Граф Монте-Кристо

The Treasure.

           KingofFrance,whowasformidablestillinspiteofhisrecentreverses;anditwasnecessary,therefore,tohaverecoursetosomeprofitablescheme,whichwasamatterofgreatdifficultyintheimpoverishedconditionofexhaustedItaly.Hisholinesshadanidea.Hedeterminedtomaketwocardinals.’

           "BychoosingtwoofthegreatestpersonagesofRome,especiallyrichmenthiswasthereturntheholyfatherlookedfor.Inthefirstplace,hecouldsellthegreatappointmentsandsplendidofficeswhichthecardinalsalreadyheld;andthenhehadthetwohatstosellbesides.Therewasathirdpointinview,whichwillappearhereafter.ThepopeandCaesarBorgiafirstfoundthetwofuturecardinals;theywereGiovanniRospigliosi,whoheldfourofthehighestdignitiesoftheHolySee,andCaesarSpada,oneofthenoblestandrichestoftheRomannobility;bothfeltthehighhonorofsuchafavorfromthepope.Theywereambitious,andCaesarBorgiasoonfoundpurchasersfortheirappointments.Theresultwas,thatRospigliosiandSpadapaidforbeingcardinals,andeightotherpersonspaidfortheofficesthecardinalsheldbeforetheirelevation,andthuseighthundredthousandcrownsenteredintothecoffersofthespeculators.

           "Itistimenowtoproceedtothelastpartofthespeculation.ThepopeheapedattentionsuponRospigliosiandSpada,conferreduponthemtheinsigniaofthecardinalate,andinducedthemtoarrangetheiraffairsandtakeuptheirresidenceatRome.

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