wing-the-wind

Updated: May 23, 2025

"Take heed," said Michael Wing-the-wind, in a very low tone of voice, and first glancing cautiously round to see if any one listened "Take heed, my young friend, for those who fall on these boards seldom rise again Seest thou that," he added, in a still lower voice, pointing to some dark crimson stains on the floor, on which a ray of light, shot through a small aperture, and traversing the general gloom of the apartment, fell with mottled radiance "Seest thou that, youth? walk warily, for men have fallen here before you."

Sir Walter Scott - The Abbot