Граф Монте-Крісто

The Waking.

           Butthiswasnotsoeasyamatter,forthestreetswerethrongedwithpeople,andRomewasalreadyapreytothatlowandfeverishmurmurwhichprecedesallgreatevents;andatRometherearefourgreateventsineveryyeartheCarnival,HolyWeek,CorpusChristi,andtheFeastofSt.Peter.Alltherestoftheyearthecityisinthatstateofdullapathy,betweenlifeanddeath,whichrendersitsimilartoakindofstationbetweenthisworldandthenextasublimespot,aresting-placefullofpoetryandcharacter,andatwhichFranzhadalreadyhaltedfiveorsixtimes,andateachtimefounditmoremarvellousandstriking.Atlasthemadehiswaythroughthemob,whichwascontinuallyincreasingandgettingmoreandmoreturbulent,andreachedthehotel.Onhisfirstinquiryhewastold,withtheimpertinencepeculiartohiredhackney-coachmenandinn-keeperswiththeirhousesfull,thattherewasnoroomforhimattheHoteldeLondres.ThenhesenthiscardtoSignorPastrini,andaskedforAlbertdeMorcerf.Thisplansucceeded;andSignorPastrinihimselfrantohim,excusinghimselfforhavingmadehisexcellencywait,scoldingthewaiters,takingthecandlestickfromtheporter,whowasreadytopounceonthetravellerandwasabouttoleadhimtoAlbert,whenMorcerfhimselfappeared.

           Theapartmentconsistedoftwosmallroomsandaparlor.ThetworoomslookedontothestreetafactwhichSignorPastrinicommenteduponasaninappreciableadvantage.

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