An adversary, Mercedes, glanced angrily at her cousin and shouted, What do you mean, Edmund? An adversary in my family. If so, I will take your arm and we will go to Marseilles together and never come back from this house.
Fernand’s eyes almost fired.
If anything happens to you, dear Edmond, continue to speak calmly. Fernand feels that she has seen the bad thoughts in his heart. If anything really happens to you, I will climb to the rock at Cape Morgion and jump from there and die at the bottom of the sea forever.
Fernand was as pale as a dead man.
You’re mistaken, Edmund. She said there is no rival here. My brother Fernand here will shake your hand like an old friend.
With these last words, the young girl fixed her majestic eyes on Fernand, a Catalan, and then slowly walked up to Edmond as if hypnotized by the eyes, reaching out to him. His hatred was shattered like a fierce but powerful wave that Mercedes said. As soon as he touched Edmond’s hand, he felt that he couldn’t stand it anymore and rushed to the house.
Oh, oh, he shouted, running like a madman, grabbing his hair with both hands. Oh, who can help me get rid of this man? I’m so unfortunate
Hey, Catalans, hey, Fernand, where are you going?
The young man suddenly stopped and looked around and saw Caderousse Danglars sitting opposite the table in an arbor.
Hey, Caderousse said, why don’t you come over? Don’t you even say hello to your old friend?
Especially when there is a bottle full of sprinkles in front of them, Danglars added
Fernand look at them with a dreamy look and said nothing.
He doesn’t look right, said Danglars, touching Caderousse’s knee
Don’t we make a mistake. Dantè s won, right?
Well, let’s get this straight. Caderousse turned to the young man and said, Hey, Catalans, have you made up your mind?
Fernand wiped his forehead, and the cold sweat slowly walked into the arbor. In the shade of the arbor, it seemed that he was calmer and refreshed, and his exhausted body revived.
Hello, he said, did you call me? Then he sat down heavily in the chair next to the table as if he were paralyzed
I saw you running around like a madman, and I called you for fear that you would jump into the sea. Caderousse laughed and said, Damn it, a friend not only made him drink, but also dissuaded him from going to drink three or four times without making trouble.
An old French unit of liquid volume equal to 0.93 liters.
Fernand sighed as if he were moaning, and fell on the table, burying his face in his hands.
Hey, I said Fernand Caderousse hit the other side on the head. This kind of petty citizen forgot his speaking skills out of curiosity. You look very wrong, like you are lovelorn, and then you burst into a rude laugh.
Come on, Danglars said, how can a young man as good as him lose in love? Caderousse, don’t be ridiculous.
No, Caderousse replied, just listen to his sigh. Come on, Fernand, raise your head and tell us about it. Friends are the most concerned about your health. It’s not good for you not to answer us.
I’m fine. Beau Fernand clenched his fists and still didn’t raise it. Look, Teng Larcade Ruth winked at his friend and said, this is the way it is. Now in front of your eyes, Fernand is a brave Catalan and the leading fisherman in Marseilles. He loves a very beautiful girl named Mercedes. Unfortunately, that beautiful girl just loves the first mate of the Pharaon. Today, the Pharaon has arrived. You should understand the secret.
No, I don’t, Danglars said
Poor Fernand was rejected by a girl, Caderousse added
Yes, but so what? Fernand suddenly raised his head and stared at Caderousse as if he were looking for someone to be angry with, as if she could control Mercedes, and she could love whoever she wanted, didn’t she?
Oh, if you insist on saying that, it’s another matter. Caderousse told me that you are a real Catalan. I was told that all Catalans would never let their opponents take anything away, and they even told me that Fernand, in particular, was very vindictive
Fernand smiled sadly. A lover is never afraid, he said
Poor Danglars said that he pretended to be moved to sympathize with the young man. Well, you see, he didn’t expect Dantè s to come back to him so suddenly. He had died at sea or happened to be in love with someone else. It was really sad that this happened suddenly.
Alas, it’s true, but when Caderousse was talking and drinking, Lamargue’s wine was already strong. Anyway, it was good luck that Dantè s came back this time, and Fernand was not the only one who was hit.
Oh, you’re right, but if you ask me, he’s in trouble.