Crossword-Solution: DANT 4 letters, 1 clue 🏆 scrabble score: 5

The early part of _Monte Cristo_, down to the finding of the treasure, is a piece of perfect story-telling; the man never breathed who shared these moving incidents without a tremor; and yet Faria is a thing of packthread and Dantès little more than a name.

For two long days I wander-ed amid the ver-dant pathways of the gar-den and to the barn, whenever and anon my du-ty call-ed me, nor did I ere neg-lect the fowlery.

Johnson says, 'beyond the dreams of avarice'--devotes his life and fortune to revenge himself.” “And does he?” “He does, upon all his enemies save one.” “And he--?” “She--was the wife of his greatest enemy, and Dantès spared her because he loved her.” Sylvia turned away her head.

There is nothing truer than what Sallust says: “_Dominationis in alios servitium suum_, _mercedem dant_”: They are content to pay so great a price as their own servitude to purchase the domination over others.

Portman, "that my en-gage-ments will pre-vent me from ask-ing you and Mis-ter Virg-- Ver-dant, to dine with me to-day; but I do hope that the next time you come to Ox-ford I shall be more for-tu-nate." Old John, the Common-room man, who had heard this speech made to hundreds of "governors" through many generations of freshmen, could not repress a few pantomimic asides, that were suggestive of anything but full credence in his master's words.