Граф Монте-Крісто

Roman Bandits.

           Carliniateanddrankasifnothinghadhappened.Thebanditslookedonwithastonishmentatthissingularconductuntiltheyheardfootsteps.Theyturnedround,andsawDiavolacciobearingtheyounggirlinhisarms.Herheadhungback,andherlonghairswepttheground.Astheyenteredthecircle,thebanditscouldperceive,bythefirelight,theunearthlypalloroftheyounggirlandofDiavolaccio.Thisapparitionwassostrangeandsosolemn,thateveryonerose,withtheexceptionofCarlini,whoremainedseated,andateanddrankcalmly.Diavolaccioadvancedamidstthemostprofoundsilence,andlaidRitaatthecaptain’sfeet.Theneveryonecouldunderstandthecauseoftheunearthlypallorintheyounggirlandthebandit.AknifewasplungeduptothehiltinRita’sleftbreast.EveryonelookedatCarlini;thesheathathisbeltwasempty.‘Ah,ah,’saidthechief,‘InowunderstandwhyCarlinistayedbehind.’Allsavagenaturesappreciateadesperatedeed.Nootherofthebanditswould,perhaps,havedonethesame;buttheyallunderstoodwhatCarlinihaddone.‘Now,then,’criedCarlini,risinginhisturn,andapproachingthecorpse,hishandonthebuttofoneofhispistols,‘doesanyonedisputethepossessionofthiswomanwithme?’‘No,’returnedthechief,‘sheisthine.’Carliniraisedherinhisarms,andcarriedheroutofthecircleoffirelight.Cucumettoplacedhissentinelsforthenight,andthebanditswrappedthemselvesintheircloaks,andlaydownbeforethefire.

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