Граф Монте-Кристо

The Dappled Grays.

           Then,commencingaloudwhistlingnoise,herubbedthemwellallovertheirbodiesforseveralminutes;then,undisturbedbythenoisycrowdcollectedroundthebrokencarriage,Aliquietlyharnessedthepacifiedanimalstothecount’schariot,tookthereinsinhishands,andmountedthebox,whentotheutterastonishmentofthosewhohadwitnessedtheungovernablespiritandmaddenedspeedofthesamehorses,hewasactuallycompelledtoapplyhiswhipinnoverygentlemannerbeforehecouldinducethemtostart;andeventhenallthatcouldbeobtainedfromthecelebrated"dappledgrays,"nowchangedintoacoupleofdull,sluggish,stupidbrutes,wasaslow,potteringpace,keptupwithsomuchdifficultythatMadamedeVillefortwasmorethantwohoursreturningtoherresidenceintheFaubourgSt.Honore.

           ScarcelyhadthefirstcongratulationsuponhermarvellousescapebeengonethroughwhenshewrotethefollowinglettertoMadameDanglars:—

           DearHermineIhavejusthadawonderfulescapefromthemostimminentdanger,andIowemysafetytotheveryCountofMonteCristoweweretalkingaboutyesterday,butwhomIlittleexpectedtoseetoday.IrememberhowunmercifullyIlaughedatwhatIconsideredyoureulogisticandexaggeratedpraisesofhim;butIhavenowamplecausetoadmitthatyourenthusiasticdescriptionofthiswonderfulmanfellfarshortofhismerits.

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