At night she slept in her sheepskin in Ilse Westgard’s vigorous arms; morning, noon and evening she filled the samovar with snow beside Cossack fires, or in the rare cantonments afforded in wretched villages, where whiskered and filthy mujiks cringed to the Cossacks, whispering to one another: “There is no end xxxv to death; there is no end to the fighting and the dying, God bless us all. — from The Crimson Tide: A Novel by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
Tom Swift and His Big Tunnel; Or, The Hidden City of the Andes TOM SWIFT AND HIS BIG TUNNEL or The Hidden City of the Andes by Victor Appleton CONTENTS I An Appeal for Aid II Explanations III A Face at the Window IV Tom's Experiments V Mary's Present VI Mr. Nestor's Letter VII Off for Peru VIII The Bearded Man IX The Bomb X Professor Bumper XI In the Andes XII The Tunnel XIII Tom's Explosive XIV Mysterious Disappearances XV Frightened Indians XVI On the Watch XVII The Condor XVIII The Indian Strike XIX A Woman Tells XX Despair XXI A New Explosive XXII The Fight XXIII A Great Blast XXIV The Hidden City XXV Success TOM SWIFT AND HIS BIG TUNNEL Chapter I An Appeal for Aid Tom Swift, seated in his laboratory engaged in trying to solve a puzzling question that had arisen over one of his inventions, was startled by a loud knock on the door. — from Tom Swift and His Big Tunnel; Or, The Hidden City of the Andes by Victor Appleton
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North transept, XVIth century Nave, early XIIth to late XVth century Choir, XIVth century Lady-chapel, XIIIth century NOTRE DAME DE LAON Dimensions Length of nave and choir, 351 feet Height of nave, 80 feet 373 Width of nave, 67 feet, 7 inches Length of transepts, 174 feet Width of transepts, 35 feet, 9 inches Height of western towers, 173 feet Height of southwest tower and spire (formerly), 328 feet Western circular window, 26 feet Superficial area, 44,000 square feet (approx.) — from The Cathedrals of Northern France by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
" Morte D'Arthur. CONTENTS CHAPTER I A Telegram from Paul Stoddard II Confidences III I Meet Mr. Reginald Gillespie IV I Explore Tippecanoe Creek V A Fight on a House-Boat VI A Sunday's Mixed Affairs VII A Broken Oar VIII A Lady of Shadows and Starlight IX The Lights on St. Agatha's Pier X The Flutter of a Handkerchief XI The Carnival of Canoes XII The Melancholy of Mr. Gillespie XIII The Gate of Dreams XIV Battle Orchard XV I Undertake a Commission XVI An Odd Affair at Red Gate XVII How the Night Ended XVIII The Lady of the White Butterflies XIX Helen Takes Me to Task XX The Touch of Dishonor XXI A Blue Cloak and a Scarlet XXII Mr. Gillespie's Diversions XXIII The Rocket Signal XXIV "With My Hands" XXV Daybreak ILLUSTRATIONS The carnival of canoes . . . . . . — from Rosalind at Red Gate by Meredith Nicholson
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