FREE BOOKS

Author's List




PREV.   NEXT  
|<   48   49   50   51   52   53   54   55   56   57   58   59   60   61   62   63   64   65   66   67   68   69   70   71   72  
73   74   75   76   77   78   79   80   81   82   83   84   85   86   87   88   89   90   91   92   93   94   95   96   97   >>   >|  
s. A carriage came driving up towards the door. A postilion was riding upon one of the horses. There were two servants sitting on the box; and there was a seat behind, where another servant and the lady's maid were sitting. The carriage stopped, the door was opened, and a lady and gentleman with two boys, all dressed like travellers, got out, and were ushered into the house with great civility by the landlord. The baggage was taken off and carried in, and then the carriage was driven away round the corner. This was an English nobleman and his family, who were making the tour of Switzerland, and were going to spend a few days at Interlachen on the way. As soon as the bustle produced by this arrival had subsided, Rollo's attention was attracted by a very sweet musical sound which seemed to be produced by something coming along the road. "What can that be, I wonder?" said he to himself. Then in a little louder tone, but without turning round,-- "Uncle George, here is some music coming. What do you think it is?" Mr. George paused a moment to listen, and then went on with his writing. The mystery was soon solved; for, in a few moments after Rollo had spoken, he saw a large flock of goats coming along. These goats all had bells upon their necks,--or at least a great many of them were so provided,--and these bells, having a soft and sweet tone, produced, when their sounds were blended together, an enchanting harmony. The goats walked demurely along, driven by one or two goatherds who were following them, and soon disappeared behind the trees and shrubbery. Very soon after their forms had disappeared from view the music of their bells began to grow fainter and fainter until it ceased to be heard. "It was a flock of goats going by," said Rollo. Rollo next heard voices; and, turning in the direction whence the sounds proceeded, he saw a party of young men coming up towards the door of the hotel along the gravelled avenue. This was a party of German students making the tour of Switzerland on foot. They had knapsacks on their backs, and stout walking sticks and guide books in their hands. They came up talking and laughing together, full of hilarity and glee; and yet some of them seemed very tired. They had walked six miles that morning, and were now going to stop at this hotel for breakfast. Rollo listened to their conversation; but, as it was in the German language, he could not understand one word that they were
PREV.   NEXT  
|<   48   49   50   51   52   53   54   55   56   57   58   59   60   61   62   63   64   65   66   67   68   69   70   71   72  
73   74   75   76   77   78   79   80   81   82   83   84   85   86   87   88   89   90   91   92   93   94   95   96   97   >>   >|  



Top keywords:

coming

 

produced

 

carriage

 

George

 

walked

 

making

 

Switzerland

 

turning

 

fainter

 
disappeared

sounds
 

driven

 

sitting

 
German
 

shrubbery

 

morning

 
enchanting
 

demurely

 
blended
 

provided


harmony
 

goatherds

 

listened

 

walking

 

sticks

 

knapsacks

 

students

 

conversation

 

breakfast

 

hilarity


talking

 

laughing

 

avenue

 
gravelled
 

ceased

 

understand

 

voices

 
language
 

proceeded

 
direction

civility
 
landlord
 

ushered

 

travellers

 

baggage

 

nobleman

 

family

 

English

 
corner
 

carried