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But he was always thinking, thinking, thinking, for all that; and under his little sheepskin winter coat and his rough hempen summer shirt his heart had and much courage in it as Hofer's ever had, great Hofer, who is a household word in all the Innthal, and whom August always reverently remembered when he went to the city of Innspruck and ran out by the foaming water-mill and under the wooded height of Berg Isel.
They must have gone, he thought, through some very great number of rooms, for they walked so long on and on, on and on. At last the stove was set down again, and, happily for him, set so that his feet were downward. What he fancied was that he was in some museum, like that which he had seen in the city of Innspruck.
The Bavarian patrols had no inkling of these dark ravens flitting everywhere behind them, as if scenting in them already the prey of death; but the citizens of Innspruck considered these birds of the night, who knocked at their windows, auspicious doves, even though, instead of the olive-branch, they brought only a sheet of paper with them.
Men of letters began to share in those honors which heretofore had belonged exclusively to men of war; and the arts of peace began to claim consideration with those who had been accustomed to respect only the science of destruction. Maximilian was at Innspruck when he received intelligence of the death of his father.
My face is known in Trent, though this is the first time ever I saw it. But many gentlemen from Trent came to the Innspruck carnival, and of these a good number were kind enough to offer me their hearts. They were allowed to besiege me to their content. I must needs remain in the shelter of the carriage." Wogan left Misset to stand sentinel, and hurried off upon his business.
"Say that you have no room in your thoughts except for me. Say that you have no scrap of love " He dropped her hands and drew away; she caught him to her. "No, no! Say that you have no scrap of love to toss to the woman there in Innspruck!" "Maria!" he exclaimed. "Hush!" said she, with a woful smile.
"No," said she; "as at Innspruck, an honest handclasp, if you please." Wogan joined his three companions in the road, and they stood together for a little, recounting to one another the incidents of the flight. "Here's a great work ended," said Gaydon at last. "We shall be historical," said O'Toole. "It is my one ambition.
You must promise it to the Princess, but not give it to her no, lest when she has got it she should be content to remain in Innspruck. I know. You must promise it." Wogan bowed to O'Toole's wisdom and took back the snuff-box. "I will not forget to promise it," said he. "But here's another point," said Gaydon.
"I promised myself that. Not a wink of sleep betwixt Innspruck and Italy; and here was I fast as a log this side of Trent. I think our postillion sleeps too;" and letting down the window he quietly called Misset. "We have fresh relays," said he, "and we travel at a snail's-pace." "The relays are only fresh to us," returned Misset. "We can go no faster.
By a singular revolution of fortune, the same General Bisson, who had been taken prisoner at Innspruck at the outbreak of the insurrection, and with whom Major Teimer had made his triumphal entry into Innspruck, was now governor of Mantua, and president of the court-martial which tried the commander-in-chief of the Tyrolese.
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