Граф Монте-Кристо

The Guests.

           Ontheflooraboveweresimilarrooms,withtheadditionofathird,formedoutoftheante-chamber;thesethreeroomswereasalon,aboudoir,andabedroom.Thesalondown-stairswasonlyanAlgeriandivan,fortheuseofsmokers.Theboudoirup-stairscommunicatedwiththebed-chamberbyaninvisibledooronthestaircase;itwasevidentthateveryprecautionhadbeentaken.Abovethisfloorwasalargeatelier,whichhadbeenincreasedinsizebypullingdownthepartitionsapandemonium,inwhichtheartistandthedandystroveforpreeminence.TherewerecollectedandpiledupallAlbert’ssuccessivecaprices,hunting-horns,bass-viols,flutesawholeorchestra,forAlberthadhadnotatastebutafancyformusic;easels,palettes,brushes,pencilsformusichadbeensucceededbypainting;foils,boxing-gloves,broadswords,andsingle-sticksfor,followingtheexampleofthefashionableyoungmenofthetime,AlbertdeMorcerfcultivated,withfarmoreperseverancethanmusicanddrawing,thethreeartsthatcompleteadandy’seducation,i.e.,fencing,boxing,andsingle-stick;anditwasherethathereceivedGrisier,Cook,andCharlesLeboucher.Therestofthefurnitureofthisprivilegedapartmentconsistedofoldcabinets,filledwithChineseporcelainandJapanesevases,LuccadellaRobbiafaience,andPalissyplatters;ofoldarm-chairs,inwhichperhapshadsatHenryIV.orSully,LouisXIII.

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