Граф Монте-Крісто

The Colosseum.

           Aroundthisopening,whichhad,possibly,foragespermittedafreeentrancetothebrilliantmoonbeamsthatnowilluminedthevastpile,grewaquantityofcreepingplants,whosedelicategreenbranchesstoodoutinboldreliefagainsttheclearazureofthefirmament,whilelargemassesofthick,strongfibrousshootsforcedtheirwaythroughthechasm,andhungfloatingtoandfro,likesomanywavingstrings.ThepersonwhosemysteriousarrivalhadattractedtheattentionofFranzstoodinakindofhalf-light,thatrendereditimpossibletodistinguishhisfeatures,althoughhisdresswaseasilymadeout.Heworealargebrownmantle,onefoldofwhich,thrownoverhisleftshoulder,servedlikewisetomaskthelowerpartofhiscountenance,whiletheupperpartwascompletelyhiddenbyhisbroad-brimmedhat.Thelowerpartofhisdresswasmoredistinctlyvisiblebythebrightraysofthemoon,which,enteringthroughthebrokenceiling,shedtheirrefulgentbeamsonfeetcasedinelegantlymadebootsofpolishedleather,overwhichdescendedfashionablycuttrousersofblackcloth.

           FromtheimperfectmeansFranzhadofjudging,hecouldonlycometooneconclusionthatthepersonwhomhewasthuswatchingcertainlybelongedtonoinferiorstationoflife.

Зміст книги
Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 554 з 1932