large/803/book_wonder_ge_librivox_64kb_mp3/bookofwonder_06_dunsany_64kb_5
large/803/book_wonder_ge_librivox_64kb_mp3/bookofwonder_06_dunsany_64kb
English
803
They were through the gateway of the palace itself before the alarm was sounded, and as soon as they heard the alarm Shard's gunners at sea opened upon the town, and before the sleepy soldiery of Bombasharna knew whether the danger was from the land or the sea, Shard had successfully captured the Queen of the South. THEY WERE THROUGH THE GATEWAY OF THE PALACE ITSELF BEFORE THE ALARM WAS SOUNDED AND AS SOON AS THEY HEARD THE ALARM SHARD'S GUNNERS AT SEA OPENED UPON THE TOWN AND BEFORE THE SLEEPY SOLDIERY OF BOMBASANER KNEW WHETHER THE DANGER WAS FROM THE LAND OR THE SEA SHORD HAD SUCCESSFULLY CAPTURED THE QUEEN OF THE SOUTH
he Queen of the South; and it was so full of windows all looking toward the sea, and they were so full of light, both from the sunset that was fading upon the water and from candles that maids were lighting one by one, that it looked far off like a pearl, shimmering still in its haliotis shell, still wet from the sea. So Captain Shard and his pirates saw it, at evening over the water, and thought of rumours that said that Bombasharna was the loveliest city of the coasts of the world, and that its palace was lovelier even than Bombasharna; but for the Queen of the South rumour had no comparison. Then night came down and hid the silver spires, and Shard slipped on through the gathering darkness until by midnight the piratic ship lay under the seaward battlements. And at the hour when sick men mostly die, and sentries on lonely ramparts stand to arms, exactly half-an-hour before dawn, Shard, with two rowing boats and half his crew, with craftily muffled oars, landed below the battlements. Y SAW THE PALACE OF THE QUEEN OF THE SOUTH AND IT WAS SO FULL OF WINDOWS ALL LOOKING TOWARD THE SEA AND THEY WERE SO FULL OF LIGHT BOTH FROM THE SUNSET THAT WAS FADING UPON THE WATER AND FROM CANDLES THAT MAIDS WERE LIGHTING ONE BY ONE THAT HAD LOOKED FAR OFF LIKE A PEARL SHIMMERING STILL IN ITS HELIOTOUS SHELL STILL WET FROM THE SEA SO CAPTAIN CHARD AND HIS PIRATES SAW IT AT EVENING OVER THE WATER AND THOUGHT OF RUMORS THAT SAID THAT BOMBASHANA WAS THE LOVELIEST CITY OF THE COASTS OF THE WORLD AND THAT ITS PALACE WAS LOVELIER EVEN THAN BOMASHARNA BUT FOR THE QUEEN OF THE SOUTH RUMOR HAD NO COMPARISON THEN NIGHT CAME DOWN AND HID THE SILVER SPIRES AND CHARGE SLIPPED ON THROUGH THE GATHERING DARKNESS UNTIL BY MIDNIGHT THE PIRATIC SHIP LAY UNDER THE SEAWARD BATTLEMENTS AND AT THE HOUR WHEN SICK MEN MOSTLY DIE AND SENTRIES ON LONELY RAMPARTS STAND TO ARMS EXACTLY HALF AN HOUR BEFORE DAWN SHARED WITH TWO ROWING BOATS AND HALF HIS CREW WITH CRAFTILY MUFFLED OARS LANDED BELOW THE BATTLEMENTS
large/803/book_wonder_ge_librivox_64kb_mp3/bookofwonder_06_dunsany_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/803/book_wonder_ge_librivox_64kb_mp3/bookofwonder_06_dunsany_64kb.flac