Littell's Living Age, Volume 173Living Age Company, Incorporated, 1887 |
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Page 249
... hour before the great wooden semandron — a quaint species of gong which hangs outside the church , and which is sounded with a wooden hammer announces the hour for vespers . At this iron gate , in the good old days , the superior used ...
... hour before the great wooden semandron — a quaint species of gong which hangs outside the church , and which is sounded with a wooden hammer announces the hour for vespers . At this iron gate , in the good old days , the superior used ...
Page 277
... hour for being in bed . " ing down the long tangles of her hair . Suddenly. this hour of the night , and at the pace she was now going , was about as hazardous a proceeding as could well be conceived . Putting out all his powers , the ...
... hour for being in bed . " ing down the long tangles of her hair . Suddenly. this hour of the night , and at the pace she was now going , was about as hazardous a proceeding as could well be conceived . Putting out all his powers , the ...
Page 292
... hour ! " Meanwhile , he was thankful if he could obtain an occasional half hour - with Kitty when Gilbert was not present , and all the more thankful for such brief intervals of happiness because their occurrence was of the utmost ...
... hour ! " Meanwhile , he was thankful if he could obtain an occasional half hour - with Kitty when Gilbert was not present , and all the more thankful for such brief intervals of happiness because their occurrence was of the utmost ...
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