Граф Монте-Крісто

The Guests.

           orRichelieufortwoofthesearm-chairs,adornedwithacarvedshield,onwhichwereengravedthefleur-delisofFranceonanazurefieldevidentlycamefromtheLouvre,or,atleast,someroyalresidence.Overthesedarkandsombrechairswerethrownsplendidstuffs,dyedbeneathPersia’ssun,orwovenbythefingersofthewomenofCalcuttaorofChandernagor.Whatthesestuffsdidthere,itwasimpossibletosay;theyawaited,whilegratifyingtheeyes,adestinationunknowntotheirownerhimself;inthemeantimetheyfilledtheplacewiththeirgoldenandsilkyreflections.InthecentreoftheroomwasaRollerandBlanchet"babygrand"pianoinrosewood,butholdingthepotentialitiesofanorchestrainitsnarrowandsonorouscavity,andgroaningbeneaththeweightofthechefs-d’oeuvreofBeethoven,Weber,Mozart,Haydn,Gretry,andPorpora.Onthewalls,overthedoors,ontheceiling,wereswords,daggers,Malaycreeses,maces,battle-axes;gilded,damasked,andinlaidsuitsofarmor;driedplants,minerals,andstuffedbirds,theirflame-coloredwingsoutspreadinmotionlessflight,andtheirbeaksforeveropen.ThiswasAlbert’sfavoriteloungingplace.

           However,themorningoftheappointment,theyoungmanhadestablishedhimselfinthesmallsalondown-stairs.

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