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 Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:35 pm
At last the old fort with its dark high bushy fences cutting against the sky, was in a moment replaced by a palace and its court. A thousand lights flashed from the windows and lofty hall entrance; numerous torches were brandished by attendants stationed round the courtyard; and a numerous cavalcade of richly attired ladies and gentlemen was moving in the direction of the gate where he found himself standing.
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:36 pm
As they rode by him laughing and jesting, he could not tell whether they were aware of his presence or not. He looked intent at each countenance as it approached, but it was some time before he caught sight of the dear face and figure borne along on a milk-white steed. She recognized him well enough, and her features now broke into a smile -- now expressed deep anxiety.
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:38 pm
She was unable for the throng to guide the animal close to the ring of power; so he suddenly rushed out of his bounds, seized her in his arms, and lifted her off. Cries of rage and fury arose on every side; they were hemmed in, and weapons were directed at his head and breast to terrify him. He seemed to be inspired with superhuman courage and force, and wielding the powerful knife he soon cleared a space round him, all seeming dismayed by the sight of the weapon. He lost no time, but drew his wife within the ring, within which none of the myriads round dared to enter. Shouts of derision and defiance continued to fill the air for some time, but the expedition could not be delayed.
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:39 pm
As the end of the procession filed past the gate and the circle within which the mortal pair held each other determinedly clasped, darkness and silence fell on the old rath and the fields round it, and the rescued bride and her lover breathed freely. We will not detain the sensitive reader on the happy walk home, on the joy that hailed their arrival, and on all the eager gossip that occupied the townland and the five that surround it for a month after the happy rescue.
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 2:06 pm
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Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 1:26 pm
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Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 1:27 pm
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Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 5:31 am
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Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 5:32 am
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Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 5:33 am
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Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 5:34 am
bump ninja ninja ninja ninja
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Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 5:34 am
bump ninja ninja ninja ninja ninja
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Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 5:35 am
bump ninja ninja ninja ninja ninja ninja
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Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 5:36 am
bump ninja ninja ninja ninja ninja ninja ninja
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Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 5:37 am
bump ninja ninja ninja ninja ninja ninja ninja ninja
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