 The murderers left the heyduc to come to me. The women threw themselves at their feet, and held their sabres. The narrowness of the staircase impeded the assassins ; but I had already felt a horrid hand thrust into my back to seize me by my clothes, when...  Paris, and Its Historical Scenes - Seite 143von George Lillie Craik - 1848Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1823 - 624 Seiten
...but I had already felt a horrid hand thrust down my back, to seize me by my clothes, when some one called out from the bottom of the staircase: " What are you doing above there?" The terrible Marseillois, who was going to massacre me, answered by a hem ! the sound of which will never... | |
 | 1823 - 564 Seiten
...but I had already felt a horrid hand thrust down my back, to seize me by my clothes, when some one called out from the bottom of the staircase, What are you doing above there? The terrible Marseillois, who was going to massacre me, answered by a hem! the sound of which will never... | |
 | Mme Campan (Jeanne-Louise-Henriette) - 1823 - 482 Seiten
...but I had already felt a horrid hand thrust down my back, to seize me by my clothes, when some one called out from the bottom of the staircase: What are you doing above there f The terrible Marseillois, who -was going to massacre me, answered by a hem! the sound of which will... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1831 - 412 Seiten
...to him, Save yourself, the valets depied have already escaped. I cannot do it, said the man to me, I am dead with fear. As he uttered these words, I heard...but on this my executioner let me go, saying, Get tip, gipsy, the nation accords you pardon." She and the two women, she goes on to relate, were then... | |
 | William Smyth - 1840 - 462 Seiten
...assassins, but I had already felt the terrible hand of one of them fastened upon me, when a voice was heard from the bottom of the staircase, ' What are you doing above there ?' ' Hum !' cried the horrible Marseillois, who was just going to put me to death ; a sound I shall... | |
 | Jeanne Louise H. Campan - 1883 - 436 Seiten
...; but I had already felt a horrid hand thrust into my back to seize me by my clothes, when some one called out from the bottom of the staircase, " What are you doing above there ? We dont kill women." I was on my knees ; my executioner quitted his hold of me, and said, " Get up,... | |
 | Mme Campan (Jeanne-Louise-Henriette) - 1884 - 436 Seiten
...; but I had already felt a horrid hand thrust into my back to seize me by my clothes, when some one called out from the bottom of the staircase, " What are you doing above there ? We dont kill women" I was on my knees ; my executioner quitted his hold of me, and said, " Get up,... | |
 | Mme Campan (Jeanne-Louise-Henriette) - 1900 - 370 Seiten
...; but I had already felt a horrid hand thrust into my back to seize me by my clothes, when some one called out from the bottom of the staircase, " What are you doing above there ? We don't kill women." I was on my knees; my executioner quitted his hold of me, and said, " Get up,... | |
 | Mme Campan (Jeanne-Louise-Henriette) - 1910 - 458 Seiten
...assassins; but I had already felt a horrid hand thrust into my back to seize me by my clothes, when some one called out from the bottom of the staircase, " What are you doing above there ? We don't kill women." I was on my knees; my executioner quitted his hold of me, and said, " Get up,... | |
 | Carolly Erickson - 2004 - 396 Seiten
...reached it she "felt a horrid hand" thrust down her back and clutching at her clothes. Then a voice came from the bottom of the staircase. "What are you doing above there?" The man with the "horrid hand" loosened his grip, and answered only with a "hem!" "We don't kill women,"... | |
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