The Count of Monte Cristo

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"And it is not yours?"

"No, she is a Bordeaux vessel, La Gironde; she comes from India also;
but she is not mine."

"Perhaps she has spoken to the Pharaon, and brings you some tidings of
her?"

"Shall I tell you plainly one thing, sir? I dread almost as much to
receive any tidings of my vessel as to remain in doubt. Uncertainty
is still hope." Then in a low voice Morrel added,--"This delay is not
natural. The Pharaon left Calcutta the 5th February; she ought to have
been here a month ago."

"What is that?" said the Englishman. "What is the meaning of that
noise?"