Identifier: sintramhiscompan00lam (find matches)
Title: Sintram and his companions
Year: 1848 (1840s)
Authors: La Motte-Fouqué, Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de, 1777-1843
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Publisher: London : E. Lumley
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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e little Masters stepresounded anew on the stairs, and his brown shrivelledhand shook the lock of the door. On the other hand,Sintram ceased not to say within himself, We are lost,if he come back! We are lost to all eternity, if he comeback ! And he fell on his knees, and prayed ferventlyfrom his troubled heart to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.Then the little Master left the door, and again Biorn willedhim to return, and again Sintrams prayers drove himaway. So went on this strife of wills throughout the long 104 SINTRAM AND HIS COMPANIONS. night; and howling whirlwinds raged the while aroundthe castle, till all the household thought the end of theworld was come. At length the dawn of morning ap-peared through the windows of the hall,—the fury of thestorm was lulled,—Biorn sank back powerless in slumberon his seat,—peace and hope came to the inmates of thecastle, — and Sintram, pale and exhausted, went out tobreathe the dewy air of the mild winters morning beforethe castle-gates
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SINTRAM AND HIS COMPANIONS. 105 CHAPTER XXYI. The faithful Skovmark followed his master, caressinghim; and when Sintram fell asleep on a stone-seat in thewall, he lay at his feet, keeping watchful guard. Sud-denly he pricked up his ears, looked round with delight,and bounded joyfully down the mountain. Just afterwardsthe chaplain of Drontheim appeared amongst the rocks,and the good beast went up to him as if to greet him, andthen again ran back to the knight to announce the wel-come visitor. Sintram opened his eyes, as a child whose Christmas-gifts have been placed at his bed-side. For the chaplainsmiled at him as he had never yet seen him smile. Therewas in it a token of victory and blessing, or at least ofthe near approach of both. Thou hast done much yes-terday, very much, said the holy priest; and his handswere joined, and his eyes full of bright tears. I praiseGod for thee, my noble knight. Verena knows all, andshe too praises God for thee. I do indeed now dare hopethat the time

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