 | 1834 - 508 Seiten
...success of their enterprise. And then, exhausted by all the agitation of the day, the Lady Imogene sank into a deep repose. VI. Morn came at length, but brought...moon shone bright on the rest of the descent, which wa« more rugged. It seemed not1 impraticable — she clambered down. " Hist ! hist !" said, a familiar... | |
 | 1851 - 352 Seiten
...listened, until at length the rosy sky called forth their last trilling chant, and the star of the evening summoned them to roost. It was twilight :...impracticable — she clambered down. "Hist! hist!" said a familiar voice, "all is right, lady — but why did you not answer us ?" "Ah ! Theodore, where is my... | |
 | Benjamin Disraeli - 1904 - 416 Seiten
...her force. The bell struck twelve, and the Lady Imogene delivered herself to her fate. Slowly (18) and fearfully she descended, long suspended in the...impracticable — she clambered down. 'Hist! hist!' said a familiar voice, 'all is right, lady — but why did you not answer us?' 'Ah! Theodore, where is my... | |
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... roost. It was twilight : pacing her chamber, and praying to the Virgin, the hours at length stole away. The chimes of the sanctuary told her that it wanted but a quarter of an hour to midnight. Already she had formed a rope of shawls ; now she fastened... 