Lost Lenore; or, The adventures of a rolling stone (1872)
Reid, Mayne, 1818-1883 · London, C. H. Clarke · leaf 151
upon the possibility of a failure.Perhaps my life depended upon the striking of that onematch? I felt the necessity of being careful. A slightshaking of the hand would frustrate my well-contrivedscheme. Cautiously did I draw the match over the steel filingson the box ; too cautiously—for no… … But I was not allowed to have a long had createc look at the conflagration IPage 139. A CHIZZLT Otf FIUE. • 139 I cafne very near falling myself; for the bright hope thathad illumined my mind was now extinguished ; and thedarkness of despondency once more set over my soul. Soon, however, a new idea…
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