THE COUNT OF MONTE-CRISTO.
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"That night a great accident happened, no doubt from the imprudence of some servant who had neglected to extinguish the lights. The Villa San-Felice took fire in the rooms adjoining the very apartment of the lovely Carmela. Awoke in the night by the light of the flames, she
The Burned Palace
had sprung out of bed, wrapped herself in a dressing-gown, and attempted to escape by the door, but the corridor by which she hoped to fly was already a prey to the flames. She had then returned to her room, calling for help as loudly as she could, when suddenly her window, which was twenty feet from the ground, was opened, a young
