 ... his roof. A healthful old man to whom sleep was sweet, the first sound slumbers of the night held him in their soft but strong embrace. The assassin enters, through the window already prepared, into an unoccupied apartment. With noiseless foot he...  Speeches and Forensic Arguments - Page 451by Daniel Webster - 1830 - 520 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Todd - 1882 - 996 pages
...prepared, into an unoccupied apartment. "With noiseless foot he paces the lonely hall, half-lighted by the moon ; he winds up the ascent of the stairs, and reaches the door of the apartment. Of this he moves the lock, by soft and continued pressure, till it turns on its hinges without... | |
 | Otis Henry Tiffany - 1883 - 954 pages
...enters through the window, already prepared, into an unoccupied apartment ; with noiseless foot he paces the lonely hall, half lighted by the moon ; he winds...beholds his victim before him. The room was uncommonly light. The face of the innocent sleeper was turned from the murderer ; and the beams of the moon, resting... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1883 - 544 pages
...enters through the window already prepared into an unoccupied apartment. With noiseless foot he passes the lonely hall, half lighted by the moon ; he winds...the chamber. Of this he moves the lock, by soft and continuous pressure, till it turns on its hinges without noise, and he enters and beholds his victim... | |
 | James Edward Murdoch - 1884 - 510 pages
...enters through the window, already prepared, into an unoccupied apartment. With noiseless foot he passes the lonely hall, half lighted by the moon ; he winds...and continued pressure, till it turns on its hinges without noise, and he enters and beholds his victim before him. The room was uncommonly open to the... | |
 | Edwin Paxton Hood - 1885 - 728 pages
...enters, through the window already prepared, into an unoccupied apartment. With noiseless foot he paces the lonely hall, half lighted by the moon ; he winds...and continued pressure, till it turns on its hinges without noise, and he enters and beholds his victim before him. The room is uncommonly open to the... | |
 | William Swinton - 1885 - 624 pages
...prepared, into an unoccupied apartment. With noiseless foot he paces3 the lonely hall, half-lighted by the moon; he winds up the ascent of the stairs,...and continued pressure till it turns on its hinges without noise ; and he enters, and beholds his victim before him. The room was uncommonly open to the... | |
 | William Swinton - 1885 - 620 pages
...prepared, into an unoccupied apartment. With noiseless foot he paces3 the lonely hall, half-lighted by the moon; he winds up the ascent of the stairs,...and continued pressure till it turns on its hinges without noise ; and he enters, and beholds his victim before him. The room was uncommonly open to the... | |
 | Walter K. Fobes - 1885 - 200 pages
...enters, through the window already prepared, into an unoccupied apartment. With noiseless foot he paces the lonely hall half lighted by the moon, he winds...of the chamber. Of this, he moves the lock by soft continued pressure till it turns on its hinges, and he enters and beholds his victim before him. The... | |
 | Alfred Hix Welsh - 1885 - 364 pages
...window already prepared, into an unoccupied apartment. With noiseless foot he paces the lonely hall ... he winds up the ascent of the stairs and reaches the...of the chamber. Of this he moves the lock by soft, continued pressure, till it turns on its hinges without noise, and he enters and beholds his victim... | |
 | Alfred Hix Welsh - 1885 - 364 pages
...window already prepared, into an unoccupied apartment. With noiseless foot he paces the lonely hall ... he winds up the ascent of the stairs and reaches the door of the chamber. Of t his he moves the lock by soft, continued pressure, till it turns on its hinges without noise, and... | |
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