Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children (1922)
Sylvester, Charles Herbert · Chicago : Bellows-Reeve · leaf 375
thou hastnot set fire to it? By heaven, thou hast, and thecastle is in flames! They are fast rising at least, said Ulrica, withfrightful comjiosure, and a signal shall soon waveto warn the besiegers to press hard upon those whowould extinguish them. Farewell, Front-de-Boeuf!But know, if it will… … ULRICA LOCKS THE DOOR well for ever! May each stone of this vaulted rooffind a tongue to echo that title into thine ear! So saying, she left the apartment; and Front-de-Boeuf could hear the crash of the ponderous keys asshe locked and double-locked the door behind her, The Attack on the Castle 349…
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