Граф Монте-Крісто

The Colosseum.

           Therewasnothingremarkableinthecircumstanceofafragmentofgranitegivingwayandfallingheavilybelow;butitseemedtohimthatthesubstancethatfellgavewaybeneaththepressureofafoot,andalsothatsomeone,whoendeavoredasmuchaspossibletopreventhisfootstepsfrombeingheard,wasapproachingthespotwherehesat.Conjecturesoonbecamecertainty,forthefigureofamanwasdistinctlyvisibletoFranz,graduallyemergingfromthestaircaseopposite,uponwhichthemoonwasatthatmomentpouringafulltideofsilverybrightness.

           Thestrangerthuspresentinghimselfwasprobablyapersonwho,likeFranz,preferredtheenjoymentofsolitudeandhisownthoughtstothefrivolousgabbleoftheguides.Andhisappearancehadnothingextraordinaryinit;butthehesitationwithwhichheproceeded,stoppingandlisteningwithanxiousattentionateverystephetook,convincedFranzthatheexpectedthearrivalofsomeperson.Byasortofinstinctiveimpulse,Franzwithdrewasmuchaspossiblebehindhispillar.Abouttenfeetfromthespotwhereheandthestrangerwere,theroofhadgivenway,leavingalargeroundopening,throughwhichmightbeseenthebluevaultofheaven,thicklystuddedwithstars.

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