Граф Монте-Крісто

Roman Bandits.

           Anhourbeforedaybreak,Cucumettoarousedhismen,andgavethewordtomarch.ButCarliniwouldnotquittheforest,withoutknowingwhathadbecomeofRita’sfather.Hewenttowardtheplacewherehehadlefthim.Hefoundtheoldmansuspendedfromoneofthebranchesoftheoakwhichshadedhisdaughter’sgrave.Hethentookanoathofbittervengeanceoverthedeadbodyoftheoneandthetomboftheother.Buthewasunabletocompletethisoath,fortwodaysafterwards,inanencounterwiththeRomancarbineers,Carliniwaskilled.Therewassomesurprise,however,that,ashewaswithhisfacetotheenemy,heshouldhavereceivedaballbetweenhisshoulders.ThatastonishmentceasedwhenoneofthebrigandsremarkedtohiscomradesthatCucumettowasstationedtenpacesinCarlini’srearwhenhefell.OnthemorningofthedeparturefromtheforestofFrosinonehehadfollowedCarliniinthedarkness,andheardthisoathofvengeance,and,likeawiseman,anticipatedit.Theytoldtenotherstoriesofthisbanditchief,eachmoresingularthantheother.Thus,fromFonditoPerusia,everyonetremblesatthenameofCucumetto.

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