Via Crucis [Paperback]

F. Marion Crawford (Author)

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Publication Date: February 2005

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: With those words the white-sleeved arm was high above his head, holding up the plain white wooden cross, and there was silence for a moment. But when the people saw that he had finished speaking, they drew deep breath, and the air thundered with the great cry that came. " Crosses! Give us crosses! " And they pressed upon one another to get nearer. The King had risen, and the Queen with him, and he came forward and knelt at Bernard's feet, with bent head and folded hands. The great abbot took pieces of scarlet cloth from a page who held them ready in a basket, and he fastened them upon the King's left shoulder and then raised his right hand in blessing. The people were silent again and looked on, and many thought that the King, in his great mantle and high crown, was like a bishop wearing a cope, for he had a churchman's face. He rose to his feet and stepped back; but he was scarcely risen when the Queen stood in his place, radiant, the evening light in her hair. "I also will go,"she said in a clear, imperious voice. "Give me the Cross !" She knelt and placed her hands together, as in prayer, and there was a fair light in her eyes as she looked up to Bernard's face. He hesitated a moment, then took a cross and laid it upon her mantle, and she smiled. A great cry went up from all the knights, and then from the people, strong and triumphant, echoing, falling, and rising again. " God save the Queen! — the Queen that wears the Cross !" And suddenly every man held up his sword by the sheath, and the great cross-hilts made forests of crosses in the glowing air. But the Queen's three hundred ladies pressed upon her. " We will not leave youl " they cried. "We will take the Cross with you!" And they thronged upon Bernard like a flight of doves, holding out white h...

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About the Author

Marion Crawford lead an unusual life, and wrote about his surroundings. His works included the mystery, romance, history, and travel of the day, which was around 1900. He pioneered techniques in ghost and romance in creating many best-sellers. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: IndyPublish.com (February 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1414246846
• ISBN-13: 978-1414246840
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)