Граф Монте-Кристо

Italy: Sinbad the Sailor.

           "Diable!"hesaid,afterhavingswallowedthedivinepreserve."Idonotknowiftheresultwillbeasagreeableasyoudescribe,butthethingdoesnotappeartomeaspalatableasyousay."

           "Becauseyourpalatehisnotyetbeenattunedtothesublimityofthesubstancesitflavors.Tellme,thefirsttimeyoutastedoysters,tea,porter,truffles,andsundryotherdaintieswhichyounowadore,didyoulikethem?CouldyoucomprehendhowtheRomansstuffedtheirpheasantswithassafoetida,andtheChineseeatswallows’nests?Eh?no!Well,itisthesamewithhashish;onlyeatforaweek,andnothingintheworldwillseemtoyoutoequalthedelicacyofitsflavor,whichnowappearstoyouflatanddistasteful.Letusnowgointotheadjoiningchamber,whichisyourapartment,andAliwillbringuscoffeeandpipes."Theybotharose,andwhilehewhocalledhimselfSinbadandwhomwehaveoccasionallynamedso,thatwemight,likehisguest,havesometitlebywhichtodistinguishhimgavesomeorderstotheservant,Franzenteredstillanotherapartment.Itwassimplyyetrichlyfurnished.Itwasround,andalargedivancompletelyencircledit.

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