befall

Twelve struck, and one and two and three, and still we sat waiting silently for whatever might befall.

Thus, at length, by one of the unexpected strokes of fortune which sometimes befall those who have for a long time been the victims of an evil destiny, Dantès was about to secure the opportunity he wished for, by simple and natural means, and land on the island without incurring any suspicion.

Whatever evils may befall you, they will not be occasioned by my instrumentality, that I solemnly promise you.”

“I assure you, sir, that I simply concealed myself in order to see the effect of my disappearance, and I am sure that you would not be so unjust as to imagine that I would have allowed any harm to befall poor young Mr.