 ... to enliven his mind. The old mansion stood out against the western sky, black and silent. One long, lurid pencilstroke along a sky of slate was all that was left of daylight. No sign of life was apparent ; no light at any window, unless it might have...  Scribners Monthly - Seite 961875Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | George Washington Cable - 1883 - 278 Seiten
...apparent ; no light at any window, unless it might have been on the side of the house hidden from view. No owls were on the chimneys, no dogs were in the...mansion, and, with that view, stood and scanned it. The broad rear steps of the veranda would not serve him ; he might meet some one midway. He was measuring,... | |
 | George Washington Cable - 1883 - 336 Seiten
...apparent ; no light at any window, unless it might have been on the side of the house hidden from view. No owls were on the chimneys, no dogs were in the yard. of its many crannies he easily detected the African mute crouched before a flickering pine-knot, his... | |
 | George Washington Cable - 1883 - 320 Seiten
...apparent ; no light at any window, unless it might have been on the side of the house hidden from view. No owls were on the chimneys, no dogs were in the yard. of its many crannies he easily detected the African mute crouched before a flickering pine-knot, his... | |
 | George Washington Cable - 1890 - 356 Seiten
...apparent ; no light at any window, unless it might have been on the side of the house hidden from view. No owls were on the chimneys, no dogs were in the...detected the African mute crouched before a flickering pine-knot, his head on his knees, fast asleep. He concluded to enter the mansion, and, with that view,... | |
 | George Washington Cable - 1890 - 350 Seiten
...apparent ; no light at any window, unless it might have been on the side of the house hidden from view. No owls were on the chimneys, no dogs were in the...detected the African mute crouched before a flickering pine-knot, his head on his knees, fast asleep. He concluded to enter the mansion, and, with that view,... | |
 | George Washington Cable - 1897 - 274 Seiten
...apparent; no light at any window, unless it might have been on the side of the house hidden from view. No owls were on the chimneys, no dogs were in the...detected the African mute crouched before a flickering pine-knot, his head on his knees, fast asleep. He concluded to enter the mansion, and, with that view,... | |
 | George Washington Cable - 1897 - 284 Seiten
...apparent; no light at any window, unless it might have been on the side of the house hidden from view. No owls were on the chimneys, no dogs were in the...detected the African mute crouched before a flickering pine-knot, his head on his knees, fast asleep. He concluded to enter the mansion, and, with that view,... | |
 | George Washington Cable - 1899 - 210 Seiten
...apparent ; no light at any window, unless it might have been on the side of the house hidden from view. No owls were on the chimneys, no dogs were in the...detected the African mute crouched before a flickering pine-knot, his head on his knees, fast asleep. The little Secretary concluded to enter the mansion,... | |
 | Edwin Anderson Alderman, Joel Chandler Harris, Charles W. Kent - 1909 - 522 Seiten
...apparent; no light at any window, unless it might have been on the side of the house hidden from view. No owls were on the chimneys, no dogs were in the...apart from the house. Through one of its many crannies be easily detected the African mute crouched before a flickering pine-knot, his head on his knees,... | |
 | Edwin Mims - 1910 - 460 Seiten
...apparent; no light at any window, unless it might have been on the side of the house hidden from view. No owls were on the chimneys, no dogs were in the...detected the African mute crouched before a flickering pine-knot, his head on his knees, fast asleep. He concluded to enter the mansion, and, with that view,... | |
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