Граф Монте-Кристо

Robert le Diable.

           ButthatwhichcompletedthealmostmasculinelookMorcerffoundsolittletohistaste,wasadarkmole,ofmuchlargerdimensionsthanthesefreaksofnaturegenerallyare,placedjustatthecornerofhermouth;andtheeffecttendedtoincreasetheexpressionofself-dependencethatcharacterizedhercountenance.TherestofMademoiselleEugenie’spersonwasinperfectkeepingwiththeheadjustdescribed;she,indeed,remindedoneofDiana,asChateau–Renaudobserved,butherbearingwasmorehaughtyandresolute.Asregardedherattainments,theonlyfaulttobefoundwiththemwasthesamethatafastidiousconnoisseurmighthavefoundwithherbeauty,thattheyweresomewhattooeruditeandmasculineforsoyoungaperson.Shewasaperfectlinguist,afirst-rateartist,wrotepoetry,andcomposedmusic;tothestudyofthelattersheprofessedtobeentirelydevoted,followingitwithanindefatigableperseverance,assistedbyaschoolfellowayoungwomanwithoutfortunewhosetalentpromisedtodevelopintoremarkablepowersasasinger.Itwasrumoredthatshewasanobjectofalmostpaternalinteresttooneoftheprincipalcomposersoftheday,whoexcitedhertosparenopainsinthecultivationofhervoice,whichmighthereafterproveasourceofwealthandindependence.

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