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. 1891 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IV. What had happened to Pan Andrei, and in what way had he been able to carry out his plan? After leaving the fortress he advanced sometime with a sure and wary step. At the very end of the slope he halted and listened. It was silent around, -- so silent in fact that his steps were heard ...
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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. 1891 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IV. What had happened to Pan Andrei, and in what way had he been able to carry out his plan? After leaving the fortress he advanced sometime with a sure and wary step. At the very end of the slope he halted and listened. It was silent around, -- so silent in fact that his steps were heard clearly on the snow. In proportion as he receded from the walls, he stepped more carefully. He halted again, and again listened. He was somewhat afraid of slipping and falling, and thus dampening his precious ijpll; he drew out his rapier therefore and leaned on it. That helped him greatly. Thus feeling his way, after the course of half an hour be heard a slight sound directly in front. "Ah! they are watching. The sortie has taught them wariness," thought he. And he went farther now very slowly. He was glad that he had not gone astray, for the darkness was such that he could not see the end of the rapier. "Those trenches are considerably farther: I am advancing well then!" whispered he to himself. He hoped also not to find men before the intrenchment; for, properly speaking, they had nothing to do there, especially at night. It might be that at something like a hundred or fewer yards apart single sentries were stationed; but he hoped to pass them in such darkness. It was joyous in his soul. Kmita was not only daring but audacious. The thought of bursting the gigantic gun delighted him to the bottom of his soul, -- not only as heroism, not only as an immortal service to the besieged, but as a terrible damage to the Swedes. He imagined how Miller would be astounded, how he would gnash his teeth, how he would gaze in helplessness on those walls; and at moments pure laughter seized him. And as he had himself said, he felt no emotion, no fear, no...
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