The Siege of Malta (St. Elmo)

Автор книги: S. Fowler Wright id книги: 2150485 Оценка: 0.0 Голосов: 0 Отзывы, комментарии: 0 0 руб. (0$) Читать книгу Скачать бесплатно Электронная книга Жанр: Языкознание Правообладатель и/или издательство: Bookwire Дата добавления в каталог КнигаЛит: 7 сентября 2021, 16:32 ISBN: 4064066357245 Скачать фрагмент в формате fb2 fb2.zip Возрастное ограничение: 0+ Оглавление Отрывок из книги

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S. Fowler Wright

Published by Good Press, 2021

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The pursuivant, the real Rinaldo, pulled with the knowledge that, if the oar should fail to keep its place with the rest, the lash would descend on a back that was already swollen and raw and in a torture of pain every time that it bent for the next stroke. Nature may do much under the stimulus of such fear, but there is a limit it cannot pass. As Angelica looked, the man’s body sank limply forward upon the oar. The lash descended in vain upon a back that quivered but did not rise. The oar fouled the one that came forward from those who pulled on the bench behind. There was confusion and loss of stroke till the negro lifted it clear.

The driver called two men forward to strike off the chains of the swooning man. He shouted also for one of the slaves who were held in reserve for such a need to be brought to supply his place.

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