The Drums of War

The Drums of War

The Drums of WarWe had been travelling since morning, three of usmy father, General Count Mahon, myself,...
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Author: Stacpoole, H. De Vere (Henry De Vere),1863-1951
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Language: English
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The Drums of War

The Drums of War

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The Drums of War

CHF 12.14 CHF 6.07
Author: Stacpoole, H. De Vere (Henry De Vere),1863-1951
Format: eBook
Language: English

The Drums of War

We had been travelling since morning, three of usmy father, General Count Mahon, myself, and Joubertto say nothing of Marengo the boarhound which followed our carriage. The great old family travelling-carriage, packed with luggage, wine, and cigars, and drawn by two stout horses, had been making the dust of Germany fly over the hedgeless German fields since dawn. It was noon now, and hot. I remember still the exact feel and smell of the blazing blue cushions as I pressed my childish cheek against them and felt how hot they were, and the unfailing pleasure and wonder with which the apple and plum trees bordering the road filled my soul. Apple trees and plum trees bordering the road, laden with fruit and unprotected, the snub-nosed German children we passed on the wayside, seemed to my mind happier than the inhabitants of Golconda, living in a country like that. It was the first of September, 1860. I was only nine then, but I did not complain of the heat or the dust, or the cramp that inhabited, like a crab, the old-time travelling-carriage, seizing you now in the back, now in the leg, now in the spirit. For one thing, I was to be a soldier, like my father, and wear white moustaches[Pg 2] and smoke cigars, and carry a sword; for another thing, we had been travelling a month, and I was inured to the business, and, for another thing, I was a Mahon. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 55148
Author: Stacpoole, H. De Vere (Henry De Vere)
Release Date: Jul 18, 2017
Format: eBook
Language: English

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