 | Wilkie Collins - 1850 - 356 halaman
...walls of the vault on either side of her. The horror of death in utter darkness, from unseen hands, and the last longing aspiration to behold the light...her heavy footfall on the steps, — then there was an interval of deep silence, — then a sharp, grinding clash of metal echoed piercingly through the... | |
 | Wilkie Collins - 1850 - 360 halaman
...walls of the vault on either side of her. The horror of death in utter darkness, from unseen hands, and the last longing aspiration to behold the light...her heavy footfall on the steps, — then there was an interval of deep silence, — then a sharp, grinding clash of metal echoed piercingly through the... | |
 | William Wilkie Collins - 1861 - 444 halaman
...The horror of death in utter darkness, from unseen hands, and the last longing aspiration to hehold the light of heaven once more, were at their strongest...her heavy footfall on the steps, — then there was an interval of deep silence, — then a sharp, grinding clash of metal echoed piercingly through the... | |
 | Francis Jacox - 1870 - 550 halaman
...vainly strained her eyes to look through the obscurity, as Ulpius drew her on into the recess. . . . Suddenly he heard her pause, as if panic-stricken...groaning, ' Light! light! oh, where is the light?'" She is held forth at this crisis, as a terrible evidence of the debasing power of crime, as she now... | |
 | Francis Jacox - 1870 - 432 halaman
...vainly strained her eyes to look through the obscurity, as Ulpius drew her on into the recess. ' . . . Suddenly he heard her pause, as if panic-stricken...him, groaning, ' Light! light! oh, where is the light ?'" She is held forth at this crisis, as a terrible evidence of the debasing power of crime, as she... | |
 | Francis Jacox - 1871 - 416 halaman
...vainly strained her eyes to look through the obscurity, as Ulpius drew her on into the recess. . . . Suddenly he heard her pause, as if panic-stricken...darkness, and her voice ascended to him, groaning, ' Light I light ! oh, where is the light ? ' " She is held forth at this crisis, as a terrible evidence of... | |
 | Wilkie Collins - 1893 - 450 halaman
...walls of the vault on either side of her. The horror of death in utter darkness, from unseen hands, and the last longing aspiration to behold the light...descended again. Twice he heard her heavy footfall on the steps—then there was an interval of deep silence — then a sharp, grinding clash of metal echoed... | |
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... above leads to the light below ! Go down, far down ! " Despair gave the firmness to proceed, and dread the hope to escape. Her wounded arms trembled as she now stretched them out, and felt for the walls of the vault on either side of her. The horror... 