Граф Монте-Кристо

Roman Bandits.

           

           "ThecelebratedCucumetto,pursuedintheAbruzzo,drivenoutofthekingdomofNaples,wherehehadcarriedonaregularwar,hadcrossedtheGarigliano,likeManfred,andhadtakenrefugeonthebanksoftheAmasinebetweenSonninoandJuperno.Hestrovetocollectabandoffollowers,andfollowedthefootstepsofDecesarisandGasperone,whomhehopedtosurpass.ManyyoungmenofPalestrina,Frascati,andPampinarahaddisappeared.Theirdisappearanceatfirstcausedmuchdisquietude;butitwassoonknownthattheyhadjoinedCucumetto.AftersometimeCucumettobecametheobjectofuniversalattention;themostextraordinarytraitsofferociousdaringandbrutalitywererelatedofhim.Onedayhecarriedoffayounggirl,thedaughterofasurveyorofFrosinone.Thebandit’slawsarepositive;ayounggirlbelongsfirsttohimwhocarriesheroff,thentherestdrawlotsforher,andsheisabandonedtotheirbrutalityuntildeathrelieveshersufferings.Whentheirparentsaresufficientlyrichtopayaransom,amessengerissenttonegotiate;theprisonerishostageforthesecurityofthemessenger;shouldtheransomberefused,theprisonerisirrevocablylost.Theyounggirl’sloverwasinCucumetto’stroop;hisnamewasCarlini.Whensherecognizedherlover,thepoorgirlextendedherarmstohim,andbelievedherselfsafe;butCarlinifelthisheartsink,forhebuttoowellknewthefatethatawaitedher.

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