Volume 1, Chapter 23: The Island of Monte Cristo

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌⁠Thus, at length, by one of the unexpected strokes of fortune which sometimes befall those who have for a long time been the victims of an evil destiny, Dantès was about to secure the opportunity he wished for, by simple and natural means, and land on the island without incurring any suspicion. One night more and he would be on his way.

The night was one of feverish distraction, and in its progress