Book Excerpt: ck ten, and such a peal of chimes succeeded, as shook the whole edifice, notwithstanding its bulk, and drove me away in a hurry. No mob obstructed my passage, and I ran through a succession of streets, free and unmolested, as if I had been skimming along over the downs of Wiltshire. My servants conversing before the hotel were the only sounds which the great "Place de Mer" echoed.This universal stillness was the more pleasing, when I looked back upon those scenes of horror and outcry which filled London but a ...
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Book Excerpt: ck ten, and such a peal of chimes succeeded, as shook the whole edifice, notwithstanding its bulk, and drove me away in a hurry. No mob obstructed my passage, and I ran through a succession of streets, free and unmolested, as if I had been skimming along over the downs of Wiltshire. My servants conversing before the hotel were the only sounds which the great "Place de Mer" echoed.This universal stillness was the more pleasing, when I looked back upon those scenes of horror and outcry which filled London but a week or two ago, when danger was not confined to night only, and the environs of the capital, but haunted our streets at midday. Here, I could wander over an entire city; stray by the port, and venture through the most obscure alleys, without a single apprehension; without beholding a sky red and portentous with the light of fires, or hearing the confused and terrifying murmurs of shouts and groans, mingled with the reports of artillery. I can assure you, I think myself very fortunate to have escRead More
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Good with no dust jacket. 0838676480. NAP. Ex-Library copy; with typical markings. Library label on front board and on spine tail. Light rubbing. A bit of sunning to spine and boards. Pages clean, but for library markings.; ESH13A; 328 pages; Ex-Library.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. DUst jacket is tanned and rubbed; has moderate wear to edges. Gentle softening at spine ends. NO marks in text; binding is tight. A very nice copy.
