Граф Монте-Кристо

Pyramus and Thisbe.

           Aftercastingarapidglancearoundhim,inordertoassurehimselfthathewasunobserved,heenteredbythesmallgate,and,carefullyclosingandsecuringitafterhim,proceededwithahurriedsteptowardsthebarrier.

           Atthesightofhimsheexpected,thoughprobablynotinsuchacostume,theyoungwomanstartedinterror,andwasabouttomakeahastyretreat.Buttheeyeoflovehadalreadyseen,eventhroughthenarrowchinksofthewoodenpalisades,themovementofthewhiterobe,andobservedtheflutteringofthebluesash.Pressinghislipsclosetotheplanks,heexclaimed,"Don’tbealarmed,ValentineitisI!"Againthetimidgirlfoundcouragetoreturntothegate,saying,asshedidso,"Andwhydoyoucomesolatetoday?Itisalmostdinner-time,andIhadtousenolittlediplomacytogetridofmywatchfulmother-inlaw,mytoo-devotedmaid,andmytroublesomebrother,whoisalwaysteasingmeaboutcomingtoworkatmyembroidery,whichIaminafairwaynevertogetdone.Soprayexcuseyourselfaswellasyoucanforhavingmademewait,and,afterthat,tellmewhyIseeyouinadresssosingularthatatfirstIdidnotrecognizeyou."

           "DearestValentine,"saidtheyoungman,"thedifferencebetweenourrespectivestationsmakesmefeartooffendyoubyspeakingofmylove,butyetIcannotfindmyselfinyourpresencewithoutlongingtopourforthmysoul,andtellyouhowfondlyIadoreyou.

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