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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER III. When Gethryn unclosed his eyes, the dazzling sunlight almost blinded him. A thousand grotesque figures danced before him, a hot red vapor seemed to envelop him. He felt a dull pain in his ears and a numb sensation about the legs. Gradually he recalled the scene that had just passed; the flying crowd, lashed by that pitiless iron scourge; the cruel panic; the mad, suffocating rush; and then that crash of thunder which had crushed him. He lay quite still, not offering to move. A strange languor seemed to weigh down his very heart. The air reeked with powder smoke. Not a breath was stirring. Presently the numbness in his knees changed to a hot, pricking throb. He tried to move his legs, but found he could not. Then a sudden thought sent the blood with a rush to his heart. Perhaps he no longer had any legs He remembered to have heard of legless men whosephantom members caused them many uncomfortable sensations. He certainly had a dull pain where his legs belonged, but the question was, had he legs also? The doubt was too much, and with a faint cry he struggled to rise. "The devil " exclaimed a voice close to his head, and a pair of startled eyes met his own. " The devil " repeated the owner of the eyes, as if to apostrophize some particular one. He was a bird-like little fellow, with thin canary- colored hair and eyebrows and colorless eyes, and he was seated upon a camp-stool about two feet from Gethryn's head. He blinked at Gethryn. "These Frenchmen," said he, "have as many lives as a cat." "Thanks " said Gethryn, smiling faintly. "An Englishman The devil " shouted the pale-eyed man, hopping in haste from his camp- stool and dropping a well-thumbed sketching- block as he did so. "Don't be an ass, ..".
| ISBN-13 | 9781150352164 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1150352167 |
| Weight | 0.48 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.33 In |
| List Price | $23.09 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 142 pages |
| Publisher | |
| Published On | 2009-12-01 |
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