Denied and glossed over, death was eating its way along the narrow streets, and its dissemination was especially favoured by the premature summer heat which made the water of the canals lukewarm.
The Viy
“There he is!” exclaimed the Viy, pointing an iron finger at him; and all the monsters rushed on him at once.
Active Service by Stephen Crane
ACTIVE SERVICE by Stephen Crane CHAPTER I. MARJORY walked pensively along the hall. In the cool shadows made by the palms on the window ledge, her face wore the expression of thoughtful melancholy expected on the faces of the devotees who pace in cloistered gloom. She halted before a door at the end of the