The ripple of the water against the boat, as its keel cleaves
through the stream—the darkling current hurrying by—the indistinctly-seen
craft, of all forms and all sizes, hovering around, and making their way in ghostlike silence, or warning each other of their approach by cries, that, heard from
afar, have something doleful in their note—the solemn shadows cast by the
bridges—the deeper gloom of the echoing arches—the lights glimmering from
the banks—the red reflection thrown upon the waves by a fire kindled on some
stationary barge—the tall and fantastic shapes of the houses, as discerned
through the obscurity;—these, and other sights and sounds of the same character,
give a sombre colour to the thoughts of one who may choose to indulge in
meditation at such a time and in such a place. For a few days
she was fascinated by the place, exploring the moldy
rooms, the weird treasures hiding in forgotten trousseaus. Sheila was a stout woman, her bosoms huge, her face
110
wide and square. ” She said. \"
\"All right. Gerald doubted
there would be many eager suitors, even assuming the comtesse was keen to
marry off her daughter to a foreign protestant. You are going to be generous
and forgive. The bars dropped noiselessly and slowly down, till the
chain tightened at the staple. Martha had not been
pleased to find her spare one borrowed for that expedition when the major had
found her outside the ballroom. ” She shook her
head, snapping out of her reverie.
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