Граф Монте-Кристо

The Treasure.

           Rospigliosi,quitesetupwithhisnewdignities,wentwithagoodappetiteandhismostingratiatingmanner.Spada,aprudentman,andgreatlyattachedtohisonlynephew,ayoungcaptainofthehighestpromise,tookpaperandpen,andmadehiswill.Hethensentwordtohisnephewtowaitforhimnearthevineyard;butitappearedtheservantdidnotfindhim.

           "Spadaknewwhattheseinvitationsmeant;sinceChristianity,soeminentlycivilizing,hadmadeprogressinRome,itwasnolongeracenturionwhocamefromthetyrantwithamessage,‘Caesarwillsthatyoudie.’butitwasalegatealatere,whocamewithasmileonhislipstosayfromthepope,‘Hisholinessrequestsyoutodinewithhim.’

           "Spadasetoutabouttwoo’clocktoSanPierdarena.Thepopeawaitedhim.ThefirstsightthatattractedtheeyesofSpadawasthatofhisnephew,infullcostume,andCaesarBorgiapayinghimmostmarkedattentions.Spadaturnedpale,asCaesarlookedathimwithanironicalair,whichprovedthathehadanticipatedall,andthatthesnarewaswellspread.TheybegandinnerandSpadawasonlyabletoinquireofhisnephewifhehadreceivedhismessage.Thenephewrepliedno;perfectlycomprehendingthemeaningofthequestion.Itwastoolate,forhehadalreadydrunkaglassofexcellentwine,placedforhimexpresslybythepope’sbutler.Spadaatthesamemomentsawanotherbottleapproachhim,whichhewaspressedtotaste.Anhourafterwardsaphysiciandeclaredtheywerebothpoisonedthrougheatingmushrooms.

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