Граф Монте-Кристо

Haidee.

           TheyoungGreek,aswehavealreadysaid,occupiedapartmentswhollyunconnectedwiththoseofthecount.TheroomshadbeenfittedupinstrictaccordancewithOrientalideas;thefloorswerecoveredwiththerichestcarpetsTurkeycouldproduce;thewallshungwithbrocadedsilkofthemostmagnificentdesignsandtexture;whilearoundeachchamberluxuriousdivanswereplaced,withpilesofsoftandyieldingcushions,thatneededonlytobearrangedatthepleasureorconvenienceofsuchassoughtrepose.HaideeandthreeFrenchmaids,andonewhowasaGreek.Thefirstthreeremainedconstantlyinasmallwaiting-room,readytoobeythesummonsofasmallgoldenbell,ortoreceivetheordersoftheRomaicslave,whoknewjustenoughFrenchtobeabletotransmithermistress’swishestothethreeotherwaiting-women;thelatterhadreceivedmostperemptoryinstructionsfromMonteCristototreatHaideewithallthedeferencetheywouldobservetoaqueen.

           Theyounggirlherselfgenerallypassedhertimeinthechamberatthefartherendofherapartments.Thiswasasortofboudoir,circular,andlightedonlyfromtheroof,whichconsistedofrose-coloredglass.Haideewasreclininguponsoftdownycushions,coveredwithbluesatinspottedwithsilver;herhead,supportedbyoneofherexquisitelymouldedarms,restedonthedivanimmediatelybehindher,whiletheotherwasemployedinadjustingtoherlipsthecoraltubeofarichnarghile,throughwhoseflexiblepipeshedrewthesmokefragrantbyitspassagethroughperfumedwater.

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