Граф Монте-Кристо

The Guests.

           Bymeansofthetwowindowslookingintothestreet,Albertcouldseeallthatpassed;thesightofwhatisgoingonisnecessarytoyoungmen,whoalwayswanttoseetheworldtraversetheirhorizon,evenifthathorizonisonlyapublicthoroughfare.Then,shouldanythingappeartomeritamoreminuteexamination,AlbertdeMorcerfcouldfollowuphisresearchesbymeansofasmallgate,similartothatclosetotheconcierge’sdoor,andwhichmeritsaparticulardescription.Itwasalittleentrancethatseemednevertohavebeenopenedsincethehousewasbuilt,soentirelywasitcoveredwithdustanddirt;butthewell-oiledhingesandlockstoldquiteanotherstory.Thisdoorwasamockerytotheconcierge,fromwhosevigilanceandjurisdictionitwasfree,and,likethatfamousportalinthe"ArabianNights,"openingatthe"Sesame"ofAliBaba,itwaswonttoswingbackwardatacabalisticwordoraconcertedtapfromwithoutfromthesweetestvoicesorwhitestfingersintheworld.Attheendofalongcorridor,withwhichthedoorcommunicated,andwhichformedtheante-chamber,was,ontheright,Albert’sbreakfast-room,lookingintothecourt,andontheleftthesalon,lookingintothegarden.Shrubsandcreepingplantscoveredthewindows,andhidfromthegardenandcourtthesetwoapartments,theonlyroomsintowhich,astheywereontheground-floor,thepryingeyesofthecuriouscouldpenetrate.

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