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Rh morning, then, his yacht, followed by the little bark, boldly entered the port of Marseilles, and anchored exactly opposite the memorable spot from whence, on a never-to-be-forgotten night, he had been put on board the boat for the Château d'If.

Dantès could not view without a shudder the gendarme who accompanied the health officers; but with that perfect self-possession he had acquired, Dantès presented an English passport he had obtained at Leghorn, and, by means of this document, found no difficulty in landing.

The first object that attracted the attention of Dantès, as he landed on the Cannebière, was one of the crew belonging to the Pharaon. This