| 1869 - 654 páginas
...unless you can save her, Anka Gerhardt must perish at the stake." "Anka Gerhardt!" echoed the Count, sinking back in his chair, and covering his face with his hands. "I need not ask for what crime she dies ; her goodness and purity, the beauty of her life would be... | |
| Maria Hall - 1870 - 192 páginas
...unless you can save her, Anka Gerhardt must perish at the stake.' ' Anka Gerhardt ! ' echoed the Count, sinking back in his chair, and covering his face with his hands. ' I need not ask for what crime she dies ; her goodness and purity — the beauty of her life would... | |
| Matilda Anne Mackarness - 1874 - 342 páginas
...think an evil thought, or speak an evil word in her presence." " Leave me for to-night," said Tremaine, sinking back in his chair, and covering his face with his hands. " Leave me, and let me think and pray alone." " Yes, yes. I hate cant. I can't preach, I'm only an... | |
| James Francis Cobb - 1880 - 438 páginas
...among ourselves. When will France ever be tranquil again ? " " Alas ! when, indeed ? " sighed Louis, sinking back in his chair and covering his face with his hands. " There won't be much peace for us, I fear," said Madame Laforce solemnly, "till we reach that other... | |
| James Francis Cobb - 1883 - 428 páginas
...among ourselves. When will France ever be tranquil again ? " " Alas ! when, indeed ?" sighed Louis, sinking back in his chair and covering his face with his hands. " There won't be much peace for us, I fear," said Madame Laforce solemnly, "till we reach that other... | |
| James A. Herne, Katharine Corcoran Herne - 1928 - 378 páginas
...way as before.] Hol' on. [Points to ANN and UNCLE NAT.] Yeh don't want them t' know, do yeh? MARTIN. [Sinking back in his chair and covering his face with his hands.] No, not to-night, don't tell 'em to-night. [HELEN and SAM appear at the window. HELEN has a baby in... | |
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