Граф Монте-Крісто

Pyramus and Thisbe.

           Thestreetwaslaidout,anamewaschosenandposteduponanironplate,butbeforeconstructionwasbegun,itoccurredtothepossessorofthepropertythatahandsomesummightbeobtainedforthegroundthendevotedtofruitsandvegetables,bybuildingalongthelineoftheproposedstreet,andsomakingitabranchofcommunicationwiththeFaubourgSaint–Honoreitself,oneofthemostimportantthoroughfaresinthecityofParis.

           Inmattersofspeculation,however,though"manproposes,""moneydisposes."Fromsomesuchdifficultythenewlynamedstreetdiedalmostinbirth,andthepurchaserofthekitchen-garden,havingpaidahighpriceforit,andbeingquiteunabletofindanyonewillingtotakehisbargainoffhishandswithoutaconsiderableloss,yetstillclingingtothebeliefthatatsomefuturedayheshouldobtainasumforitthatwouldrepayhim,notonlyforhispastoutlay,butalsotheinterestuponthecapitallockedupinhisnewacquisition,contentedhimselfwithlettingthegroundtemporarilytosomemarket-gardeners,atayearlyrentalof500francs.Andso,aswehavesaid,theirongateleadingintothekitchen-gardenhadbeenclosedupandlefttotherust,whichbadefairbeforelongtoeatoffitshinges,whiletopreventtheignobleglancesofthediggersanddelversofthegroundfrompresumingtosullythearistocraticenclosurebelongingtothemansion,thegatehadbeenboardeduptoaheightofsixfeet.

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