Allan Quatermain: Being an Account of His Further Adventures and Discoveries in Company with Sir Henry Curtis, Bart., Commander John Good, R.N., and One Umslopogaas
Allan Quatermain: Being an Account of His Further Adventures and Discoveries in Company with Sir Henry Curtis, Bart., Commander John Good, R.N., and One Umslopogaas
Excerpt from Allan Quatermain: Being an Account of His Further Adventures and Discoveries in Company With Sir Henry Curtis, Bart;, Commander John Good, R. N., And One Umslopogaas We buried him this afternoon under the shadow Of the grey and ancient tower Of the church Of this Village where my house is. It was a dreary December afternoon, and the Sky was heavy with snow, but not much was falling. The coffin was put down by the grave, and a few big flakes lit upon it. They looked very white upon the black cloth There ...
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Excerpt from Allan Quatermain: Being an Account of His Further Adventures and Discoveries in Company With Sir Henry Curtis, Bart;, Commander John Good, R. N., And One Umslopogaas We buried him this afternoon under the shadow Of the grey and ancient tower Of the church Of this Village where my house is. It was a dreary December afternoon, and the Sky was heavy with snow, but not much was falling. The coffin was put down by the grave, and a few big flakes lit upon it. They looked very white upon the black cloth There was a little hitch about getting the coffin down into the grave - the necessary ropes had been forgotten so we drew back from it, and waited in silence watching the big flakes fall gently one by one like heavenly benedictions, and melt in tears on Harry's pall. But that was not all. A robin redbreast came as bold as could be and lit upon the coffin and began to sing. And then I am afraid that I broke down, and so did Sir Henry Curtis, strong man though he is and as for Captain Good, I saw him turn away too even in my own distress I could not help noticing it.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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