Anne of Geierstein by Sir Walter Scott

Author:Sir Walter Scott
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Printed for Cadell and Co., Edinburgh; and Simpkin and Marshall, London.

" How long may it be," said Arthur, " since these things chanced ?"

" It is but three days since Queen Margaret left Aix in the manner I have told you.—But we are come as far up the mountain as men usually ride. See, yonder is the monastery rising betwixt two huge rocks, which form the very top of Mont Saint Victoire. There is no more open, ground than is afforded by the cleft, into which the convent of Saint Mary of Victory is, as it were, niched; and the access is guarded by the most dangerous precipices. To ascend the mountain, you must keep that narrow path, which, winding and turning among the cliffs, leads at length to the summit of the hill, and the gate of the monastery." >

" And what becomes of you and the horses ?" said Arthur.

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