ToC
The household of the worthy carpenter, it may be conceived, was thrown into the
utmost confusion and distress by the unaccountable disappearance of the two
boys. I dare not reflect upon the effect that her son's fate,—if the efforts
to save him are ineffectual,—may have upon her enfeebled frame, and still
worse upon her mind. The
man or woman who did something for nothing always excited his suspicions;
they were playing some kind of a game. Her little bedsitting-room was like a lair, and she went out from it into this vast, dun world,
with its smoke-gray houses, its glaring streets of shops, its dark streets of homes,
its orange-lit windows, under skies of dull copper or muddy gray or black, much
as an animal goes out to seek food. ’
‘You mean the one that you refused to feed?’ demanded Gerald, seizing this
promising cue and adopting a mournful note. In order to guard against accidents or surprises,
watchmen, or scouts, (as they were styled,) were stationed at the three main
outlets of the sanctuary ready to give the signal in the manner just described:
bars were erected, which, in case of emergency; could be immediately stretched
across the streets: doors were attached to the alleys; and were never opened
without due precautions; gates were affixed to the courts, wickets to the gates,
and bolts to the wickets. Who was he?”
“Intriguing. By the time he had reached St. “I first saw you crossing the river Arno, after a spring
rain had spoiled the day for everyone except the ducks.
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