Note 509 — THE HUNCHBACK'S TALE.
Richard Francis Burton translation · Edition 2
I need hardly say that the civilised "drop" is unknown to the East where men are strung up as to a yardarm. This greatly prolongs the suffering.
Richard Francis Burton translation · Edition 2
I need hardly say that the civilised "drop" is unknown to the East where men are strung up as to a yardarm. This greatly prolongs the suffering.