Граф Монте-Кристо

Haidee.

           "

           Alberthadoftenheardnotfromhisfather,forheneverspokeonthesubject,butfromstrangersthedescriptionofthelastmomentsofthevizierofYanina;hehadreaddifferentaccountsofhisdeath,butthestoryseemedtoacquirefreshmeaningfromthevoiceandexpressionoftheyounggirl,andhersympatheticaccentandthemelancholyexpressionofhercountenanceatoncecharmedandhorrifiedhim.AstoHaidee,theseterriblereminiscencesseemedtohaveoverpoweredherforamoment,forsheceasedspeaking,herheadleaningonherhandlikeabeautifulflowerbowingbeneaththeviolenceofthestorm;andhereyesgazingonvacancyindicatedthatshewasmentallycontemplatingthegreensummitofthePindusandthebluewatersofthelakeofYanina,which,likeamagicmirror,seemedtoreflectthesombrepicturewhichshesketched.MonteCristolookedatherwithanindescribableexpressionofinterestandpity.

           "Goon,"saidthecountintheRomaiclanguage.

           Haideelookedupabruptly,asifthesonoroustonesofMonteCristo’svoicehadawakenedherfromadream;andsheresumedhernarrative."Itwasaboutfouro’clockintheafternoon,andalthoughthedaywasbrilliantout-of-doors,wewereenvelopedinthegloomydarknessofthecavern.Onesingle,solitarylightwasburningthere,anditappearedlikeastarsetinaheavenofblackness;itwasSelim’sflaminglance.MymotherwasaChristian,andsheprayed.

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