Граф Монте-Кристо

The Deputy Procureur du Roi.

           

           Theemperor,nowkingofthepettyIslandofElba,afterhavingheldsovereignswayoverone-halfoftheworld,countingashissubjectsasmallpopulationoffiveorsixthousandsoulsafterhavingbeenaccustomedtohearthe"ViveNapoleons"ofahundredandtwentymillionsofhumanbeings,utteredintendifferentlanguageswaslookeduponhereasaruinedman,separatedforeverfromanyfreshconnectionwithFranceorclaimtoherthrone.

           Themagistratesfreelydiscussedtheirpoliticalviews;themilitarypartofthecompanytalkedunreservedlyofMoscowandLeipsic,whilethewomencommentedonthedivorceofJosephine.Itwasnotoverthedownfalloftheman,butoverthedefeatoftheNapoleonicidea,thattheyrejoiced,andinthistheyforesawforthemselvesthebrightandcheeringprospectofarevivifiedpoliticalexistence.

           Anoldman,decoratedwiththecrossofSaintLouis,nowroseandproposedthehealthofKingLouisXVIII.ItwastheMarquisdeSaint–Meran.Thistoast,recallingatoncethepatientexileofHartwellandthepeace-lovingKingofFrance,exciteduniversalenthusiasm;glasseswereelevatedintheairal’Anglais,andtheladies,snatchingtheirbouquetsfromtheirfairbosoms,strewedthetablewiththeirfloraltreasures.Inaword,analmostpoeticalfervorprevailed.

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