Граф Монте-Кристо

Roman Bandits.

           Thestewardgavehimagun;thiswaswhatVampalongedfor.Thisgunhadanexcellentbarrel,madeatBreschia,andcarryingaballwiththeprecisionofanEnglishrifle;butonedaythecountbrokethestock,andhadthencastthegunaside.This,however,wasnothingtoasculptorlikeVampa;heexaminedthebrokenstock,calculatedwhatchangeitwouldrequiretoadapttheguntohisshoulder,andmadeafreshstock,sobeautifullycarvedthatitwouldhavefetchedfifteenortwentypiastres,hadhechosentosellit.Butnothingcouldbefartherfromhisthoughts.Foralongtimeagunhadbeentheyoungman’sgreatestambition.Ineverycountrywhereindependencehastakentheplaceofliberty,thefirstdesireofamanlyheartistopossessaweapon,whichatoncerendershimcapableofdefenceorattack,and,byrenderingitsownerterrible,oftenmakeshimfeared.FromthismomentVampadevotedallhisleisuretimetoperfectinghimselfintheuseofhispreciousweapon;hepurchasedpowderandball,andeverythingservedhimforamarkthetrunkofsomeoldandmoss-grownolivetree,thatgrewontheSabinemountains;thefox,ashequittedhisearthonsomemaraudingexcursion;theeaglethatsoaredabovetheirheads:andthushesoonbecamesoexpert,thatTeresaovercametheterrorsheatfirstfeltatthereport,andamusedherselfbywatchinghimdirecttheballwhereverhepleased,withasmuchaccuracyasifheplaceditbyhand.

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