Граф Монте-Кристо

Italy: Sinbad the Sailor.

           Presently,byachangeintheatmosphere,heknewthattheywereenteringacave;aftergoingonforafewsecondsmoreheheardacrackling,anditseemedtohimasthoughtheatmosphereagainchanged,andbecamebalmyandperfumed.Atlengthhisfeettouchedonathickandsoftcarpet,andhisguidesletgotheirholdofhim.Therewasamoment’ssilence,andthenavoice,inexcellentFrench,although,withaforeignaccent,said,"Welcome,sir.Ibegyouwillremoveyourbandage."Itmaybesupposed,then,Franzdidnotwaitforarepetitionofthispermission,buttookoffthehandkerchief,andfoundhimselfinthepresenceofamanfromthirty-eighttofortyyearsofage,dressedinaTunisiancostumethatistosay,aredcapwithalongbluesilktassel,avestofblackclothembroideredwithgold,pantaloonsofdeepred,largeandfullgaitersofthesamecolor,embroideredwithgoldlikethevest,andyellowslippers;hehadasplendidcashmereroundhiswaist,andasmallsharpandcrookedcangiarwaspassedthroughhisgirdle.Althoughofapalenessthatwasalmostlivid,thismanhadaremarkablyhandsomeface;hiseyeswerepenetratingandsparkling;hisnose,quitestraight,andprojectingdirectfromthebrow,wasofthepureGreektype,whilehisteeth,aswhiteaspearls,weresetofftoadmirationbytheblackmustachethatencircledthem.

           Hispallorwassopeculiar,thatitseemedtopertaintoonewhohadbeenlongentombed,andwhowasincapableofresumingthehealthyglowandhueoflife.

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