Dantes was wise. He kept his mouth shut after the first cry of surprise. In his right hand he still held the knife. He quickly cut open the bag, got one arm out and then his body. The stone pulled him down and down, and he felt very weak. But he reached down and cut the stone free. Then he swam quickly to the top of the water, and the stone fell to the bottom of the sea.
He saw a small ship, coming out from Marseille. It was moving quickly out to sea. There were two men in the boat. Dante