Граф Монте-Кристо

The Treasure.

           Spadadiedonthethresholdofthevineyard;thenephewexpiredathisowndoor,makingsignswhichhiswifecouldnotcomprehend.

           "ThenCaesarandthepopehastenedtolayhandsontheheritage,underpresenceofseekingforthepapersofthedeadman.Buttheinheritanceconsistedinthisonly,ascrapofpaperonwhichSpadahadwritten:—‘Ibequeathtomybelovednephewmycoffers,mybooks,and,amongstothers,mybreviarywiththegoldcorners,whichIbeghewillpreserveinremembranceofhisaffectionateuncle.’

           "Theheirssoughteverywhere,admiredthebreviary,laidhandsonthefurniture,andweregreatlyastonishedthatSpada,therichman,wasreallythemostmiserableofunclesnotreasuresunlesstheywerethoseofscience,containedinthelibraryandlaboratories.Thatwasall.Caesarandhisfathersearched,examined,scrutinized,butfoundnothing,oratleastverylittle;notexceedingafewthousandcrownsinplate,andaboutthesameinreadymoney;butthenephewhadtimetosaytohiswifebeforeheexpired:‘Lookwellamongmyuncle’spapers;thereisawill.’

           "Theysoughtevenmorethoroughlythantheaugustheirshaddone,butitwasfruitless.ThereweretwopalacesandavineyardbehindthePalatineHill;butinthesedayslandedpropertyhadnotmuchvalue,andthetwopalacesandthevineyardremainedtothefamilysincetheywerebeneaththerapacityofthepopeandhisson.Monthsandyearsrolledon.AlexanderVI.died,poisonedyouknowbywhatmistake.

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