. The Waldorf family ; or, Grandfather's lagends . eleventh rang out, but he heard it not. Thenclanged the twelfth, sounding like the minute-gunwhich announces that a noble ship is among thebreakers. Perek, startled from his dream, tried toturn back ; but it was too late. The passage wasclosed against him ; the beautiful maidens relapsedinto an hundred stone pillars, supporting the heavydrifts of sand; and Perek was shut up forever, in the midst of darkness and desolation. 221 (D © H (CIL Iff i H © UITE a number of corded trunks,cloaks, and umbrellas was to beseen next morning in the ha
. The Waldorf family ; or, Grandfather's lagends . eleventh rang out, but he heard it not. Thenclanged the twelfth, sounding like the minute-gunwhich announces that a noble ship is among thebreakers. Perek, startled from his dream, tried toturn back ; but it was too late. The passage wasclosed against him ; the beautiful maidens relapsedinto an hundred stone pillars, supporting the heavydrifts of sand; and Perek was shut up forever, in the midst of darkness and desolation. 221 (D © H (CIL Iff i H © UITE a number of corded trunks,cloaks, and umbrellas was to beseen next morning in the hall,and the children, who were as-sembled round the breakfast ta-ble an hour earlier than usual,seemed trying in vain to look cheer-ful, and eat heartily. Their heartswere full, for they were soon to beleft quite alone; and a separationfrom their father and mother, even for aseason, was scarcely more painful thanthe task of bidding farewell to their agedgrandparents. Instead of the usual chatteringof merry voices, every one hurried through their.
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