1 Dantes let go of the timber, which he now thought to be useless, and swam vigorously to meet them.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 21. The Island of Tiboulen. 2 The timid girl could not understand that vigorous nature which appeared to have none of the timidities of woman.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 93. Valentine. 3 We know the Count's vigorous and daring mind, denying anything to be impossible, with that energy which marks the great man.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 82. The Burglary. 4 Full of hope, Edmond swallowed a few mouthfuls of bread and water, and, thanks to the vigor of his constitution, found himself well-nigh recovered.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 15. Number 34 and Number 27. 5 That very day the miners began their labors, with a vigor and alacrity proportionate to their long rest from fatigue and their hopes of ultimate success.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 17. The Abbe's Chamber. 6 And they all looked with astonishment at this man whose eye now disclosed an intelligence and his body a vigor they had not thought him capable of showing.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 21. The Island of Tiboulen. 7 The stranger might have numbered sixty or sixty-five years; but a certain briskness and appearance of vigor in his movements made it probable that he was aged more from captivity than the course of time.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 16. A Learned Italian. 8 By a rapid movement, which the gendarme's practiced eye had perceived, Dantes sprang forward to precipitate himself into the sea; but four vigorous arms seized him as his feet quitted the bottom of the boat.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 8. The Chateau D'If. 9 Everything about the count seemed to have its meaning, for the constant habit of thought which he had acquired had given an ease and vigor to the expression of his face, and even to the most trifling gesture, scarcely to be understood.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 70. The Ball. 10 So, preferring death to capture, I accomplished the most astonishing deeds, and which, more than once, showed me that the too great care we take of our bodies is the only obstacle to the success of those projects which require rapid decision, and vigorous and determined execution.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 44. The Vendetta. 11 And this time, as though nature had at least taken compassion on the vigorous frame, nearly bursting with its own strength, the words of Morrel were stifled in his throat; his breast heaved; the tears, so long rebellious, gushed from his eyes; and he threw himself weeping on his knees by the side of the bed.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 103. Maximilian. 12 Smuggling is a profitable trade, when a certain degree of vigor and intelligence is employed; as for myself, brought up in the mountains, I had a double motive for fearing the gendarmes and custom-house officers, as my appearance before the judges would cause an inquiry, and an inquiry always looks back into the past.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 44. The Vendetta.