Граф Монте-Кристо

The Carnival at Rome.

           Onhisside,howevergreatFranz’sdesirewastoalludetotheirformerinterview,thefearofbeingdisagreeabletothemanwhohadloadedhimandhisfriendwithkindnesspreventedhimfrommentioningit.ThecounthadlearnedthatthetwofriendshadsenttosecureaboxattheArgentinaTheatre,andweretoldtheywerealllet.Inconsequence,hebroughtthemthekeyofhisownatleastsuchwastheapparentmotiveofhisvisit.FranzandAlbertmadesomedifficulty,allegingtheirfearofdeprivinghimofit;butthecountrepliedthat,ashewasgoingtothePalliTheatre,theboxattheArgentinaTheatrewouldbelostiftheydidnotprofitbyit.Thisassurancedeterminedthetwofriendstoacceptit.

           Franzhadbydegreesbecomeaccustomedtothecount’spallor,whichhadsoforciblystruckhimattheirfirstmeeting.Hecouldnotrefrainfromadmiringtheseverebeautyofhisfeatures,theonlydefect,orrathertheprincipalqualityofwhichwasthepallor.Truly,aByronichero!Franzcouldnot,wewillnotsayseehim,buteventhinkofhimwithoutimagininghissternheaduponManfred’sshoulders,orbeneathLara’shelmet.Hisforeheadwasmarkedwiththelinethatindicatestheconstantpresenceofbitterthoughts;hehadthefieryeyesthatseemtopenetratetotheverysoul,andthehaughtyanddisdainfulupperlipthatgivestothewordsituttersapeculiarcharacterthatimpressesthemonthemindsofthosetowhomtheyareaddressed.Thecountwasnolongeryoung.

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