Граф Монте-Кристо

The Carnival at Rome.

           Fromeverystreetandeverycornerdrovecarriagesfilledwithclowns,harlequins,dominoes,mummers,pantomimists,Transteverins,knights,andpeasants,screaming,fighting,gesticulating,throwingeggsfilledwithflour,confetti,nosegays,attacking,withtheirsarcasmsandtheirmissiles,friendsandfoes,companionsandstrangers,indiscriminately,andnoonetookoffence,ordidanythingbutlaugh.FranzandAlbertwerelikemenwho,todriveawayaviolentsorrow,haverecoursetowine,andwho,astheydrinkandbecomeintoxicated,feelathickveildrawnbetweenthepastandthepresent.Theysaw,orrathercontinuedtosee,theimageofwhattheyhadwitnessed;butlittlebylittlethegeneralvertigoseizedthem,andtheyfeltthemselvesobligedtotakepartinthenoiseandconfusion.Ahandfulofconfettithatcamefromaneighboringcarriage,andwhich,whileitcoveredMorcerfandhistwocompanionswithdust,prickedhisneckandthatportionofhisfaceuncoveredbyhismasklikeahundredpins,incitedhimtojoininthegeneralcombat,inwhichallthemasksaroundhimwereengaged.Heroseinhisturn,andseizinghandfulsofconfettiandsweetmeats,withwhichthecarriagewasfilled,castthemwithalltheforceandskillhewasmasterof.

           Thestrifehadfairlybegun,andtherecollectionofwhattheyhadseenhalfanhourbeforewasgraduallyeffacedfromtheyoungmen’sminds,somuchweretheyoccupiedbythegayandglitteringprocessiontheynowbeheld.

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