Zorastro : a romance / by Creswick J. Thompson [pseud.].

  • Charles Thompson
Date:
1899
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Zorastro : a romance / by Creswick J. Thompson [pseud.]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    “ They were on the Bamberg road for certes when I saw them, and—” But before the man had finished his sen- tence, Karl had put spurs to his horse, and was across the bridge and galloping along the road, which stretched away in front. “ He’s got scent of his kirtle now,” said the sergeant to Simon, with a knowing wink, as the latter and his wagon jolted through the gateway. The high road from Nuremberg to Bam- berg is a straight one, and follows the course of the river for several miles. Karl did not spare his horse ; but before he had got far night closed in, and he was compelled to slacken speed. The inns along the road were few and far between, and besides being wretchedly dirty, they had the reputation of being frequented by cut-throats and thieves from the Bohemian bands which infested the thickly-wooded country round about. At length, after some hours, the lights of Stratberg came in sight, and Karl was soon riding down the main street. He pulled up his horse at the “ White Hart,” the only inn the little town could boast of.