Charles Gibbon
The Braes of Yarrow, Vol. 3 of 3: A Romance
Hardcover
(Forgotten Books Jan. 19, 2018)
Excerpt from The Braes of Yarrow, Vol. 3 of 3: A RomanceHe had not, however, advanced more than half a mile after crossing the Ettrick when he heard the distant note of a bugle. Presently the signal was answered by a still more distant note.Suspecting that these sounds intimated the discovery of his change of route, he urged his jaded horse forward. The poor animal, already fairly exhausted by its lengthened journey, made a feeble effort to quicken its pace in obedience to whip and spur.But the pace was little increased after all, and the extra exertion thus forced upon it served only to exhaust its remaining strength the sooner.The feet were lifted like Weights and fell with dull thuds upon the turf. Gradually, in despite of fiercest promptings, the pace slackened and the gallop was barely as fast as a fresh horse might have trotted with ease.Now he began to hear the distant tread of a body of horse, which rapidly became louder - louder as the pursuers lessened the distance between them and the pursued. At length with the muffled sound of the hoof-treads was mingled the clatter and clank of armour.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.
- ISBN
- 0332564657 / 9780332564654
- Pages
- 344
- Weight
- 22.4 oz.
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 0.8 in.
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