The Waldorf family . conscious eleventh rang out, but he heard it not. Thenclanged the tivelfth, 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, inthe midst of darkness and desolation. (D©M(D3LHiH©If, UITE a number of corded trunks,cloaks, and umbrellas was to beseen next morning in the hall,and the children, who were
The Waldorf family . conscious eleventh rang out, but he heard it not. Thenclanged the tivelfth, 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, inthe midst of darkness and desolation. (D©M(D3LHiH©If, 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. meal in silence; and by a sort of unconscious im-pulse, all gathered in the passage, waiting the car-riage which was to bear the travellers away. Butnow there were directions to be repeated, and cau-tions to be given, and duties to be enjoined; forWilhelm and Edith were left to fill their parentsplace hi the household ; and each of the children,even down to little Bertha, had some daily duty toperform, which involved responsibility proportionedto their powers, and was intended to beguile thehours of absence. Do not look so sorrowful, Frank, said Grand-father Waldorf, as the carriage drove up to thedoor. Two months will soon slip away, and whenthe snow lies thick on the lawn, and bright firesare blazing in the grates, who knows but we mayfind time to give you a second series of Grand-fathers Legends ? 223 g^ggq-CrT-flg-r r -?=-r^p=J<p^y^
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