... path cut in the rock. A young man ascended this path. He was attired in a peasant's garb and although he evidently had traveled far, his step was light and fleet. When he had ascended about halfway, he was suddenly stopped by an armed Wallachian,... Hungarian Sketches in Peace and War - Page 123by Mór Jókai - 1854 - 305 pagesFull view - About this book
| Julian Hawthorne - Fiction - 1909 - 382 pages
...was suddenly stopped by an armed Wallachian, who had been kneeling before a shrine in the rock, and seeing the stranger, rose and stood in his path. The...locked, and an armed Wallachian appeared from behind the rocks, and informed him that the Decurio was not at home, only his wife. " His wife? " exclaimed the... | |
| Julian Hawthorne - Fiction - 2007 - 373 pages
...was suddenly stopped by an armed Wallaehian, who had been kneeling before a shrine in the rock, and seeing the stranger, rose and stood in his path. The latter pronounced the Deeurio's name, and produced his pazsura. The Wallachian examined it on every side, and then stepped... | |
| Julian Hawthorne - Fiction - 2007 - 373 pages
...was suddenly stopped by an armed Wallachian, who had been kneeling before a shrine in the rock, and seeing the stranger, rose and stood in his path. The latter pronounced the Deeurio's name, and produced his pazsura. The Wallachian examined it on every side, and then stepped... | |
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