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…†
Chpt 15-16
- Do you suppose that the real savant addresses himself stupidly to the mere individual?†
Chpt 51-52 *
Definition:
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(savant) someone recognized as spectacularly knowledgeable or skilled in a particular field