Lights and Shadows of German Life, Vol. 2 of 2
M. M. Montgomery
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(Forgotten Books, Jan. 19, 2018)
Excerpt from Lights and Shadows of German Life, Vol. 2 of 2Albertine's Spirits sunk; She sat silent and thought ful beside her uncle, to whose mind these scenes of desolation recalled the painful circumstances attendant on his flight from Darmstein. Their road now lay along the woody bank 'of the Moldau. The bright sun which had cheered the commencement of their journey was overcast - heavy, rain pattered among the trees, and chill gusts of wind scattered the yellow leaves, which rose whirling into the air, and then fell into the dark and rapid stream below. After follow ing for some miles the windings of the river, the mas sive towers of the castle suddenly appeared before them on the summit of a high precipitous rock.The count was the first to perceive his once happy home. He silently pointed to it, while a deep sigh revealed that his thoughts were with the dead. Alber tine understood and sympathized with his feelings. Depressed, and struggling against a vague sense of fear, she entered her future abode, the dilapidated aso pect of which was ill calculated to dissipate gloomy impressions. Nothing presented itself to her View, as they passed through a long range of lofty and deserted apartments, but tattered moth-eaten tapestry, defaced gilding, broken mirrors, and mutilated chairs and tables. The Shattered casements were, in many places, boarded Up; several of the doors had been torn off for firewood, and the walls disfigured with the uncouth scrawls of an idle and mischievous soldiery.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.