[The Lady of the Shroud by Bram Stoker]@TWC D-Link book
The Lady of the Shroud

BOOK VI: THE PURSUIT IN THE FOREST
93/152

Then some few ran on, and all the rest came back towards us.

Quickly they improvised a litter with cords and branches, and insisted that the Voivodin should use it.

In an incredibly short time we were under way again, and proceeding with great rapidity towards Vissarion.

The men took it in turns to help with the litter; I had the honour of taking a hand in the work myself.
About a third of the way out from Vissarion a number of our people met us.

They were fresh, and as they carried the litter, we who were relieved were free for speed.


<<Back  Index  Next>>

D-Link book Top

TWC mobile books