Граф Монте-Кристо

Italy: Sinbad the Sailor.

           Hewasnotparticularlytall,butextremelywellmade,and,likethemenofthesouth,hadsmallhandsandfeet.ButwhatastonishedFranz,whohadtreatedGaetano’sdescriptionasafable,wasthesplendoroftheapartmentinwhichhefoundhimself.Theentirechamberwaslinedwithcrimsonbrocade,workedwithflowersofgold.Inarecesswasakindofdivan,surmountedwithastandofArabianswordsinsilverscabbards,andthehandlesresplendentwithgems;fromtheceilinghungalampofVenetianglass,ofbeautifulshapeandcolor,whilethefeetrestedonaTurkeycarpet,inwhichtheysunktotheinstep;tapestryhungbeforethedoorbywhichFranzhadentered,andalsoinfrontofanotherdoor,leadingintoasecondapartmentwhichseemedtobebrilliantlyilluminated.ThehostgaveFranztimetorecoverfromhissurprise,and,moreover,returnedlookforlook,noteventakinghiseyesoffhim."Sir,"hesaid,afterapause,"athousandexcusesfortheprecautiontakeninyourintroductionhither;butas,duringthegreaterportionoftheyear,thisislandisdeserted,ifthesecretofthisabodewerediscovered.Ishoulddoubtless,findonmyreturnmytemporaryretirementinastateofgreatdisorder,whichwouldbeexceedinglyannoying,notforthelossitoccasionedme,butbecauseIshouldnothavethecertaintyInowpossessofseparatingmyselffromalltherestofmankindatpleasure.

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