Stories of Strange Lands: And Fragments from the Notes of a TravellerE. Moxon, 1835 - 366 oldal |
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Accra Addina Adoo Adumissa Africa Agay Amanqua Amba Amoisee appeared Appia arms Arqua arrived ascer Ashantee beautiful Beeah Booroom Bowdich cabin caboceers called canoe Cape Coast captain cause child close cloth colour companions Coomassie Coomba deck door Elmina English escape European exclaimed eyes Fantee father favour feeling fetish forest frequently friends girl gold governor hands head heard hyænas Inna Inna's Jacqueline Kaylees king Kobara lady look Mandingoe mate Mère Miensa morning mother mulatto natives negroes never night noise officers panther party passed person Philip poor present proceeded rest returned river round sail sailors Samba seemed seized sent servants ship side slaves sleep soon stood taken Tarbara thing thought tion told Tom Lawson took town tree vessel walk whole wife witch's daughter woman young
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246. oldal - Eolian sounds—these harsh gratings— these awful and heavenly tones—these attempts at robbery— and these frightened smugglers, were occasioned by a simple snail, which was crawling across the pane. As" it drew nearer to the centre of the pane, the sounds became deeper and fuller; as it approached the edge, they were shrill as a fife. The occasional touching of its shell, in its course, and the greater or less sliminess of the animal, produced the vibrations and harsh gratings, the former of...
244. oldal - ... servants are more than half persuaded that it is supernatural." She was interrupted by a return of the noise ; it recommenced with a harsh, grating sound, and appeared now to come from the ceiling, now from the window, and now from the earth. At times it was so loud, that the lady and gentleman thought it was a boat hauled ashore, and flew to the window. A bright moonlight rendered every thing visible ; but nothing of the kind was to be seen.
245. oldal - ... of his servants. On the ensuing day, every endeavour was made to find out the cause of this mysterious music; but it baffled all research, and defied every conjecture. The evening advanced, and all remained perfectly quiet : the lady and gentleman went into the next room to partake of some refreshment, and the music recommenced exactly in the same manner as before. The gentleman returned alone to the larger room, without a light; and, seating himself in the middle of the room, so as to be able...
243. oldal - ... spot if she wore a becoming night costume, because it was the fashion for ladies to walk about in that dress at F , and who never returned from a visit to his marine villa, without gravely assuring his daughters that the smugglers had not again been driven to make use of his premises. In the course of the ensuing summer, a near relation of the proprietor of this beautiful spot, with his wife, children, and servants, went to the same house, for the sake of the sea air. After a few days' stay,...
89. oldal - I shall join your father's and brother's authority to mine, to put a stop to these tricks. You must be mad, to expose yourself to the danger of the slave-catchers, who are incessantly prowling about; and I command you never again to venture beyond the walls of the quadrangle without a proper escort." The word command did not accord with the free and daring temper of Inna; "This," thought she, "is the good of being betrothed!
239. oldal - ... some one breaking into the dining-room." " Nonsense," observed an elder sister, " no one would think of coming in here, and papa has been fishing all day, so we must not wake him on an uncertainty. Look out, and see if any one is on the lawn.
101. oldal - Well, then, stay for a coward," replied Inna ; " but may the great fetish keep you, and guard you across the big water ! Do not tell any thing about me, but say you were asleep when I ran away, if they question you in the morning." As she finished these words she disappeared through the opening, and cautiously and softly treading the sandy path, she, as she fancied, took the way to the forest. She wandered on for a considerable distance, till it became so dark, that she was totally unable to see...
118. oldal - ... trade, they had joined a deputation from the king of Ashantee, little supposing that the most important result of their expedition would be the restoration of their lost treasure. Inna gave them a minute description of her adventures; and when she told her reasons for supposing that Amoo had been the instigator of her capture, the young men both started up, and were about to swear...
140. oldal - ... been the willing instruments of his success ; and that they had also been enriched by their mutual barter. " No ; it was not right that a white man should come and take away their gold, and they never would rest satisfied till they had it all back again.