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Only a Fiddler! and O.t., or Life in Denmark, by the Author of 'the Improvisatore', Tr. by M. Howitt
Only a Fiddler and Ot or Life in Denmark by the Author of 'the Improvisatore' Tr by M Howitt Author:Hans Christian Andersen General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1845 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER III. " Wirbelnd steigt des Ranches Saule durch der Mauern Riss empor, Und der Schreckenaruf uni Hulfe gellt in das entsetzte Ohr." Gaudy's Kaixerlieder. It was night when Christian again woke ; a strange ruddy light, like that which he had seen through the coloured glass, illuminated the room. He stretched his head out of bed : yes ! the window-frames had the same fiery colour, the heavens the same burning brightness ; the dark poplar appeared to glow; -- it was, indeed, a joy to him to see these fiery colours once again. Suddenly there resounded a cry ; his parents sprang out of bed, the call of fire was heard. The whole of the Jew's house stood in flames ; a shower of sparks fell in the neighbouring courts; the heaven was of a red hue, and the fire shot upwards in long tongues of flame. Marie gave her boy over to the care of her opposite neighbour, and busied herself in collecting together, in the greatest haste, her most valuable possessions, for the fire had already seized upon the neighbouring house with the stork's nest. The old Jew had his sleeping-room on the ground-floor, but he still slept, whilst the flames had already spun around him their deadly net. With the aid of an axe the tailor broke a hole through the wall, and went in, accompanied by some neighbours. There it was hot like the glow of an oven, but the wind bore the dazzling sparks over their heads. Still the fire-bell did not sound; the watchmen shouted, but their whistles were silent. One had left his at home, because he had never r,-, i! it; the other carried his about with him, but when he was about to whistle it ...« less