. The Waldorf family ; or, Grandfather's lagends . prey to the waters ; but Corentin struck herwith his staff, and she fell into the midst of thewaves. The horse now sprang forward, andreached the rock of Garric, where the marks of hisiron hoofs may be seen at this day. The king returned to Keris on the same evening,to see if any thing had been rescued from destruc-tion ; but to his astonishment, not a trace remainedof the stately Queen of the Waters. Where butyesterday palaces and towers had reared their lofty • heads, now extended a waste of waters, reflectingonly the quiet stars ; while far
. The Waldorf family ; or, Grandfather's lagends . prey to the waters ; but Corentin struck herwith his staff, and she fell into the midst of thewaves. The horse now sprang forward, andreached the rock of Garric, where the marks of hisiron hoofs may be seen at this day. The king returned to Keris on the same evening,to see if any thing had been rescued from destruc-tion ; but to his astonishment, not a trace remainedof the stately Queen of the Waters. Where butyesterday palaces and towers had reared their lofty • heads, now extended a waste of waters, reflectingonly the quiet stars ; while far off, on the edgeof the horizon, the crimson garments of PrinceBarbu floated on the breeze, as, standing on thebroken fragments of the dike, he held up thegolden keys, with a gesture of derision and con-tempt. Since that time, many forests of oak trees havesprung up, and withered away ; but the story ofKeris has never been forgotten. On a calm even-ing, when the setting sun shines aslant upon thewaters, the ruins of temples and palaces, may 144. R sometimes be seen, lying far down in the depths ofthe sea, where line or plummet have never de-scended.
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