Albert arrived right on time. The journey quickly became thrilling due to its incredible speed, something Morcerf had never experienced before.
"Honestly," Monte Cristo said, "with regular postal horses going barely fifteen kilometers an hour, and that absurd law preventing one traveler from passing another without permission, so that some sick or grumpy traveler can delay everyone healthy and active, it's impossible to make good time. I bypass this annoyance by traveling with my own driver and horses. Right, Ali?"
