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Page 59 - ... quiet, peaceful valley. They were in tune with the changing days and the changing seasons. Each hour of the day had its significance, from the break of dawn and the crowing of the cock to late evening with the flicker of fireflies and the croaking of frogs. Indoors before early retirement all was still except for the crackling of the fire and the ticking of the clock. Work that went on then was handicrafts —smoothing an ax handle, fashioning a rag doll, carding the wool, spinning, knitting....
Page 71 - Without making a sound, the Doctor reached his study door and went in. Now Heraclius was without doubt a courageous man. He was not afraid of spectres or ghosts; but however fearless a man may be, there exist certain terrors which, like cannon balls, will pierce the most indomitable courage.
Page 97 - And then she hid her face in her hands and began to sob. A moment or two later, when she was a little calmer, she went on: 'After all, it's not the poor man's fault if he's mad.
Page 73 - Then another nervous spasm caused his hands to twitch, and the candlestick which he was carrying fell to the floor with a crash that made him jump in terror. His other self turned...