Граф Монте-Крісто

La Mazzolata.

           Itconsisted,aswehavesaid,ofasmalldressing-room,openingintoabedroom,and,whenthedoorofcommunicationwasshut,theinmateswerequitealone.Onchairswerelaidelegantmasqueradecostumesofblueandwhitesatin."Asyouleftthechoiceofyourcostumestome,"saidthecounttothetwofriends,"Ihavehadthesebrought,astheywillbethemostwornthisyear;andtheyaremostsuitable,onaccountoftheconfetti(sweetmeats),astheydonotshowtheflour."

           Franzheardthewordsofthecountbutimperfectly,andheperhapsdidnotfullyappreciatethisnewattentiontotheirwishes;forhewaswhollyabsorbedbythespectaclethatthePiazzadelPopolopresented,andbytheterribleinstrumentthatwasinthecentre.ItwasthefirsttimeFranzhadeverseenaguillotinewesayguillotine,becausetheRomanmandaiaisformedonalmostthesamemodelastheFrenchinstrument.7Theknife,whichisshapedlikeacrescent,thatcutswiththeconvexside,fallsfromalessheight,andthatisallthedifference.Twomen,seatedonthemovableplankonwhichthevictimislaid,wereeatingtheirbreakfasts,whilewaitingforthecriminal.Theirrepastconsistedapparentlyofbreadandsausages.Oneofthemliftedtheplank,tookoutaflaskofwine,dranksome,andthenpassedittohiscompanion.Thesetwomenweretheexecutioner’sassistants.AtthissightFranzfelttheperspirationstartforthuponhisbrow.

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