Bear, Gilly, Gabriel, Gilbert W · New York : Sam'l Gabriel Sons & Co. · leaf 74
etter flee some-where and hide! He started to step out into the street. Pit-a-pat, camesomeones footsteps. A tall soldier, hurrying home to bed,clanked noisily round the corner. The old man fled backinto the hallway, until his back hit against a door. Thesoldier went by, darting a suspicious glance… … sharply, then retraced his steps. There was nothing for it! 62 THE ADVENTURES OF PETERKIN The old farmer plunged through the open door andslammed it shut behind him. It was pitch black there. He groped and stumbled. Hisknee grazed against a step. He climbed . . . then another,and another and…
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