ve moved slowly past its head, they gavethe monument itself the appearance of moving- theother way. Its summit seemed to be sailing throughthe air, as if it were going to fall over upon theirheads. Marco amused himself some time with thisillusion, and then they went on, to ascend the monument. They… … windows, excepting here and there a narrow loop-ho^ethrough the walls, and these only lighted small spaces THE MONUMENT. 135 in the stairway, opposite to them, far above ; so thatthe staircase was generally dark, and the entrance to itappeared like the entrance to a gloomy dungeon. Within the inner…
Children's stories, American
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