Prince Zilah -- Volume 2

t. The beautiful Tzig

and her eyes striving to pierce the darkness which enveloped everything, and opened bene

poplar, like a diamond in a woman's tresses; and under the window the black stretch of the lawn crossed by a band of a lighte

emed like masses of heavy clouds, and the sky set with constellations. She listened with disten

ived some one

a barking, came from a long distance,

og. What folly to remain here at the window! Menko

y sigh as if relieved

arted violently back, as if some fright

epeated more and more violently below there in the darkness. This time it was indeed the great Danish

n! He is there!" whispered M

elps, Marsa divined some horrible struggle in the darkness, of a man against the beasts. Then all her terror seemed to mount to her lips in a cry

own wish,"

her and licked her hands with many manifestations of joy? She had ascended again to her chamber and extinguished the light, around which fluttered the moths, beating the opal shade with their downy wings; and, in the darkness

ld she p

ed herself, that was all. Ortog's teeth were made for thieves and int

t the bites of the dogs, she shuddered; she was afraid, and again a stifled cry burst forth from her lips. A sort of insanity took possession of her. She tried to cry out for mercy as if the animals could hear her; she sought the door of her

are devouring;" and her voice died

ed her head, as if mov

great, mysterious silence. Marsa experienced a sensation of seeing a pall stretche

appy man!" s

y, still frightfully threatening. The animals appeared now t

ad hap

e dragging away their prey, teari