Граф Монте-Кристо

The Colosseum.

           Still,inspiteofthis,Albertdisplayedhismostdazzlingandeffectivecostumeseachtimehevisitedthetheatres;but,alas,hiseleganttoiletwaswhollythrownaway,andoneofthemostworthyrepresentativesofParisianfashionhadtocarrywithhimthemortifyingreflectionthathehadnearlyoverrunItalywithoutmeetingwithasingleadventure.

           SometimesAlbertwouldaffecttomakeajokeofhiswantofsuccess;butinternallyhewasdeeplywounded,andhisself-loveimmenselypiqued,tothinkthatAlbertdeMorcerf,themostadmiredandmostsoughtafterofanyyoungpersonofhisday,shouldthusbepassedover,andmerelyhavehislaborforhispains.Andthethingwassomuchthemoreannoying,as,accordingtothecharacteristicmodestyofaFrenchman,AlberthadquittedPariswiththefullconvictionthathehadonlytoshowhimselfinItalytocarryallbeforehim,andthatuponhisreturnheshouldastonishtheParisianworldwiththerecitalofhisnumerouslove-affairs.Alas,poorAlbert!noneofthoseinterestingadventuresfellinhisway;thelovelyGenoese,Florentines,andNeapolitanswereallfaithful,ifnottotheirhusbands,atleasttotheirlovers,andthoughtnotofchangingevenforthesplendidappearanceofAlbertdeMorcerf;andallhegainedwasthepainfulconvictionthattheladiesofItalyhavethisadvantageoverthoseofFrance,thattheyarefaithfulevenintheirinfidelity.YethecouldnotrestrainahopethatinItaly,aselsewhere,theremightbeanexceptiontothegeneralrule.

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