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Morrel,” said Dantès, approaching, “the vessel now rides at anchor, and I am at your service.

“Asked me questions about the vessel, the time she left Marseilles, the course she had taken, and what was her cargo.

Morrel appeared and was saluted with an enthusiastic burst of applause from the crew of the Pharaon, who hailed the visit of the shipowner as a sure indication that the man whose wedding feast he thus delighted to honor would ere long be first in command of the ship; and as Dantès was universally beloved on board his vessel, the sailors put no restraint on their tumultuous joy at finding that the opinion and choice of their superiors so exactly coincided with their own.

I find my vessel fast.