Граф Монте-Крісто

Robert le Diable.

           "

           "Whatwasit?"

           "Oh,shutup!"againinterposedsomeoftheaudience.

           "Why,itwaswonbyahorseandriderutterlyunknownonthecourse."

           "Isthatpossible?"

           "Trueasday.Thefactwas,nobodyhadobservedahorseenteredbythenameofVampa,orthatofajockeystyledJob,when,atthelastmoment,asplendidroan,mountedbyajockeyaboutasbigasyourfist,presentedthemselvesatthestarting-post.Theywereobligedtostuffatleasttwentypoundsweightofshotinthesmallrider’spockets,tomakehimweight;butwithallthatheoutstrippedArielandBarbare,againstwhomheran,byatleastthreewholelengths."

           "Andwasitnotfoundoutatlasttowhomthehorseandjockeybelonged?"

           "No."

           "YousaythatthehorsewasenteredunderthenameofVampa?"

           "Exactly;thatwasthetitle."

           "Then,"answeredAlbert,"Iambetterinformedthanyouare,andknowwhotheownerofthathorsewas."

           "Shutup,there!"criedthepitinchorus.Andthistimethetoneandmannerinwhichthecommandwasgiven,betokenedsuchgrowinghostilitythatthetwoyoungmenperceived,forthefirsttime,thatthemandatewasaddressedtothem.

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