Johnston, Annie F. (Annie Fellows), 1863-1931 · Boston, L.C. Page and Company (Incorporated) · leaf 63
ll. After waiting onebreathless minute, his heart beating like atrip-hammer, he went on into the pantry. The moon was so far down now, that only awhite glimmer of light showed him the faintoutline of things; but his keen little noseguided him. There was half a cheese on theswinging shelf, with all… … IT FELL TO THE FLOOR WITH A CRASH. r BEHIND THE GREAT GATE. 63 stop for breath. Just as he was about to raiseit to his lips again, some instinct of dangermade him look up. There in the doorwaystood Brossard, bigger and darker and morethreatening than he had ever seemed before. A frightened little…
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