Excerpt from The Bandit's Bride; Or the Maid of Saxony, Vol. 2 of 4: A Romance His dwelling consisted f a refectory, two chambers, and a smal. Chapel; a cru cifix hung over the door, inviting the wea ried passenger; from which, to the path that wound round the rock, a wooden bridge was thrown over a frightful chasm, whose base was lost in distance. The hollow sound of a foaming cataract reached the ear, whilst the overhanging rocks, covered with wild lavender, thyme, rosemary, and the moun tain-ranunculas, seemed to shake, as though the approaching moment would precipi tate them into the abyss. The tall cypress, the majestic linden, and far-spreading ches nut, sheltered the hermitage from the scorching rays of the sun but though their luxuriance added to its beauty, they encreased, in boisterous weather, the dan ger of the devotee; for often the fury of the wind would tear offtheir heavy boughs, and blow them about his dwelling. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.