Граф Монте-Крісто

The Bell and Bottle Tavern.

           ItwasstillmoreimpossibletoremaininthedepartmentoftheOise,oneofthemostopenandstrictlyguardedinFrance;thiswasquiteoutofthequestion,especiallytoamanlikeAndrea,perfectlyconversantwithcriminalmatters.

           Hesatdownbythesideofthemoat,buriedhisfaceinhishandsandreflected.Tenminutesafterheraisedhishead;hisresolutionwasmade.Hethrewsomedustoverthetopcoat,whichhehadfoundtimetounhookfromtheante-chamberandbuttonoverhisballcostume,andgoingtoChapelle-enServalheknockedloudlyatthedooroftheonlyinnintheplace.Thehostopened."Myfriend,"saidAndrea,"IwascomingfromMontefontainetoSenlis,whenmyhorse,whichisatroublesomecreature,stumbledandthrewme.ImustreachCompiegneto-night,orIshallcausedeepanxietytomyfamily.Couldyouletmehireahorseofyou?"

           Aninn-keeperhasalwaysahorsetolet,whetheritbegoodorbad.Thehostcalledthestable-boy,andorderedhimtosaddle"Whitey,"thenheawokehisson,achildofsevenyears,whomheorderedtoridebeforethegentlemanandbringbackthehorse.Andreagavetheinn-keepertwentyfrancs,andintakingthemfromhispocketdroppedavisitingcard.ThisbelongedtooneofhisfriendsattheCafedeParis,sothattheinnkeeper,pickingitupafterAndreahadleft,wasconvincedthathehadlethishorsetotheCountofMauleon,25RueSaint–Dominique,thatbeingthenameandaddressonthecard.

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Сторінка 1660 з 1932