Граф Монте-Кристо

Roman Bandits.

           Onarrivingthere,withanairasmajesticasthatofanemperor,hestretchedhishandtowardsthatoneoftheroadswhichthetravellerwastofollow."Thatisyourroad,excellency,andnowyoucannotagainmistake."‘Andhereisyourrecompense,’saidthetraveller,offeringtheyoungherdsmansomesmallpiecesofmoney.

           "‘Thankyou,’saidLuigi,drawingbackhishand;‘Irenderaservice,Idonotsellit.’‘Well,’repliedthetraveller,whoseemedusedtothisdifferencebetweentheservilityofamanofthecitiesandtheprideofthemountaineer,‘ifyourefusewages,youwill,perhaps,acceptagift.’‘Ah,yes,thatisanotherthing.’‘Then,’saidthetraveller,‘takethesetwoVenetiansequinsandgivethemtoyourbride,tomakeherselfapairofearrings.’

           "‘Andthendoyoutakethisponiard,’saidtheyoungherdsman;‘youwillnotfindonebettercarvedbetweenAlbanoandCivita–Castellana.’

           "‘Iacceptit,’answeredthetraveller,‘butthentheobligationwillbeonmyside,forthisponiardisworthmorethantwosequins.’‘Foradealerperhaps;butforme,whoengraveditmyself,itishardlyworthapiastre.’

           "‘Whatisyourname?’inquiredthetraveller.‘LuigiVampa,’repliedtheshepherd,withthesameairashewouldhavereplied,Alexander,KingofMacedon.‘Andyours?’‘I,’saidthetraveller,‘amcalledSinbadtheSailor.’"Franzd’Epinaystartedwithsurprise.

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