Ramage's Devil (1982)
“But sleeping alone in a swinging cot at sea—for him that would from now on be an almost unbearable loneliness. Quite why horses should now be galloping with harness jingling he did not know, and he opened his eyes to find the first hint of dawn had turned the room a faint grey.
Horses? Harness? Now, as he shook the sleep cobwebbing his head, he heard shouted commands coming from the centre of the château; from the wide steps leading up to the front door.
He slid out of bed and walked to the win...dow, cursing the coldness of the marble floor but too impatient to find slippers.
A dozen men on horseback, blurred figures in the first light. Perhaps more. Now he could just distinguish that they were dismounting. Some were hurrying up the steps, sword scabbards clinking on the stone, while a single man held all the reins.
One man was making violent gestures at the great double door—presumably pounding on it with his fist. Then he heard more horses and another five or six men cantered past the window towards the others.MoreLess
Horses? Harness? Now, as he shook the sleep cobwebbing his head, he heard shouted commands coming from the centre of the château; from the wide steps leading up to the front door.
He slid out of bed and walked to the win...dow, cursing the coldness of the marble floor but too impatient to find slippers.
A dozen men on horseback, blurred figures in the first light. Perhaps more. Now he could just distinguish that they were dismounting. Some were hurrying up the steps, sword scabbards clinking on the stone, while a single man held all the reins.
One man was making violent gestures at the great double door—presumably pounding on it with his fist. Then he heard more horses and another five or six men cantered past the window towards the others.MoreLess
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