Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 258
slept. The silence aboutthe place is solemn andbreathless, as if it waited tobe broken by his returningfootstep. I felt an awe intreading these lonely halls, like that which impressed me before the grave ofWashington — a feeling that hallowed the spot, as ifthere yet lingered a low vibration of the… … 224 A Book of Famous Travels immediately to the Abbey, in the lower part of thevillage, near the Tweed. As I approached the gate, theporteress came out, and having scrutinized me rathersharply, asked my name. I told her; — Well, sheadded, there is a prospect here for you. Thinkingshe alluded to the…
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