated maker, the only man, the man to whom there should be built a palace, inscribed with these words, A grateful world to the dealer in happiness.

洞穴与迷药段落感官铺陈强、翻译腔有力但不密，服务情节舞台多于文句密度，故文笔 84。

As usual, a pilot put off immediately, and rounding the Château d’If, got on board the vessel between Cape Morgiou and Rion island. Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with spectators.

马赛港、伊夫堡、观众城墙一笔画出社会地理与即将吞没主角的制度空间，故世界观 88。

On the 24th of February, 1815, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master, the Pharaon from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples.

日期+瞭望台+归港船名三拍立住黄金青年将倾的引擎，钩子干净，故钩子 88。

has not the count just told us that all human wisdom is summed up in two words: “‘Wait and hope (Fac et spera)!’”

复仇惊悚模板之上加「等待与希望」的神意/自制收束，把通俗情节抬成可复用的现代复仇范式，故创新 85。

“Gone,” murmured Valentine; “adieu, my sweet Haydée—adieu, my sister!” “Who can say whether we shall ever see them again?” said Morrel with tearful eyes. “Darling,” replied Valentine, “has not the count just told us that all human wisdom is summed up in two words: “‘Wait and hope (Fac et spera)!’”

伯爵退场、财富转赠与「等待与希望」把复仇之手松开，留给情侣出航，故结局 88。