Граф Монте-Крісто

Roman Bandits.

           

           "Nowgo,"returnedFranz,"orIshallgomyselfandbargainwithyouraffettatore,whoisminealso;heisanoldfriendofmine,whohasplunderedmeprettywellalready,and,inthehopeofmakingmoreoutofme,hewilltakealesspricethantheoneIofferyou;youwilllosethepreference,andthatwillbeyourfault."

           "Donotgiveyourselvesthetrouble,excellency,"returnedSignorPastrini,withthesmilepeculiartotheItalianspeculatorwhenheconfessesdefeat;"IwilldoallIcan,andIhopeyouwillbesatisfied."

           "Andnowweunderstandeachother."

           "Whendoyouwishthecarriagetobehere?"

           "Inanhour."

           "Inanhouritwillbeatthedoor."

           Anhourafterthevehiclewasatthedoor;itwasahackconveyancewhichwaselevatedtotherankofaprivatecarriageinhonoroftheoccasion,but,inspiteofitshumbleexterior,theyoungmenwouldhavethoughtthemselveshappytohavesecureditforthelastthreedaysoftheCarnival."Excellency,"criedthecicerone,seeingFranzapproachthewindow,"shallIbringthecarriagenearertothepalace?"

           AccustomedasFranzwastotheItalianphraseology,hisfirstimpulsewastolookroundhim,butthesewordswereaddressedtohim.Franzwasthe"excellency,"thevehiclewasthe"carriage,"andtheHoteldeLondreswasthe"palace."Thegeniusforlaudationcharacteristicoftheracewasinthatphrase.

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