Граф Монте-Кристо

The Colosseum.

           "Then,takingthetabletfromthewall,hehandedittoFranz,whoreadasfollows:—

           "‘ThepublicisinformedthatonWednesday,February23d,beingthefirstdayoftheCarnival,executionswilltakeplaceinthePiazzadelPopolo,byorderoftheTribunaloftheRota,oftwopersons,namedAndreaRondola,andPeppino,otherwisecalledRoccaPriori;theformerfoundguiltyofthemurderofavenerableandexemplarypriest,namedDonCesareTorlini,canonofthechurchofSt.JohnLateran;andthelatterconvictedofbeinganaccompliceoftheatrociousandsanguinarybandit,LuigiVampa,andhisband.Thefirst-namedmalefactorwillbesubjectedtothemazzuola,thesecondculpritbeheaded.TheprayersofallgoodChristiansareentreatedfortheseunfortunatemen,thatitmaypleaseGodtoawakenthemtoasenseoftheirguilt,andtograntthemaheartyandsincererepentancefortheircrimes.’"

           ThiswaspreciselywhatFranzhadheardtheeveningbeforeintheruinsoftheColosseum.Nopartoftheprogrammedifferedthenamesofthecondemnedpersons,theircrimes,andmodeofpunishment,allagreedwithhispreviousinformation.Inallprobability,therefore,theTransteverinwasnootherthanthebanditLuigiVampahimself,andthemanshroudedinthemantlethesamehehadknownas"SinbadtheSailor,"butwho,nodoubt,wasstillpursuinghisphilanthropicexpeditioninRome,ashehadalreadydoneatPorto–VecchioandTunis.

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