Граф Монте-Крісто

Roman Bandits.

           Oneday,whenhewassevenyearsold,hecametothecurateofPalestrina,andaskedtobetaughttoread;itwassomewhatdifficult,forhecouldnotquithisflock;butthegoodcuratewenteverydaytosaymassatalittlehamlettoopoortopayapriestandwhich,havingnoothername,wascalledBorgo;hetoldLuigithathemightmeethimonhisreturn,andthatthenhewouldgivehimalesson,warninghimthatitwouldbeshort,andthathemustprofitasmuchaspossiblebyit.Thechildacceptedjoyfully.EverydayLuigiledhisflocktograzeontheroadthatleadsfromPalestrinatoBorgo;everyday,atnineo’clockinthemorning,thepriestandtheboysatdownonabankbythewayside,andthelittleshepherdtookhislessonoutofthepriest’sbreviary.Attheendofthreemonthshehadlearnedtoread.Thiswasnotenoughhemustnowlearntowrite.ThepriesthadawritingteacheratRomemakethreealphabetsonelarge,onemiddling,andonesmall;andpointedouttohimthatbythehelpofasharpinstrumenthecouldtracethelettersonaslate,andthuslearntowrite.Thesameevening,whentheflockwassafeatthefarm,thelittleLuigihastenedtothesmithatPalestrina,tookalargenail,heatedandsharpenedit,andformedasortofstylus.Thenextmorninghegatheredanarmfulofpiecesofslateandbegan.Attheendofthreemonthshehadlearnedtowrite.Thecurate,astonishedathisquicknessandintelligence,madehimapresentofpens,paper,andapenknife.

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