Excerpt from La Chartreuse De Parme, Vol. 2 of 3 He looked about him in search of a place whence he might see and not be seen. He saw that from his elevated station he com manded a view of the gardens and interior court of his father's castle. The sight awak ened another train of thought; the idea that that father was approaching the confines of life produced an entire change of feeling. He could even distinguish the sparrows peck in g at the crumbs that littered the great bal cony of the dining-room. Perhaps they are the ...
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Excerpt from La Chartreuse De Parme, Vol. 2 of 3 He looked about him in search of a place whence he might see and not be seen. He saw that from his elevated station he com manded a view of the gardens and interior court of his father's castle. The sight awak ened another train of thought; the idea that that father was approaching the confines of life produced an entire change of feeling. He could even distinguish the sparrows peck in g at the crumbs that littered the great bal cony of the dining-room. Perhaps they are the descendants of those I tamed so long ago, he said to himself. This, like all the other balconies of the chateau, was adorned with numerous oran ge-trees planted in earthen vases of difi'erent sizes. The inner court, with its sharply defined bands of shadow and. Brilliant sunshine, presented a majestic aspect. The sight awoke old mem ories and appealed to his tenderer nature. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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