Miss Carew (German Edition)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: - ment. You needn't grip so hard. Catch hold of the pole, will you ? and let go of my arms. He gave a short hard laugh, but never stirred. I suppose we're about two thousand feet high, says he, and it seemed to me that he had something between his teeth. If either of us was to fall, he'd be a dead man...
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: - ment. You needn't grip so hard. Catch hold of the pole, will you ? and let go of my arms. He gave a short hard laugh, but never stirred. I suppose we're about two thousand feet high, says he, and it seemed to me that he had something between his teeth. If either of us was to fall, he'd be a dead man before he touched the ground. I would have given the world at that moment to be able to see his face; but what with my own head being downwards, and all his weight hanging to my arms, I had no more power than an infant. John I exclaimed, what do you mean ? Catch hold of the pole, and let me do the same. My head's on fire Do you see this ? said he, catching my arms a couple of inches higher up, and looking right into my face. Do you see this ? It was a large, open clasp-knife, and he was holding it with his teeth. His breath seemed to hiss over the cold blade. I bought it this evening?I hid it in my belt?I waited till the clouds came round and there was no soul to see. Presently I shall cut you away from the balloon. I took an oath that you should never have her, and I mean to keep it. A dimness came over my eyes, and everything grew red. I felt that in another minute I should be insensible. He thought I was so already, and, letting my arms free, made a spring at the pole overhead. That spring saved me. Our wrists were bound together, and as he rose he drew me along with him; for I was so faint and giddy that I could make no effort for myself. I saw him hold by the pole with his left hand; I saw him take the knife in his right; I felt the cold steel pass between his wrist and mine, and then .... And then, the horror of the moment gaveme back my strength, and I clung to the framework just as the thong gave way. We wer...