Граф Монте-Кристо

The Carnival at Rome.

           AsfortheCountofMonteCristo,hehadneverforaninstantshownanyappearanceofhavingbeenmoved.ImaginethelargeandsplendidCorso,borderedfromoneendtotheotherwithloftypalaces,withtheirbalconieshungwithcarpets,andtheirwindowswithflags.Atthesebalconiesarethreehundredthousandspectators—Romans,Italians,strangersfromallpartsoftheworld,theunitedaristocracyofbirth,wealth,andgenius.Lovelywomen,yieldingtotheinfluenceofthescene,bendovertheirbalconies,orleanfromtheirwindows,andshowerdownconfetti,whicharereturnedbybouquets;theairseemsdarkenedwiththefallingconfettiandflyingflowers.Inthestreetsthelivelycrowdisdressedinthemostfantasticcostumes—giganticcabbageswalkgravelyabout,buffaloes’headsbellowfrommen’sshoulders,dogswalkontheirhindlegs;inthemidstofallthisamaskislifted,and,asinCallot’sTemptationofSt.Anthony,alovelyfaceisexhibited,whichwewouldfainfollow,butfromwhichweareseparatedbytroopsoffiends.ThiswillgiveafaintideaoftheCarnivalatRome.Atthesecondturn,thecountstoppedthecarriage,andrequestedpermissiontowithdraw,leavingthevehicleattheirdisposal.Franzlookedup—theywereoppositetheRospoliPalace.Atthecentrewindow,theonehungwithwhitedamaskwitharedcross,wasabluedomino,beneathwhichFranz’simaginationeasilypicturedthebeautifulGreekoftheArgentina.

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