Граф Монте-Крісто

Pyramus and Thisbe.

           True,theplankswerenotsocloselyadjustedbutthatahastypeepmightbeobtainedthroughtheirinterstices;butthestrictdecorumandrigidproprietyoftheinhabitantsofthehouseleftnogroundsforapprehendingthatadvantagewouldbetakenofthatcircumstance.

           Horticultureseemed,however,tohavebeenabandonedinthedesertedkitchen-garden;andwherecabbages,carrots,radishes,pease,andmelonshadonceflourished,ascantycropoflucernealoneboreevidenceofitsbeingdeemedworthyofcultivation.Asmall,lowdoorgaveegressfromthewalledspacewehavebeendescribingintotheprojectedstreet,thegroundhavingbeenabandonedasunproductivebyitsvariousrenters,andhadnowfallensocompletelyingeneralestimationastoreturnnoteventheone-halfpercentithadoriginallypaid.Towardsthehousethechestnut-treeswehavebeforementionedrosehighabovethewall,withoutinanywayaffectingthegrowthofotherluxuriantshrubsandflowersthateagerlydressedforwardtofillupthevacantspaces,asthoughassertingtheirrighttoenjoytheboonoflightandair.Atonecorner,wherethefoliagebecamesothickasalmosttoshutoutday,alargestonebenchandsundryrusticseatsindicatedthatthisshelteredspotwaseitheringeneralfavororparticularusebysomeinhabitantofthehouse,whichwasfaintlydiscerniblethroughthedensemassofverdurethatpartiallyconcealedit,thoughsituatedbutahundredpacesoff.

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