Граф Монте-Кристо

Ghosts.

           

           What,aboveall,manifestedtheshrewdnessofthesteward,andtheprofoundscienceofthemaster,theoneincarryingouttheideasoftheother,wasthatthishousewhichappearedonlythenightbeforesosadandgloomy,impregnatedwiththatsicklysmellonecanalmostfancytobethesmelloftime,hadinasingledayacquiredtheaspectoflife,wasscentedwithitsmaster’sfavoriteperfumes,andhadtheverylightregulatedaccordingtohiswish.Whenthecountarrived,hehadunderhistouchhisbooksandarms,hiseyesresteduponhisfavoritepictures;hisdogs,whosecaressesheloved,welcomedhimintheante-chamber;thebirds,whosesongsdelightedhim,cheeredhimwiththeirmusic;andthehouse,awakenedfromitslongsleep,likethesleepingbeautyinthewood,lived,sang,andbloomedlikethehouseswehavelongcherished,andinwhich,whenweareforcedtoleavethem,weleaveapartofoursouls.Theservantspassedgaylyalongthefinecourt-yard;some,belongingtothekitchens,glidingdownthestairs,restoredbutthepreviousday,asiftheyhadalwaysinhabitedthehouse;othersfillingthecoach-houses,wheretheequipages,encasedandnumbered,appearedtohavebeeninstalledforthelastfiftyyears;andinthestablesthehorsesrepliedwithneighstothegrooms,whospoketothemwithmuchmorerespectthanmanyservantspaytheirmasters.

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