storm-blown

Updated: June 1, 2025

The minutes seemed long as those of a death watch, throughout the mournful house. "How the wind blows!" said Clotilde, as a sudden gust made all the doors creak. Pascal went over to the window and watched the wild flight of the storm-blown trees. "It has increased since morning," he said. "Presently I must see to the roof, for some of the tiles have been blown away."

Émile Zola - Doctor Pascal