All 49 Uses of
grotto
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- "Yes," said he, "I made a vow, to our Lady of the Grotto not to cut my hair or beard for ten years if I were saved in a moment of danger; but to-day the vow expires."†
Chpt 22-23
- He ascended into grottos paved with emeralds, with panels of rubies, and the roof glowing with diamond stalactites.†
Chpt 23-24 *
- He then endeavored to re-enter the marvellous grottos, but they had suddenly receded, and now the path became a labyrinth, and then the entrance vanished, and in vain did he tax his memory for the magic and mysterious word which opened the splendid caverns of Ali Baba to the Arabian fisherman.†
Chpt 23-24
- Should we not do better in the grottos?†
Chpt 23-24
- What grottos?†
Chpt 23-24
- Why, the grottos—caves of the island.†
Chpt 23-24
- "I do not know of any grottos," replied Jacopo.†
Chpt 23-24
- "What, are there no grottos at Monte Cristo?" he asked.†
Chpt 23-24
- Meanwhile, by a cleft between two walls of rock, following a path worn by a torrent, and which, in all human probability, human foot had never before trod, Dantes approached the spot where he supposed the grottos must have existed.†
Chpt 23-24
- It seemed, however, to Edmond, who was hidden from his comrades by the inequalities of the ground, that at sixty paces from the harbor the marks ceased; nor did they terminate at any grotto.†
Chpt 23-24
- Edmond inserted his lever in the ring and exerted all his strength; the flag-stone yielded, and disclosed steps that descended until they were lost in the obscurity of a subterraneous grotto.†
Chpt 23-24
- He had only found the first grotto; he had now to seek the second.†
Chpt 23-24
- He reflected that this second grotto must penetrate deeper into the island; he examined the stones, and sounded one part of the wall where he fancied the opening existed, masked for precaution's sake.†
Chpt 23-24
- At last, after renewed hesitation, Dantes entered the second grotto.†
Chpt 23-24
- The second grotto was lower and more gloomy than the first; the air that could only enter by the newly formed opening had the mephitic smell Dantes was surprised not to find in the outer cavern.†
Chpt 23-24
- He glanced around this second grotto; it was, like the first, empty.†
Chpt 23-24
- He would fain have gazed upon his gold, and yet he had not strength enough; for an instant he leaned his head in his hands as if to prevent his senses from leaving him, and then rushed madly about the rocks of Monte Cristo, terrifying the wild goats and scaring the sea-fowls with his wild cries and gestures; then he returned, and, still unable to believe the evidence of his senses, rushed into the grotto, and found himself before this mine of gold and jewels.†
Chpt 23-24
- Descending into the grotto, he lifted the stone, filled his pockets with gems, put the box together as well and securely as he could, sprinkled fresh sand over the spot from which it had been taken, and then carefully trod down the earth to give it everywhere a uniform appearance; then, quitting the grotto, he replaced the stone, heaping on it broken masses of rocks and rough fragments of crumbling granite, filling the interstices with earth, into which he deftly inserted rapidly…†
Chpt 25-26
- Descending into the grotto, he lifted the stone, filled his pockets with gems, put the box together as well and securely as he could, sprinkled fresh sand over the spot from which it had been taken, and then carefully trod down the earth to give it everywhere a uniform appearance; then, quitting the grotto, he replaced the stone, heaping on it broken masses of rocks and rough fragments of crumbling granite, filling the interstices with earth, into which he deftly inserted rapidly growing plants, such as the wild myrtle and flowering thorn, then carefully watering these new plantations, he scrupulously effaced every trace of footsteps, leaving th†
Chpt 25-26
- On shore in the grottos, or on board in your cloak; besides, if your excellency pleases, we can leave as soon as you like—we can sail as well by night as by day, and if the wind drops we can use our oars.†
Chpt 31-32
- Oh, yes, more than once, but always in vain; we examined the grotto all over, but we never could find the slightest trace of any opening; they say that the door is not opened by a key, but a magic word.†
Chpt 31-32
- At length the boat touched the shore, but without effort, without shock, as lips touch lips; and he entered the grotto amidst continued strains of most delicious melody.†
Chpt 31-32
- He descended, or rather seemed to descend, several steps, inhaling the fresh and balmy air, like that which may be supposed to reign around the grotto of Circe, formed from such perfumes as set the mind a dreaming, and such fires as burn the very senses; and he saw again all he had seen before his sleep, from Sinbad, his singular host, to Ali, the mute attendant; then all seemed to fade away and become confused before his eyes, like the last shadows of the magic lantern before it is…†
Chpt 31-32
- He found that he was in a grotto, went towards the opening, and through a kind of fanlight saw a blue sea and an azure sky.†
Chpt 31-32
- Franz took the lamp, and entered the subterranean grotto, followed by Gaetano.†
Chpt 31-32
- He recognized the place where he had awaked by the bed of heather that was there; but it was in vain that he carried his torch all round the exterior surface of the grotto.†
Chpt 31-32
- Since, the evening before, he had really been the hero of one of the tales of the "Thousand and One Nights," and he was irresistibly attracted towards the grotto.†
Chpt 31-32
- He had lost all hope of detecting the secret of the grotto; he consequently despatched his breakfast, and, his boat being ready, he hastened on board, and they were soon under way.†
Chpt 31-32
- Vampa, without saying a word, hastened to the stone that closed up the entrance to their grotto, drew it away, made a sign to the fugitive to take refuge there, in a retreat unknown to every one, closed the stone upon him, and then went and resumed his seat by Teresa.†
Chpt 33-34
- Luigi took her arm beneath his own, and led her to the door of the grotto.†
Chpt 33-34
- 'Go into the grotto and dress yourself.'†
Chpt 33-34
- At these words he drew away the stone, and showed Teresa the grotto, lighted up by two wax lights, which burnt on each side of a splendid mirror; on a rustic table, made by Luigi, were spread out the pearl necklace and the diamond pins, and on a chair at the side was laid the rest of the costume.†
Chpt 33-34
- Teresa uttered a cry of joy, and, without inquiring whence this attire came, or even thanking Luigi, darted into the grotto, transformed into a dressing-room.†
Chpt 33-34
- As he came within two or three hundred paces of the grotto, he thought he heard a cry.†
Chpt 33-34
- The cry proceeded from the grotto.†
Chpt 33-34
- This man, who was hastening towards the wood, was already three-quarters of the way on the road from the grotto to the forest.†
Chpt 33-34
- Vampa took Cucumetto's body in his arms and conveyed it to the grotto, while in her turn Teresa remained outside.†
Chpt 33-34
- At the end of a quarter of an hour Vampa quitted the grotto; his costume was no less elegant than that of Teresa.†
Chpt 33-34
- It was more especially when this man was speaking in a manner half jesting, half bitter, that Franz's ear recalled most vividly the deep sonorous, yet well-pitched voice that had addressed him in the grotto of Monte Cristo, and which he heard for the second time amid the darkness and ruined grandeur of the Colosseum.†
Chpt 33-34
- Slumber refused to visit his eyelids and the night was passed in feverish contemplation of the chain of circumstances tending to prove the identity of the mysterious visitant to the Colosseum with the inhabitant of the grotto of Monte Cristo; and the more he thought, the firmer grew his opinion on the subject.†
Chpt 33-34
- Ali was on the box, in whom Franz recognized the dumb slave of the grotto of Monte Cristo.†
Chpt 37-38
- At the other end, silent, scarcely visible, and like a shadow, was a sentinel, who was walking up and down before a grotto, which was only distinguishable because in that spot the darkness seemed more dense than elsewhere.†
Chpt 37-38
- Franz did not doubt that these plans were the same concerning which the count had dropped a few words in the grotto of Monte Cristo, and while the Count was speaking the young man watched him closely, hoping to read something of his purpose in his face, but his countenance was inscrutable especially when, as in the present case, it was veiled in a sphinx-like smile.†
Chpt 37-38
- He dwelt with considerable force and energy on the almost magical hospitality he had received from the count, and the magnificence of his entertainment in the grotto of the "Thousand and One Nights."†
Chpt 37-38
- France is so prosaic, and Paris so civilized a city, that you will not find in its eighty-five departments—I say eighty-five, because I do not include Corsica—you will not find, then, in these eighty-five departments a single hill on which there is not a telegraph, or a grotto in which the commissary of police has not put up a gaslamp.†
Chpt 39-40
- These twenty millions are concealed in my grotto at Monte Cristo, of which Bertuccio knows the secret.†
Chpt 89-90
- Morrel mechanically followed the count, and they had entered the grotto before he perceived it.†
Chpt 117
- They had found the door of the grotto opened, and gone forth; on the azure dome of heaven still glittered a few remaining stars.†
Chpt 117
- All that is in this grotto, my friend, my house in the Champs Elysees, and my chateau at Treport, are the marriage gifts bestowed by Edmond Dantes upon the son of his old master, Morrel.†
Chpt 117
Definition:
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(grotto) a small cave -- usually with attractive features