I shall make a trial." Monk turned towards the fisherman, the whole of whose profile was thrown upon the wall.
"Come here, friend!" said he in English, and in a tone of command.
The fisherman did not stir.
"That is well," continued he: "he does not know English.

Speak to me, then, in English, if you please, monsieur." "My lord," replied Athos, "I have frequently seen men in certain circumstances have sufficient command over themselves not to reply to a question put to them in a language they understood.

The fisherman is perhaps more learned than we believe him to be.

Send him away, my lord, I beg you." "Decidedly," said Monk, "he wishes to have me alone in this vault.

Never mind, we shall go through with it; one man is as good as another man; and we are alone.