Граф Монте-Кристо

The Carnival at Rome.

           

           AtlengthTuesdaycame,thelastandmosttumultuousdayoftheCarnival.OnTuesday,thetheatresopenatteno’clockinthemorning,asLentbeginsaftereightatnight.OnTuesday,allthosewhothroughwantofmoney,time,orenthusiasm,havenotbeentoseetheCarnivalbefore,mingleinthegayety,andcontributetothenoiseandexcitement.Fromtwoo’clocktillfiveFranzandAlbertfollowedinthefete,exchanginghandfulsofconfettiwiththeothercarriagesandthepedestrians,whocrowdedamongstthehorses’feetandthecarriagewheelswithoutasingleaccident,asingledispute,orasinglefight.ThefetesareveritablepleasuredaystotheItalians.Theauthorofthishistory,whohasresidedfiveorsixyearsinItaly,doesnotrecollecttohaveeverseenaceremonyinterruptedbyoneofthoseeventssocommoninothercountries.Albertwastriumphantinhisharlequincostume.Aknotofrose-coloredribbonsfellfromhisshoulderalmosttotheground.Inorderthattheremightbenoconfusion,Franzworehispeasant’scostume.

           Asthedayadvanced,thetumultbecamegreater.Therewasnotonthepavement,inthecarriages,atthewindows,asingletonguethatwassilent,asinglearmthatdidnotmove.Itwasahumanstorm,madeupofathunderofcries,andahailofsweetmeats,flowers,eggs,oranges,andnosegays.Atthreeo’clockthesoundoffireworks,letoffonthePiazzadelPopoloandthePiazzadiVenezia(heardwithdifficultyamidthedinandconfusion)announcedthattheraceswereabouttobegin.

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