Граф Монте-Кристо

The Bell and Bottle Tavern.

           Thefactwas,thatAndrea,atwarwithsocietyeversincehisyouth,wasquiteasdeepasagendarme,eventhoughhewereadvancedtotherankofbrigadier,andquitepreparedforthefire,hehadclimbedoutontheroofandwascrouchingdownagainstthechimney-pots.Atonetimehethoughthewassaved,forheheardthebrigadierexclaiminaloudvoice,tothetwogendarmes,"Heisnothere!"Butventuringtopeep,heperceivedthatthelatter,insteadofretiring,asmighthavebeenreasonablyexpecteduponthisannouncement,werewatchingwithincreasedattention.

           Itwasnowhisturntolookabouthim;theHoteldeVille,amassivesixteenthcenturybuilding,wasonhisright;anyonecoulddescendfromtheopeningsinthetower,andexamineeverycorneroftheroofbelow,andAndreaexpectedmomentarilytoseetheheadofagendarmeappearatoneoftheseopenings.Ifoncediscovered,heknewhewouldbelost,fortheroofaffordednochanceofescape;hethereforeresolvedtodescend,notthroughthesamechimneybywhichhehadcomeup,butbyasimilaroneconductingtoanotherroom.Helookedaroundforachimneyfromwhichnosmokeissued,andhavingreachedit,hedisappearedthroughtheorificewithoutbeingseenbyanyone.Atthesameminute,oneofthelittlewindowsoftheHoteldeVillewasthrownopen,andtheheadofagendarmeappeared.Foraninstantitremainedmotionlessasoneofthestonedecorationsofthebuilding,thenafteralongsighofdisappointmenttheheaddisappeared.

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