The bells of Freiburg : . c ^ How far away it was all growing ! Was thesteeple falling, or was I falling CHAPTER DUMB BELLS. SLEEP ? Yes, that must havebeen it; I must have fallenasleep, for, when I came to mysenses and rubbed my eyes I couldsee no light; when I listened I couldhear no sound. But /tad I been asleep ^ or could itbe that I had grown suddenly blind and deaf A great fear came over me. I rose, feelingstrangely stiff and cold, and groped my waytowards the door. It was closed. I shook was locked. I turned colder still, but astrange sense of relief rushed over me when Irefl
The bells of Freiburg : . c ^ How far away it was all growing ! Was thesteeple falling, or was I falling CHAPTER DUMB BELLS. SLEEP ? Yes, that must havebeen it; I must have fallenasleep, for, when I came to mysenses and rubbed my eyes I couldsee no light; when I listened I couldhear no sound. But /tad I been asleep ^ or could itbe that I had grown suddenly blind and deaf A great fear came over me. I rose, feelingstrangely stiff and cold, and groped my waytowards the door. It was closed. I shook was locked. I turned colder still, but astrange sense of relief rushed over me when Ireflected that I could /lear the rattling of therusty fastenings as they shook backwards andforwards under my touch. Then I was at leastnot deaf. I groped my way a little further till I cameto one of the openings in the belfry walls. DUMP, BELLS. lOI Thank God I was not blind either! for,looking out, I could see the stars shining in thedark blue sky. My question, then, was answered. I wasneither deaf nor blind. I had simply fallenasleep and was locked in alone with the will not pretend to say that I felt ver
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