cas'd

Updated: May 26, 2025

The door upon the far side was cas'd with iron. Tramp tramp! 'Twas the sound of man's footfall, and to the ear appear'd to be descending a flight of steps on the other side of the door. I bent my ear to the keyhole: then stepp'd to a cask of bullets that stood handy by.

Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch - The Splendid Spur