Граф Монте-Кристо

Roman Bandits.

           Thenfearingthathisparoxysmmightgetthebetterofhim,heclutchedwithonehandthebranchofatreeagainstwhichhewasleaning,andwiththeotherconvulsivelygraspedthedaggerwithacarvedhandlewhichwasinhisbelt,andwhich,unwittingly,hedrewfromthescabbardfromtimetotime.Luigiwasjealous!Hefeltthat,influencedbyherambitionsandcoquettishdisposition,Teresamightescapehim.

           "Theyoungpeasantgirl,atfirsttimidandscared,soonrecoveredherself.WehavesaidthatTeresawashandsome,butthisisnotall;Teresawasendowedwithallthosewildgraceswhicharesomuchmorepotentthanouraffectedandstudiedelegancies.Shehadalmostallthehonorsofthequadrille,andifshewereenviousoftheCountofSan–Felice’sdaughter,wewillnotundertaketosaythatCarmelawasnotjealousofher.Andwithoverpoweringcomplimentsherhandsomecavalierledherbacktotheplacewhencehehadtakenher,andwhereLuigiawaitedher.TwiceorthriceduringthedancetheyounggirlhadglancedatLuigi,andeachtimeshesawthathewaspaleandthathisfeatureswereagitated,onceeventhebladeofhisknife,halfdrawnfromitssheath,haddazzledhereyeswithitssinisterglare.Thus,itwasalmosttremblinglythatsheresumedherlover’sarm.Thequadrillehadbeenmostperfect,anditwasevidenttherewasagreatdemandforarepetition,Carmelaaloneobjectingtoit,buttheCountofSan–Felicebesoughthisdaughtersoearnestly,thatsheacceded.

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