He had taken, without hesitation, without reflection even, the principal
apartment which the hotelier had pointed out to him with a rapacious aim, very praiseworthy, some will say, very reprehensible will say others, if they admit that Cropole was a physiognomist and judged people at first sight.
His cries had been heard, and suddenly the door burst open, and a score of armed guardsmen rushed into the
apartment.
The veriest bumpkin, on entering an
apartment so bedizzened, would be instantly aware of something wrong, although he might be altogether unable to assign a cause for his dissatisfaction.
One of the guards spoke a few words to her and then the men turned and left the
apartment. The girl stood just within the door waiting in silence for what might next befall her.
Compared with the chill aspect of the December night without, the warmth and brilliancy of the
apartment produced an effect that was not unlike enchantment.
They were backing toward the
apartment, stubbornly resisting the advance of a handful of red men who faced them and forced them slowly but inevitably back.
Here, at least, the descendant of Alfred still reigns a princess.'' Elgitha left the
apartment.
"He is not at home, and I will carry away the key, after having placed you in his
apartment."
They seemed approaching up the dim corridor that led to the little door of the
apartment where he stood.
The shaded lights thrown downwards upon the table seemed to leave most of the rest of the
apartment in semi-darkness.
It was strictly enjoined, that the project of starving you by degrees should be kept a secret; but the sentence of putting out your eyes was entered on the books; none dissenting, except Bolgolam the admiral, who, being a creature of the empress, was perpetually instigated by her majesty to insist upon your death, she having borne perpetual malice against you, on account of that infamous and illegal method you took to extinguish the fire in her
apartment.
In a moment or two the man-servant appeared from the inner
apartment, crossed the floor and presently reappeared, ushering in a visitor.