Граф Монте-Крісто

The Carnival at Rome.

           SignorPastrinihadalreadysetaboutprocuringtheirdisguisesforthemorrow;andheassuredthemthattheywouldbeperfectlysatisfied.Thenextmorning,atnineo’clock,heenteredFranz’sroom,followedbyatailor,whohadeightortenRomanpeasantcostumesonhisarm;theyselectedtwoexactlyalike,andchargedthetailortosewoneachoftheirhatsabouttwentyyardsofribbon,andtoprocurethemtwoofthelongsilksashesofdifferentcolorswithwhichthelowerordersdecoratethemselvesonfete-days.Albertwasimpatienttoseehowhelookedinhisnewdressajacketandbreechesofbluevelvet,silkstockingswithclocks,shoeswithbuckles,andasilkwaistcoat.Thispicturesqueattiresethimofftogreatadvantage;andwhenhehadboundthescarfaroundhiswaist,andwhenhishat,placedcoquettishlyononeside,letfallonhisshoulderastreamofribbons,Franzwasforcedtoconfessthatcostumehasmuchtodowiththephysicalsuperiorityweaccordtocertainnations.TheTurksusedtobesopicturesquewiththeirlongandflowingrobes,butaretheynotnowhideouswiththeirbluefrocksbuttoneduptothechin,andtheirredcaps,whichmakethemlooklikeabottleofwinewitharedseal?FranzcomplimentedAlbert,wholookedathimselfintheglasswithanunequivocalsmileofsatisfaction.TheywerethusengagedwhentheCountofMonteCristoentered.

           "Gentlemen,"saidhe,"althoughacompanionisagreeable,perfectfreedomissometimesstillmoreagreeable.

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