Граф Монте-Кристо

Roman Bandits.

           NoneoftheladsofPampinara,Palestrina,orValmontonehadbeenabletogainanyinfluenceoverhimoreventobecomehiscompanion.Hisdisposition(alwaysinclinedtoexactconcessionsratherthantomakethem)kepthimalooffromallfriendships.Teresaaloneruledbyalook,aword,agesture,thisimpetuouscharacter,whichyieldedbeneaththehandofawoman,andwhichbeneaththehandofamanmighthavebroken,butcouldneverhavebeenbended.Teresawaslivelyandgay,butcoquettishtoexcess.ThetwopiastresthatLuigireceivedeverymonthfromtheCountofSan–Felice’ssteward,andthepriceofallthelittlecarvingsinwoodhesoldatRome,wereexpendedinear-rings,necklaces,andgoldhairpins.Sothat,thankstoherfriend’sgenerosity,Teresawasthemostbeautifulandthebest-attiredpeasantnearRome.Thetwochildrengrewuptogether,passingalltheirtimewitheachother,andgivingthemselvesuptothewildideasoftheirdifferentcharacters.Thus,inalltheirdreams,theirwishes,andtheirconversations,Vampasawhimselfthecaptainofavessel,generalofanarmy,orgovernorofaprovince.Teresasawherselfrich,superblyattired,andattendedbyatrainofliverieddomestics.Then,whentheyhadthuspassedthedayinbuildingcastlesintheair,theyseparatedtheirflocks,anddescendedfromtheelevationoftheirdreamstotherealityoftheirhumbleposition.

           "Onedaytheyoungshepherdtoldthecount’sstewardthathehadseenawolfcomeoutoftheSabinemountains,andprowlaroundhisflock.

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