. Italian journeys / by Howells ; with one hundred and three illustrations by Joseph ?^sTpseissfflj ?ife L «^:y-> iff® SB ^!I*1OTP?5 ifvjL ( luk a I ! i 1 >.(.^ Italian Jouvncvs there upon its very scene, the whole tragedy faded from Ferraraus ; and, seeing our wonder so cold, the custodian triedto kindle it by saying that in the time of the event thesecelK were much dreadfuller than now, which was no doubttrue. The floors of the dungeons are both below the levelof the moat, and the narrow windows, or rather crevicesto admit the light, were cut in the prodigiously thi
. Italian journeys / by Howells ; with one hundred and three illustrations by Joseph ?^sTpseissfflj ?ife L «^:y-> iff® SB ^!I*1OTP?5 ifvjL ( luk a I ! i 1 >.(.^ Italian Jouvncvs there upon its very scene, the whole tragedy faded from Ferraraus ; and, seeing our wonder so cold, the custodian triedto kindle it by saying that in the time of the event thesecelK were much dreadfuller than now, which was no doubttrue. The floors of the dungeons are both below the levelof the moat, and the narrow windows, or rather crevicesto admit the light, were cut in the prodigiously thick walljust above the water, and were defended with four succes-sive iron gratings. The dungeons are some distance apart :that of Hugo was separated from the outer wall of thecastle by a narrow passage-way, while Parisinas windowopened directly upon the moat. When we ascended again to the court of the castle, thecustodian, abetted by his wife, would have interested usin two memorable wells there, between which, he said,Hugo was beheaded ; and unabashed by the small successof this fable, h
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