Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 483
the hammers of the Bulgarian bellmen,announced the dawn of a New Year, from thewooden signal-tower in the town, before the ser-vants in our hostelry began to bestir themselves.The cook, crossing over to the kitchen, was thefirst to notice the advent of the copper brazierin the center of the… … QUITE A MOTLEV LITTLE GROUT disturbed once more, rose with -ivild cries intothe air, flapping themselves over the roof of theinn. Then all was silent. We lay prone, stretchedoutside our room, with our heads over the edgeof the balcony, deathly sick and absolutelyhelpless. With vacant eyes we…
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