Chapter 22: The Wondrous Physician

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​⁠A brisk walk of half an hour brought the Count and his companion to one of the two gates in the wall of the Ghetto or Jews' quarter of Rome. Monte-Cristo knocked at a wicket and a policeman immediately appeared. He was a young man and wore a military dress. His coat was buttoned to the throat, a yellow cord and tassel gracefully looped over the breast. His hands were encased in white cotton gloves