Граф Монте-Кристо

The Colosseum.

           Aroundthisopening,whichhad,possibly,foragespermittedafreeentrancetothebrilliantmoonbeamsthatnowilluminedthevastpile,grewaquantityofcreepingplants,whosedelicategreenbranchesstoodoutinboldreliefagainsttheclearazureofthefirmament,whilelargemassesofthick,strongfibrousshootsforcedtheirwaythroughthechasm,andhungfloatingtoandfro,likesomanywavingstrings.ThepersonwhosemysteriousarrivalhadattractedtheattentionofFranzstoodinakindofhalf-light,thatrendereditimpossibletodistinguishhisfeatures,althoughhisdresswaseasilymadeout.Heworealargebrownmantle,onefoldofwhich,thrownoverhisleftshoulder,servedlikewisetomaskthelowerpartofhiscountenance,whiletheupperpartwascompletelyhiddenbyhisbroad-brimmedhat.Thelowerpartofhisdresswasmoredistinctlyvisiblebythebrightraysofthemoon,which,enteringthroughthebrokenceiling,shedtheirrefulgentbeamsonfeetcasedinelegantlymadebootsofpolishedleather,overwhichdescendedfashionablycuttrousersofblackcloth.

           FromtheimperfectmeansFranzhadofjudging,hecouldonlycometooneconclusionthatthepersonwhomhewasthuswatchingcertainlybelongedtonoinferiorstationoflife.

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