1 It is needless to add that there were gold and silver fish in the basin.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 50. The Morrel Family. 2 The latter seemed to have resigned himself; he drew the corks, and partook largely of the fish with the garlic and fat.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 81. The Room of the Retired Baker. 3 For example, you see these two fish; one brought from fifty leagues beyond St. Petersburg, the other five leagues from Naples.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 63. The Dinner. 4 So long as the nets were good, they caught fish; and so long as they sold their fish, they were able to buy twine for new nets.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 106. Dividing the Proceeds. 5 Four servants carried in two casks covered with aquatic plants, and in each of which was breathing a fish similar to those on the table.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 63. The Dinner. 6 The island was deserted, and the sun seemed to cover it with its fiery glance; afar off, a few small fishing boats studded the bosom of the blue ocean.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 24. The Secret Cave. 7 Hunger made viands once repugnant, now acceptable; he held the plate in his hand for an hour at a time, and gazed thoughtfully at the morsel of bad meat, of tainted fish, of black and mouldy bread.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 15. Number 34 and Number 27. 8 Gaetano skirted the light, carefully keeping the boat in the shadow; then, when they were opposite the fire, he steered to the centre of the circle, singing a fishing song, of which his companions sung the chorus.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 31. Italy: Sinbad the Sailor. 9 Oh, do not give me credit for this, madame; it was done by the Romans, who much esteemed them, and Pliny relates that they sent slaves from Ostia to Rome, who carried on their heads fish which he calls the mulus, and which, from the description, must probably be the goldfish.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 63. The Dinner. 10 Andrea, indeed, inhaled the scent of something cooking which was not unwelcome to him, hungry as he was; it was that mixture of fat and garlic peculiar to provincial kitchens of an inferior order, added to that of dried fish, and above all, the pungent smell of musk and cloves.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 81. The Room of the Retired Baker. 11 Sometimes you pretend I am useful to you, and that is an excuse to share with me the produce of your fishing, and I accept it, Fernand, because you are the son of my father's brother, because we were brought up together, and still more because it would give you so much pain if I refuse.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 3. The Catalans. 12 The sea, smooth as crystal, was now and then disturbed by the leaping of fish, which were pursued by some unseen enemy and sought for safety in another element; while on the extreme verge of the horizon might be seen the fishermen's boats, white and graceful as the sea-gull, or the merchant vessels bound for Corsica or Spain.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 113. The Past. 13 Well, I selected the cartilages of the heads of these fishes, and you can scarcely imagine the delight with which I welcomed the arrival of each Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, as affording me the means of increasing my stock of pens; for I will freely confess that my historical labors have been my greatest solace and relief.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 16. A Learned Italian.