Граф Монте-Кристо

The Catacombs of Saint Sebastian.

           ThesearcadesopenedononesideintothecorridorwherethecountandFranzwere,andontheotherintoalargesquarechamber,entirelysurroundedbynichessimilartothoseofwhichwehavespoken.Inthemidstofthischamberwerefourstones,whichhadformerlyservedasanaltar,aswasevidentfromthecrosswhichstillsurmountedthem.Alamp,placedatthebaseofapillar,lightedupwithitspaleandflickeringflamethesingularscenewhichpresenteditselftotheeyesofthetwovisitorsconcealedintheshadow.Amanwasseatedwithhiselbowleaningonthecolumn,andwasreadingwithhisbackturnedtothearcades,throughtheopeningsofwhichthenew-comerscontemplatedhim.Thiswasthechiefoftheband,LuigiVampa.Aroundhim,andingroups,accordingtotheirfancy,lyingintheirmantles,orwiththeirbacksagainstasortofstonebench,whichwentallroundthecolumbarium,weretobeseentwentybrigandsormore,eachhavinghiscarbinewithinreach.Attheotherend,silent,scarcelyvisible,andlikeashadow,wasasentinel,whowaswalkingupanddownbeforeagrotto,whichwasonlydistinguishablebecauseinthatspotthedarknessseemedmoredensethanelsewhere.WhenthecountthoughtFranzhadgazedsufficientlyonthispicturesquetableau,heraisedhisfingertohislips,towarnhimtobesilent,and,ascendingthethreestepswhichledtothecorridorofthecolumbarium,enteredthechamberbythemiddlearcade,andadvancedtowardsVampa,whowassointentonthebookbeforehimthathedidnothearthenoiseofhisfootsteps.

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