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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: BY THAT PLACE CALLED PERAD- VENTURE BY that place called Peradventure in the Voshti Hills dwelt Golgothar the strong man who, it was said, could break an iron pot with a blow, or pull a tall sapling from the gr... More

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: BY THAT PLACE CALLED PERAD- VENTURE BY that place called Peradventure in the Voshti Hills dwelt Golgothar the strong man who, it was said, could break an iron pot with a blow, or pull a tall sapling from the ground. " If I had a hundred men so strong," said Golgothar, " I would go and conquer Nooni the city of our foes." Because he had not the hundred men he did not go, and Nooni still sent insults to the country of Golgothar, and none could travel safe between the capitals. And Golgothar was sorry. " If I had a hundred men so strong," said Golgothar, " I would build a dyke to keep the floods back from the people crowded on the lowlands." Because he had not the hundred men, now and again the floods came down, and swept the poor folk out to sea, or laid low their habitations. And Golgothar pitied them. " If I had a hundred men so strong," said Golgothar, " I would clear the wild boar from the forests, that the children should not fear to play among the trees." Because he had not the hundred men the graves of children multiplied, and countless mothers sat by empty beds and mourned. And Golgothar put his head between his knees in trouble for them. " If I had a hundred men so strong," said Golgothar, " I would with great stones mend the brokenpier, and the bridge between the islands should not fall." Because he had not the hundred men, at last the bridge gave way, and a legion of the King's army were carried to the whirlpool, where they fought in vain. And Golgothar made a feast of remembrance to them, and tears dripped on his beard when he said," Hail and Farewell!" " If I had a hundred men so strong," said Golgothar, " I would go against the walls of chains our rebels built, and break them one by one." Because he had not the hundred men, the chain w...

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