Граф Монте-Крісто

The Carnival at Rome.

           Icometosaythattoday,andfortheremainderoftheCarnival,Ileavethecarriageentirelyatyourdisposal.ThehostwilltellyouIhavethreeorfourmore,sothatyouwillnotinconveniencemeinanyway.Makeuseofit,Iprayyou,foryourpleasureoryourbusiness."

           Theyoungmenwishedtodecline,buttheycouldfindnogoodreasonforrefusinganofferwhichwassoagreeabletothem.TheCountofMonteCristoremainedaquarterofanhourwiththem,conversingonallsubjectswiththegreatestease.Hewas,aswehavealreadysaid,perfectlywellacquaintedwiththeliteratureofallcountries.AglanceatthewallsofhissalonprovedtoFranzandAlbertthathewasaconnoisseurofpictures.Afewwordsheletfallshowedthemthathewasnostrangertothesciences,andheseemedmuchoccupiedwithchemistry.Thetwofriendsdidnotventuretoreturnthecountthebreakfasthehadgiventhem;itwouldhavebeentooabsurdtoofferhiminexchangeforhisexcellenttabletheveryinferioroneofSignorPastrini.Theytoldhimsofrankly,andhereceivedtheirexcuseswiththeairofamanwhoappreciatedtheirdelicacy.Albertwascharmedwiththecount’smanners,andhewasonlypreventedfromrecognizinghimforaperfectgentlemanbyreasonofhisvariedknowledge.Thepermissiontodowhathelikedwiththecarriagepleasedhimaboveall,forthefairpeasantshadappearedinamostelegantcarriagetheprecedingevening,andAlbertwasnotsorrytobeuponanequalfootingwiththem.

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