ILLUSTRATIONS
Reading edition
"Suddenly he heard an Italian voice very near to him, calling him by name, in a tone of surprise"
"'I call it the sleeping death,' answered the Professor"
"He flushed again, very angry this time, and he moved away to leave her, without another word"
" ... the door was darkened, and the girl stood there with a large copper 'conca' ..."
"He moved a step towards the bed, and then another, forcing himself to go on"
"Ercole left his home after sunset that evening"
"Regina made a steady effort, lifting fully half Aurora's weight with her"
"She sat there like a figure of grief outlined in black against the moonlight on the great wall"