Граф Монте-Крісто

Peppino.

           Afterwalkingforabouttenminutes,duringwhichDanglarsdidnotexchangeasinglewordwithhisguide,hefoundhimselfbetweenahillockandaclumpofhighweeds;threemen,standingsilent,formedatriangle,ofwhichhewasthecentre.Hewishedtospeak,buthistonguerefusedtomove."Avanti!"saidthesamesharpandimperativevoice.

           ThistimeDanglarshaddoublereasontounderstand,forifthewordandgesturehadnotexplainedthespeaker’smeaning,itwasclearlyexpressedbythemanwalkingbehindhim,whopushedhimsorudelythathestruckagainsttheguide.ThisguidewasourfriendPeppino,whodashedintothethicketofhighweeds,throughapathwhichnonebutlizardsorpolecatscouldhaveimaginedtobeanopenroad.Peppinostoppedbeforeapitoverhungbythickhedges;thepit,halfopen,affordedapassagetotheyoungman,whodisappearedliketheevilspiritsinthefairytales.ThevoiceandgestureofthemanwhofollowedDanglarsorderedhimtodothesame.Therewasnolongeranydoubt,thebankruptwasinthehandsofRomanbanditti.Danglarsacquittedhimselflikeamanplacedbetweentwodangerouspositions,andwhoisrenderedbravebyfear.Notwithstandinghislargestomach,certainlynotintendedtopenetratethefissuresoftheCampagna,hesliddownlikePeppino,andclosinghiseyesfelluponhisfeet.Ashetouchedtheground,heopenedhiseyes.Thepathwaswide,butdark.Peppino,whocaredlittleforbeingrecognizednowthathewasinhisownterritories,struckalightandlitatorch.

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