Both Uses of
savant
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- Faria had dug his way through fifty feet, Dantes would dig a hundred; Faria, at the age of fifty, had devoted three years to the task; he, who was but half as old, would sacrifice six; Faria, a priest and savant, had not shrunk from the idea of risking his life by trying to swim a distance of three miles to one of the islands—Daume, Rattonneau, or Lemaire; should a hardy sailer, an experienced diver, like himself, shrink from a similar task; should he, who had so often for mere amusement's sake plunged to the bottom of the sea to fetch up the bright coral branch, hesitate to entertain the same project?†
Chpt 15-16savant = someone recognized as spectacularly knowledgeable of skilled in a particular field
- Do you suppose that the real savant addresses himself stupidly to the mere individual?†
Chpt 51-52 *
Definition:
someone recognized as spectacularly knowledgeable or skilled in a particular field