Граф Монте-Кристо

The Law.

           deVillefortwouldstifletheaffair;hehadonlytoturnhiseyesononeside,andallowAndreatofly,andfollowupthecrimeunderthatshadowofguiltcalledcontemptofcourt.Andafterthisreasoningsheslepteasily.

           Atnineo’clocknextmorningshearose,andwithoutringingforhermaidorgivingtheleastsignofheractivity,shedressedherselfinthesamesimplestyleasonthepreviousnight;thenrunningdown-stairs,sheleftthehotel,walkedtotheRuedeProvence,calledacab,anddrovetoM.deVillefort’shouse.Forthelastmonththiswretchedhousehadpresentedthegloomyappearanceofalazarettoinfectedwiththeplague.Someoftheapartmentswereclosedwithinandwithout;theshutterswereonlyopenedtoadmitaminute’sair,showingthescaredfaceofafootman,andimmediatelyafterwardsthewindowwouldbeclosed,likeagravestonefallingonasepulchre,andtheneighborswouldsaytoeachotherinalowvoice,"Willtherebeanotherfuneraltodayattheprocureur’shouse?"MadameDanglarsinvoluntarilyshudderedatthedesolateaspectofthemansion;descendingfromthecab,sheapproachedthedoorwithtremblingknees,andrangthebell.Threetimesdidthebellringwithadull,heavysound,seemingtoparticipate,inthegeneralsadness,beforetheconciergeappearedandpeepedthroughthedoor,whichheopenedjustwideenoughtoallowhiswordstobeheard.Hesawalady,afashionable,elegantlydressedlady,andyetthedoorremainedalmostclosed.

Содержание книги
Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 1679 из 1932