Граф Монте-Кристо

Italy: Sinbad the Sailor.

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           "AndI,"repliedFranz,"willtellyou,asIonlyrequirehiswonderfullamptomakemepreciselylikeAladdin,thatIseenoreasonwhyatthismomentIshouldnotbecalledAladdin.ThatwillkeepusfromgoingawayfromtheEastwhitherIamtemptedtothinkIhavebeenconveyedbysomegoodgenius."

           "Well,then,SignorAladdin,"repliedthesingularamphitryon,"youheardourrepastannounced,willyounowtakethetroubletoenterthedining-room,yourhumbleservantgoingfirsttoshowtheway?"Atthesewords,movingasidethetapestry,Sinbadprecededhisguest.Franznowlookeduponanothersceneofenchantment;thetablewassplendidlycovered,andonceconvincedofthisimportantpointhecasthiseyesaroundhim.Thedining-roomwasscarcelylessstrikingthantheroomhehadjustleft;itwasentirelyofmarble,withantiquebas-reliefsofpricelessvalue;andatthefourcornersofthisapartment,whichwasoblong,werefourmagnificentstatues,havingbasketsintheirhands.Thesebasketscontainedfourpyramidsofmostsplendidfruit;therewereSicilypine-apples,pomegranatesfromMalaga,orangesfromtheBalearicIsles,peachesfromFrance,anddatesfromTunis.ThesupperconsistedofaroastpheasantgarnishedwithCorsicanblackbirds;aboar’shamwithjelly,aquarterofakidwithtartarsauce,agloriousturbot,andagiganticlobster.Betweentheselargedishesweresmalleronescontainingvariousdainties.Thedisheswereofsilver,andtheplatesofJapanesechina.

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