This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1862 edition. Excerpt: ... footing for a moment, and a thrill of horror ran through the spectators. Having run along just as before, he sat down in the middle, and then rose and proceeded along the narrow road, occasionally dipping down one foot below the rope, and seeming to tempt the hungry abyss on either side. "When he ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1862 edition. Excerpt: ... footing for a moment, and a thrill of horror ran through the spectators. Having run along just as before, he sat down in the middle, and then rose and proceeded along the narrow road, occasionally dipping down one foot below the rope, and seeming to tempt the hungry abyss on either side. "When he reached his resting-place once more he took off the sack, and showed that beneath it he had on a white bandage, which went round the head and covered his entire face. The applause became greater than ever. After a short pause he put on the bandage and sack again, and set out upon his return, letting his foot dip down below the rope from time to time as he went along. He lay down upon his back, rose to his feet without the slightest difficulty, ran along till he came to the middle, and then sat down. "When taking his seat, the sack being narrow, caught one of his knees but he disengaged himself by two or three vigorous pulls, and took both sack and bandage off, and threw them down below. He next fixed the pole across the rope, and stood upon his head perfectly straight as before, the pole this time gently swaying from side to side. Having sat down again, he stretched himself at full length upon his back and threw a somersault as before. He then got on his legs, and skipped back to the platform. The band now struck up " God save the Queen," and Blondin's terrific performance was over. The whole time occupied by it was less than half an hour. It would be almost impossible to witness anything so strangely interesting as this performance. There is a sort of fascination, at least for some people, in looking down from a great height. From the topmost gallery the descent must have appeared terrific, and what then was it likely to be...
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